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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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Print, Barcelona, Ger Doornink

Barcelona

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 72 cm Print . 34.3 x 28.3 inch

€980

Painting, Blockade, Guy Ghazanchyan

Blockade

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€5,000

Painting, Roi du Ciel, Fabrice Leito

Roi du Ciel

Fabrice Leito

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

€4,200

Print, Blockade, Guy Ghazanchyan

Blockade

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 80 x 100 x 0.5 cm Print . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

€200

Print, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€200

Print, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€200

Print, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€200

Print, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€200

Print, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€200

Print, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€200

Painting, Etude, Philippe Pasqua

Etude

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 190 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€27,900

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

€1,000

Painting, Hard Way, Ilia Balavadze

Hard Way

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 150 x 170 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 66.9 x 1.6 inch

€3,500

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

€1,300

Painting, Forest, Teona Yamanidze

Forest

Teona Yamanidze

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

€4,200

Painting, Portrait No.5, Renjie Gao

Portrait No.5

Renjie Gao

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€5,000

Fine Art Drawings, Les Chaises, Guillaume Piot

Les Chaises

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 68 x 73 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26.8 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€3,600

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

€450

Print, Pas de titre, Jaume Plensa

Pas de titre

Jaume Plensa

Print . 100 x 70 x 0.04 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€4,800

Painting, Empreinte, Hom Nguyen

Empreinte

Hom Nguyen

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

€30,000

Photography, lnvolucruM, Louis Blanc

lnvolucruM

Louis Blanc

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

€900

Painting, Influx, Erwann Tirilly

Influx

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 130 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€12,000

Painting, II, Pascal Girard

II

Pascal Girard

Painting . 92 x 72 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Photography, Moon, Bridgeman

Moon

Bridgeman

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

€240

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€2,500

Painting, Arbre de Vie, Rachel Yedid

Arbre de Vie

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 130 x 140 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

€8,400

Print, Le balcon, Yves Brayer

Le balcon

Yves Brayer

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

€600

Painting, Portrait No.8, Renjie Gao

Portrait No.8

Renjie Gao

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,000

Painting, Ritual, Melinda Matyas

Ritual

Melinda Matyas

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€5,000

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

€250

Painting, Lapin songeur, Zwy Milshtein

Lapin songeur

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 50 x 32 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€1,400

Painting, Jedidiah, Agboola Oladapo

Jedidiah

Agboola Oladapo

Painting . 59.9 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15 x 1 inch

€2,706

Painting, Saturday, Zena Blackwell

Saturday

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,679

Painting, Hard Way, Ilia Balavadze

Hard Way

Ilia Balavadze

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

€3,700

Print, Portrait, Nicolas Carréga

Portrait

Nicolas Carréga

Print . 25 x 17 x 0.2 cm Print . 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

€400

Painting, Untitled, Mario Henrique

Untitled

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Painting, Le Seau, Nathan Chantob

Le Seau

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 116 x 89 x 5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 2 inch

€5,500

Painting, Oropimente, Toni Caldentey

Oropimente

Toni Caldentey

Painting . 146 x 113 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Painting, Liaison, Marta Grassi

Liaison

Marta Grassi

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

€2,200

Painting, Work, Katalin Soós

Work

Katalin Soós

Painting . 98 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 38.6 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

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

€500

Painting, Portrait 2, Erdna André

Portrait 2

Erdna André

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€500

Painting, Dots, Sakurako Hamaguchi

Dots

Sakurako Hamaguchi

Painting . 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting . 20.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

€660

Print, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€200