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…

Sweet Apple

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 29 x 29 x 33 cm Sculpture . 11.4 x 11.4 x 13 inch

$634

Les Fils Secrets, Gants à 8 Doigts

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 100 x 110 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

$10,050

Untitled

Renjie Gao

Painting . 200 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$16,751

Fly together

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 52 x 24 x 12 cm Sculpture . 20.5 x 9.4 x 4.7 inch

$526

Somnium No. 9, Series XIII

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$8,974

Squeeze Love

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 25 x 12 x 8 cm Sculpture . 9.8 x 4.7 x 3.1 inch

$281

Autoportrait

Jean Le Gac

Print . 75 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print . 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$838

Passion Boer

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 28 x 15 x 20 cm Sculpture . 11 x 5.9 x 7.9 inch

$299

Passion Boer

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 28 x 15 x 20 cm Sculpture . 11 x 5.9 x 7.9 inch

$299

My Brother's Room II

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$6,581

Moving Spots

Ya-Wei Li

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

$2,393

Dark Materials I

James Sparshatt

Photography . 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography . 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,186

Meet it #10

Alexandra Delya

Painting . 10 x 10 x 1 cm Painting . 3.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

$168

Still Growing -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Mixed Media, Modern, Girl

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$4,695

Warsaw 1992

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 99 x 130 x 1 cm Painting . 39 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

$3,589

Monica Vitti

Cécile Plaisance

Photography . 125 x 95 cm Photography . 49.2 x 37.4 inch

$8,196

Love Colors

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 24 x 31 x 12 cm Sculpture . 9.4 x 12.2 x 4.7 inch

$275 $248

Portrait de classe 20

Camille Cottier

Painting . 27.5 x 22.5 x 2 cm Painting . 10.8 x 8.9 x 0.8 inch

$957

Blue Skull

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 195 x 159.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 76.8 x 62.8 x 0 inch

$17,947

Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton I

Antonio Saura

Print . 65 x 50 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$3,111

Beauté 12

Kaige Yang

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

$2,752

S'évader

Marta Grassi

Painting . 146 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$3,350

Starry Night over Paris, Musée d'Orsay

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 55.9 x 71.1 x 1.9 cm Painting . 22 x 28 x 0.75 inch

$3,130

Bertrand de Broc

Maud Bernos

Photography . 80 x 80 x 5 cm Photography . 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$3,589

Studio #1, Portrait painting

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch

$3,777

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$897

Portrait chemise à carreaux

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 90 x 90 x 5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 2 inch

$2,991

Deathmental

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 134 x 175 cm Painting . 52.8 x 68.9 inch

$14,358

Yolo Hands Heart

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 27.5 x 9 x 9 cm Sculpture . 10.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch

$239 $227

Sleeping Balloon

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 23 x 18 x 18 cm Sculpture . 9.1 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch

$227

Sleeping Balloon

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 23 x 18 x 18 cm Sculpture . 9.1 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch

$227

Life is Soft

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 32 x 15.5 x 13 cm Sculpture . 12.6 x 6.1 x 5.1 inch

$287

Fuck Colors

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 24 x 31 x 12 cm Sculpture . 9.4 x 12.2 x 4.7 inch

$275

Fuck Colors

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 24 x 31 x 12 cm Sculpture . 9.4 x 12.2 x 4.7 inch

$275

Fuck Colors

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 24 x 31 x 12 cm Sculpture . 9.4 x 12.2 x 4.7 inch

$275

Fuck Colors

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 24 x 31 x 12 cm Sculpture . 9.4 x 12.2 x 4.7 inch

$275 $248

Love Under The Sheets

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 32 x 24 x 4 cm Sculpture . 12.6 x 9.4 x 1.6 inch

$455

Love Under The Sheets

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 32 x 24 x 4 cm Sculpture . 12.6 x 9.4 x 1.6 inch

$455

You Man

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 280 x 180 x 5 cm Painting . 110.2 x 70.9 x 2 inch

