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…

Untitled SM 26

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

Vendredi 20h17

Maxime Frairot

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

€380

Fog No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch

€178

The southern gentleman

James Sparshatt

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

€1,155

Untitled 1

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 35 x 50 cm Painting . 13.8 x 19.7 inch

€891

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€200

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€200

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€200

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€200

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€200

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€200

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€200

Portrait #51. From the Portraits series

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,070

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 35 x 25 x 3 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

€350

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 35 x 25 x 3 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

€350

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 35 x 25 x 1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

€350

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 35 x 25 x 3 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

€350

Lost on you

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€650

Away From The Lens 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Women, Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€401

Where the Light Stays 8 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€401

À Bicyclette

David Jamin

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

€670

Control

Ali Buhamad

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

€446

Roger Ballen, Des oiseaux - Édition limitée

Roger Ballen

Print . 25.5 x 20 cm Print . 10 x 7.9 inch

€700

Le magasin aux accessoires

Yves Brayer

Print . 38 x 28 cm Print . 15 x 11 inch

€150

La mirada

James Sparshatt

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

€723

El viaje a casa

James Sparshatt

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

€723

Ritmo en el autobus

James Sparshatt

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

€723

El patrimonio

James Sparshatt

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

€723

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 9.3 inch

€300

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 28.5 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.2 x 9.4 inch

€300

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.4 x 9.4 inch

€300

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 8.3 inch

€300

The last tango

James Sparshatt

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

€723

To live off of memories

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting . 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

€340

J'adore le rouge

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 46 x 38 x 1 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.4 inch

€350

Bluesman on Beale

James Sparshatt

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

€1,088

Tea and Honey

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 20.3 x 40.6 x 1.9 cm Painting . 8 x 16 x 0.75 inch

€713

Away From The Lens 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Women, Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€401

Where the Light Stays 7 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€401

Winds

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 8 x 32 cm Painting . 3.1 x 12.6 inch

€320

I want to remember you like this

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 31 x 24 x 0.4 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

€480

Portrait #50. From the Portraits series

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,070

Shinning US Bomber

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

€1,000

Desire for what might have been

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 42.4 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€1,337

Untitled (home)

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 33 x 38 x 2.5 cm Painting . 13 x 15 x 1 inch

€680

Melancholy Trees

Natia Sapanadze

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

€680

Cemetery Flowers

Natia Sapanadze

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

€700

El duende

James Sparshatt

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

€1,155

Le bar des artistes

Yves Brayer

Print . 38 x 28 cm Print . 15 x 11 inch

€150

L'abonné dans les coulisses

Yves Brayer

Print . 38 x 28 cm Print . 15 x 11 inch

€150

la loge de Serge Lifar

Yves Brayer

Print . 38 x 28 cm Print . 15 x 11 inch

€150

Danseuse au canapé

Yves Brayer

Print . 38 x 28 cm Print . 15 x 11 inch

€150

Manade en Camargue

Yves Brayer

Print . 29 x 37 cm Print . 11.4 x 14.6 inch

€200

Cabane en Camargue

Yves Brayer

Print . 24 x 31 cm Print . 9.4 x 12.2 inch

€150

Le conteur arabe, Fez

Yves Brayer

Print . 30 x 34.5 cm Print . 11.8 x 13.6 inch

€150

Athènes

Yves Brayer

Print . 28.5 x 32 cm Print . 11.2 x 12.6 inch

€150

Paysage de Castille

Yves Brayer

Print . 28.5 x 32 cm Print . 11.2 x 12.6 inch

€150

Rue à Soho, Londres

Yves Brayer

Print . 28.5 x 30 cm Print . 11.2 x 11.8 inch

€150

Chevaux se battant

Yves Brayer

Print . 28.5 x 32 cm Print . 11.2 x 12.6 inch

€150

Stranger No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

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

€535

Clarity No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

€535

Branch Study No. 21

Elizabeth Becker

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

€267

Swallow

Elizabeth Becker

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

€223

Branch Study No. 13

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 2 inch

€267

La couronne

Marta Grassi

Painting . 27 x 21 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

€440

I'm Fine, Thanks x

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 45 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting . 17.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch

€2,675

Nature Collection Sketch No. 1

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€147

Portrait #13. From the Portraits series

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,070

Portrait #3. From the Portraits series

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,070

Portrait #1. From the Portraits series

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,070

Future Plans

Moutaz Al-Bashar

Painting . 35 x 27 cm Painting . 13.8 x 10.6 inch

€1,300

Aigua III

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 34 x 33 x 14 cm Sculpture . 13.4 x 13 x 5.5 inch

€3,800

Nocturne

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 39 x 27 cm Painting . 15.4 x 10.6 inch

€1,400

Transition n°3

Marta Grassi

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

€580

Karl

Bridgeman

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

€240

Where the Light Stays 6 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€401

Bullfight Sunday

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 30 x 30 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 inch

€480

Black woman portrait 1

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 2 inch

€535 €481

Portrait #13 and #3, Diptych

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 30 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€2,139

Le voyage immobile

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€700

Coco Chanel

Bridgeman

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

€240

Deux Oiseaux

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

€500

Picasso (1)

Gjon Mili

Photography . 30 x 24 x 0.05 cm Photography . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€250

Portrait #13 and #2, Diptych

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 30 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€2,139

Bibliothèque au fauteuil rouge

David Jamin

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

€690

L'accueil

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 39 x 22 cm Painting . 15.4 x 8.7 inch

€1,800

Morgane

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 39 x 22 cm Painting . 15.4 x 8.7 inch

€1,800

Cherry Blossom No. 36

Elizabeth Becker

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

€339

Hanging Leaves No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

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

€134

Where the Light Stays 5 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€401

Hellebore No. 1

Elizabeth Becker

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

€178

Saint Laurent

Bridgeman

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

€240

Mountainscape No. 10

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 1 inch

€499

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