Portrait

Sadness, melancholy and gloom have found an outlet in artists throughout history and in the depiction of figurative art. Through artists, humanity and their emotional and physical states are portrayed to be viewed and related to. The instant recognition of such a grave subject also plagues human history itself, thus carving out its own rightful spot amongst the history of art movements. In Edgar Degas' 1875 painting L'Absinthe, where viewers see a portrait of a young woman solemnly contemplating her situation, disengaged from their gaze, her surroundings, maybe even from herself.

Dark hues and colors define somber portrait painting and can highlight the cause of such sadness, whether that be the subject's emotional state or a greater rendering of the world's expanse and the human existence within it. Existential or not, the traits of somber artwork can be found in our own collection of portraits on Artsper. The portraiture work of Nicolas Fropo de Habart works the body in all its dimensions to create an absolute feeling of vastness while Antoine Stevens also depicts wandering souls in his dimmed portraiture. But given the nature of humanity, somber depictions of the figure are not entirely unexpected…

Nude No. 81

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 35.6 x 38.7 cm Painting . 14 x 15.25 inch

€180

Nude No. 80

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€207

Sleep Study No. 8

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 40.6 cm Painting . 12 x 16 inch

€207

Nude No. 79

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€239

Grounded No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€253

Gaze No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€207

Nude No. 71

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Nude No. 72

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€207

Nude No. 69

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Nude No. 70

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Nude No. 62

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 cm Painting . 12 x 9 inch

€226

Nude No. 60

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Nude No. 57

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€496

Silencio cromático

Núria Bosch

Painting . 44 x 36 x 3.5 cm Painting . 17.3 x 14.2 x 1.4 inch

€990

TEsTudiNeUS

Louis Blanc

Photography . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€2,500

lntROrsUS

Louis Blanc

Photography . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€3,250

Concentracion

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 30 x 33.5 cm Print . 11.8 x 13.2 inch

€200

Cuerpo en soledad

Núria Bosch

Painting . 40 x 35 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch

€990

Nude

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 33 x 24 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€600

The Eye of Painting

Mino Maccari

Print . 47 x 34.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 18.5 x 13.6 x 0 inch

€600

Portrait

Rosen Markovski

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€570

Figure Sketch No. 12

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 16 inch

€194

Nude of Woman

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 27 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

€680

Nude On The Train

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€580

Eclat d'innocence

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch

€750

Midnight lady B

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 50 x 39.9 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€603

Carnality

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,850

Men and Women

Mino Maccari

Print . 36 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 14.2 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€350

The forbidden Love

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 41 x 41 cm Painting . 16.1 x 16.1 inch

€541

Métamorphoses de l'amour

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€700

Pulchrum foruM - Format S

Louis Blanc

Photography . 30 x 30 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€900

CaecuS - Format M

Louis Blanc

Photography . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,250

CaecuS - Format S

Louis Blanc

Photography . 30 x 30 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,150

Voyager (framed)

Melinda Matyas

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

Figure Sketch No. 10

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings . 38.7 x 50.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.25 x 19.75 inch

€162

Figure Sketch No. 9

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings . 38.7 x 50.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.25 x 19.75 inch

€162

Noire Tendresse #2

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 40 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,750

Méandres

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,750

Noire Tendresse

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,750

Au réveil

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 18 x 39 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.1 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch

€650

Mirant el mar III

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 50 x 12 x 17 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 4.7 x 6.7 inch

€3,800

Aigua V

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 45 x 11 x 18 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 4.3 x 7.1 inch

€3,800

Contre mon coeur

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€600

Venir la voir, voir l’avenir, la voir venir

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Amant Dans La Main

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

I want to hold your hand

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Lust in the wind

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Echec Et Mate

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

La crème était presque parfaite

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Here Comes The Fun

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Le Vrai Talent pour levrette arrière

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Milf Feuilles

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Un bon cul, un bon café

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Un Souffle et du désir

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€900

Endavant

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 45 x 17 x 26 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 6.7 x 10.2 inch

€4,300

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch

€395

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch

€395

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€336

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€336

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€336

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€336

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€336

Gelede

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€725

Reading the Newspaper

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 19.5 x 27.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.7 x 10.8 x 0 inch

€380

Gourmandise

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 21 x 29.7 x 2 cm Painting . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.8 inch

€450

Body II

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 21.5 x 41 cm Print . 8.5 x 16.1 inch

€290

Sexotronic

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,600

Allumée pour allumer

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€1,500

1:1

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 28 x 28 cm Print . 11 x 11 inch

€300

Unleash me

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 42 x 40 cm Painting . 16.5 x 15.7 inch

€541 €487

Poetic Green

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 50 x 49 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.3 inch

€541

Naked Soul

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 50 x 50 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

€545 €490

Mirant el mar IV

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 45 x 15 x 12 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 5.9 x 4.7 inch

€4,100

Partkraw

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 32 x 31 cm Print . 12.6 x 12.2 inch

€300

Lingerie 1 - The womb

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 20 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch

€451 €406

RetentiO

Louis Blanc

Photography . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€750

Action 2

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 43 x 48 cm Print . 16.9 x 18.9 inch

€300

IncubO

Louis Blanc

Photography . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€750

A Feminine Eye Contact

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 34 x 32 cm Painting . 13.4 x 12.6 inch

€361

CyClOpS - Format M

Louis Blanc

Photography . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€5,000

CyClOpS - Format S

Louis Blanc

Photography . 30 x 30 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€4,900

Nude 2

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€240

Nude

Bridgeman

Photography . 47 x 47 x 0.1 cm Photography . 18.5 x 18.5 x 0 inch

€240

Cherry wine

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 41 x 41 x 0.5 cm Painting . 16.1 x 16.1 x 0.2 inch

€363 €327

Brown Love

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€361

A suffocating Presence

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 45 x 45 cm Painting . 17.7 x 17.7 inch

€451 €406

Jeune femme nue de dos

Henri Fehr

Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 24.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 9.6 x 0.1 inch

€441

While my guitar gently strips

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Killing Mockingbird

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€400

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€336

Red Lisa #6

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 46 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0 inch

€650

Red Lisa #2

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 46 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0 inch

€650

Red Lisa #13

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 46 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0 inch

€650

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