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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…


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Photography, Glimpse, Alexander Benz

Glimpse

Alexander Benz

Photography . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$550

Painting, Untitled, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 50 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$838

Photography, El caballero, James Sparshatt

El caballero

James Sparshatt

Photography . 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography . 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,602

Painting, The Portrait, Ya-Wei Li

The Portrait

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 45 x 35 x 4 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch

$2,393

Painting, Mademoiselle 32, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 32

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,436

Fine Art Drawings, Figures, Mino Maccari

Figures

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 23 x 34 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.1 x 13.4 x 0 inch

$1,185

Sculpture, Fulfilled, Rene Rikkelman

Fulfilled

Rene Rikkelman

Sculpture . 21 x 34 x 15 cm Sculpture . 8.3 x 13.4 x 5.9 inch

$4,666

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

$2,991

Photography, Foggy city, Ali Buhamad

Foggy city

Ali Buhamad

Photography . 40 x 50 x 5 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$1,196

Painting, Mademoiselle 33, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 33

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,555

Painting, Untitled, Guy Ghazanchyan

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$538

Fine Art Drawings, At the Party, Mino Maccari

At the Party

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 23.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 9.3 x 0.1 inch

$538

Photography, lnvolucruM, Louis Blanc

lnvolucruM

Louis Blanc

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

$1,077

Photography, Moon, Bridgeman

Moon

Bridgeman

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

$287

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

$2,991

Print, Le balcon, Yves Brayer

Le balcon

Yves Brayer

Print . 32.8 x 24.2 cm Print . 12.9 x 9.5 inch

$718

Painting, Selo-B, Ivan Tzonev

Selo-B

Ivan Tzonev

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

$299

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 49 x 35 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$598

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

$2,991

Painting, Untitled, Guy Ghazanchyan

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$538

Painting, Selo 17, Ivan Tzonev

Selo 17

Ivan Tzonev

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

$299

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$538

Photography, Jacquelina, James Sparshatt

Jacquelina

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,615

Painting, Mademoiselle 42, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 42

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,675

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

$2,991

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

$2,991

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

$2,991

Painting, Fête, Zwy Milshtein

Fête

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,914

Painting, Code 1923, Thierry Carrier

Code 1923

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 27 x 19 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,196

Fine Art Drawings, Strength, Dominique Dève

Strength

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$299

Painting, Code 1921, Thierry Carrier

Code 1921

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 27 x 19 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,196

Painting, Au jardin, David Jamin

Au jardin

David Jamin

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

$1,436

Painting, Mademoiselle 46, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 46

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,795

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$658

Photography, DeliRiUs, Louis Blanc

DeliRiUs

Louis Blanc

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

$1,675

Painting, Séance, Natia Sapanadze

Séance

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 26 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 10.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$957

Sculpture, Sirocco, Yoann Merienne

Sirocco

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 38 x 21 x 23 cm Sculpture . 15 x 8.3 x 9.1 inch

$8,375

Fine Art Drawings, Harmony, Hanna Sidorowicz

Harmony

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$1,173

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$538

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$538

Fine Art Drawings, Theatrical Scene, Eugene Berman

Theatrical Scene

Eugene Berman

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$598

Sculpture, Mira, Yoann Merienne

Mira

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 50 x 25 x 17 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 9.8 x 6.7 inch

$8,375

Painting, Mademoiselle 45, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 45

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,795