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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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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

Painting, Moving Spots, Ya-Wei Li

Moving Spots

Ya-Wei Li

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

€2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch

€9,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sies Marjan, Manuel Santelices

Sies Marjan

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€732

Painting, Untitled, Mario Henrique

Untitled

Mario Henrique

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

€6,500

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

€1,000

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 89 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Painting, Mademoiselle 25, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 25

Kaige Yang

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

€1,500

Print, Daiyamondo, Ger Doornink

Daiyamondo

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 72 x 1 cm Print . 34.3 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch

€980

Painting, Gothic Girl, Victor Sheleg

Gothic Girl

Victor Sheleg

Painting . 150 x 72 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 28.3 x 1.2 inch

€12,400

Fine Art Drawings, The Kiss, Mino Maccari

The Kiss

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€800

Painting, Selo D, Ivan Tzonev

Selo D

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 89 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, Mirage, Marta Grassi

Mirage

Marta Grassi

Painting . 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,100

Painting, Summer, Ahmed Art

Summer

Ahmed Art

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

€350

Painting, Curious III, Fabrice Leito

Curious III

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€3,500

Painting, Tae I, Carlos Mendez

Tae I

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Photography, DeliRiUs, Louis Blanc

DeliRiUs

Louis Blanc

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

€1,400

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

€500

Painting, Yris, Sébastien Allart

Yris

Sébastien Allart

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

€7,900

Painting, Multiples, Julien Cuny

Multiples

Julien Cuny

Painting . 127 x 173 x 5 cm Painting . 50 x 68.1 x 2 inch

€5,000

Painting, Envol, Marta Grassi

Envol

Marta Grassi

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

€880

Painting, In the Field, Ilia Balavadze

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 40 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,100

Fine Art Drawings, I'm Yours #1, Guillaume Piot

I'm Yours #1

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 15.7 inch

€1,000

Sculpture, Tête Montagne, Julien Cuny

Tête Montagne

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 60 x 50 x 35 cm Sculpture . 23.6 x 19.7 x 13.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, Black Leather, Smoka

Black Leather

Smoka

Painting . 60 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Emergency, Katalin Soós

Emergency

Katalin Soós

Painting . 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€6,600

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 25 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print . 9.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€600

Painting, Reflets, Marta Grassi

Reflets

Marta Grassi

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

€1,600

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