$74,182

Au tribunal

David Jamin

Painting . 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$957

Matrix

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 29 x 26 x 8 cm Sculpture . 11.4 x 10.2 x 3.1 inch

$694

Agora

Marc Prat

Print . 62 x 96 cm Print . 24.4 x 37.8 inch

$778

Die Katia

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,137

Alchimistes 5

Jaume Plensa

Print . 70 x 70 cm Print . 27.6 x 27.6 inch

$1,914

L'âge des vertiges

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

$1,137

Magnolia and Flickers

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

$1,241

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

$5,982 $5,384

Resonance 4

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,982

Resonance 6

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$5,982

Resonance 5

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,982

Resonance 2

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$6,940

Resonance 9

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$5,982

Yolo Hands Heart

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 27.5 x 9 x 9 cm Sculpture . 10.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch

$239

Yolo Hands Heart

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 27.5 x 9 x 9 cm Sculpture . 10.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch

$239

Yolo Hands Heart

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 27.5 x 9 x 9 cm Sculpture . 10.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch

$239

Yolo Hands Heart

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 27.5 x 9 x 9 cm Sculpture . 10.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch

$239

Sleeping Balloon

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 23 x 18 x 18 cm Sculpture . 9.1 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch

$227

Écoute le jardin.

Natacha Birds

Sculpture . 21 x 21 x 0.5 cm Sculpture . 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch

$215

Dimanche soir

Maxime Frairot

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

$455

I'm Sorry Katsushika

Sagrasse

Print . 31 x 23 x 3 cm Print . 12.2 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch

$598

Soft Love

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 31 x 13 x 13 cm Sculpture . 12.2 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch

$281

Black Love Matters III - Contemporary west African Art

Ekele Francis

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 2 inch

$3,044

American Pie

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 45 x 86 x 10 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 33.9 x 3.9 inch

$718

La Nit i la Ciutat

Alejandra Caballero

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,829

Puzzle Piece of Art

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 27 x 54 x 5 cm Sculpture . 10.6 x 21.3 x 2 inch

$598

Sensual Lips in candy red

Rene Rikkelman

Sculpture . 34 x 64 x 17 cm Sculpture . 13.4 x 25.2 x 6.7 inch

$2,273

Fucking world

Sagrasse

Print . 45 x 35 x 21 cm Print . 17.7 x 13.8 x 8.3 inch

$526

Zaltaïne

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$8,375

Passion Boer

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 28 x 15 x 20 cm Sculpture . 11 x 5.9 x 7.9 inch

$299

Turquoise

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$5,384

Untitled

Carlos Mendez

Fine Art Drawings . 45 x 64 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 25.2 x 0 inch

$664

Coq

David Jamin

Painting . 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,436

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$5,982 $5,384

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$6,940 $6,246

Resonance 1

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$5,982 $5,384

Rapsodie in Blue

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,872

Untitled

Carlos Mendez

Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$664

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$538

Picasso (1)

Gjon Mili

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

$299

Picasso

Gjon Mili

Photography . 27 x 20 x 0.05 cm Photography . 10.6 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$299

Portrait

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.01 cm Photography . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$227

Giraffe Man

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 7.3 x 0 inch

$718

Picasso

Gjon Mili

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

$299

Feminine Electric Wires

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 60 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$488

Audrey Hepburn

Bridgeman

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

$299

Audrey Hepburn

Bridgeman

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

$299

Relationship

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$814

Visit to the Museum

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch

$838

Ménine rouge

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 35 x 35 x 2.5 cm Painting . 13.8 x 13.8 x 1 inch

$1,316

La basse cour

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 40 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,393

Aurélia

David Kandelaki

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

$358

Night drops / blue night

Ewa Hauton

Painting . 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,786 $3,829

I had a dream

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 120 x 84 cm Painting . 47.2 x 33.1 inch

$4,341

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