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…

Witness Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€900

Witness Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€900

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 42 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€750

Anthroporos

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 139 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 54.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,900

Le paradis blanc

Julien Cuny

Painting . 110 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€850 €595

Stigmata

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting . 122 x 122 x 0.2 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 0.1 inch

€1,803 €1,624

Anthroporos

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 139 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 54.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,900

Anthroporos

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 139 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 54.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,900

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€450

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,700

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€450

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€450

A strong man – Uncle II

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 275 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 108.3 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,353 €1,218

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€450

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€550

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€450

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€450

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€450

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€450

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€450 €360

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€450

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€450 €383

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€450

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€450 €383

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€450

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 42 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€500

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€450

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€450

Le taureau à la lune

Julien Cuny

Painting . 110 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€850 €595

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€450

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€450

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€450

Haunted by desire

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 62 x 62 x 0.5 cm Painting . 24.4 x 24.4 x 0.2 inch

€1,299 €1,169

Rony

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 126 x 158 x 3 cm Painting . 49.6 x 62.2 x 1.2 inch

€10,000

The Ghost and the Wheel

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 23 x 35 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.1 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

€550

People and bread

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch

€12,000

Retour gare Lille Flandres

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 130 x 195 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

€14,000

Meditation II

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 28 x 13 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11 x 5.1 x 0.2 inch

€226 €203

Subway summer

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch

€12,000

Breast Print 36

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 18.5 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 7.3 x 7.3 x 0 inch

€226

Imprint of a woman - Breast Print

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 26 x 7 x 0.1 cm Print . 10.2 x 2.8 x 0 inch

€226

Tracing the body - Breast Print

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 26 x 7 x 0.1 cm Print . 10.2 x 2.8 x 0 inch

€226

Mapping Myself - Breast Print

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 26 x 7 x 0.1 cm Print . 10.2 x 2.8 x 0 inch

€226

Ombre Matinale

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€950

Thilan

Hom Nguyen

Print . 52 x 35 x 3 cm Print . 20.5 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

ART

David Jamin

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

€5,200 €4,160

Sans titre

Antonio Saura

Print . 60 x 45 cm Print . 23.6 x 17.7 inch

€900

Beyond Boundaries #1

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 213 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 83.9 x 0.8 inch

€9,000 €7,200

Girl

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 160 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,200

Beyond the soft colors II

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 49 x 143 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.3 x 56.3 x 0 inch

€2,526 €2,273

Figures de ballet

Yves Brayer

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

€150

Tales of intimacy

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€451 €406

The Red Signal 1 - Mouth and Nipple Print

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 14 x 14 x 0.1 cm Print . 5.5 x 5.5 x 0 inch

€226 €203

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

Écoute le jardin.

Natacha Birds

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

€180

Dimanche soir

Maxime Frairot

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

€380

I'm Sorry Katsushika

Sagrasse

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

€500

Soft Love

Sagrasse

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

€235

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

€2,544

American Pie

Sagrasse

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

€600 €540

Puzzle Piece of Art

Sagrasse

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

€500

Sensual Lips in candy red

Rene Rikkelman

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

€1,900

Fucking world

Sagrasse

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

€440

Zaltaïne

Yoann Merienne

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

€7,000

Passion Boer

Sagrasse

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

€250

Turquoise

Fabrice Leito

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

€4,500

Strange situation

Jolanta Johnsson

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

€500

Unbroken 2: 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Oil Portrait of Woman in Nature

Obeka Simon

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

€2,526

Banana Satisfaction

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 26 x 26 x 6 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 10.2 x 2.4 inch

€300

Devil Rock

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 28 x 20 x 12 cm Sculpture . 11 x 7.9 x 4.7 inch

€350

Devil Rock

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 28 x 20 x 12 cm Sculpture . 11 x 7.9 x 4.7 inch

€350

Balance

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 27 x 16 x 19 cm Sculpture . 10.6 x 6.3 x 7.5 inch

€440

Swallowed Souls

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 38 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€900

Le marin

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

La Nit i la Ciutat

Alejandra Caballero

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

€3,200

Kuwait modern old city

Ali Buhamad

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

€1,000

Take my Heart

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 27 x 26 x 24 cm Sculpture . 10.6 x 10.2 x 9.4 inch

€530 €477

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 110 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

€2,100

Take my Heart

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 27 x 26 x 24 cm Sculpture . 10.6 x 10.2 x 9.4 inch

€530

Sunny Horse

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting . 125 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting . 49.2 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch

€1,803

Fluo in Pink 2

Lantomo

Fine Art Drawings . 73 x 54 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28.7 x 21.3 inch

€2,420

Makeda

Antoine Stevens

Painting . 180 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€9,900

Marianne

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Print . 40 x 40 cm Print . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€1,400

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€5,000

In my univers

Jules Be Kuti

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

€5,200

Art Attack

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 33 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture . 13 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch

€200

Puzzle

Sagrasse

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

€400

lusclnuS

Louis Blanc

Photography . 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

A Moment with Mario

James Sparshatt

Photography . 42 x 60 cm Photography . 16.5 x 23.6 inch

€968

Untitled 5-5-19

Montse Valdés

Painting . 100 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€6,900

Ça bulle sévère !

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 150 x 150 x 8 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 3.1 inch

€7,700

Birds

Bridgeman

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

€240

Memories

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 30 x 60 x 0.6 cm Painting . 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,100 €880

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