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…

Lost sioux

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 114 x 84 x 3 cm Painting . 44.9 x 33.1 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Dinner Time 4

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 200 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

€15,000

Lilies No. 18

Elizabeth Becker

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

€956

A Call from Florence

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€7,286

Parisian Solitude

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€7,286

Plaisir Originel, Baby Zen

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 145 x 132 x 5 cm Painting . 57.1 x 52 x 2 inch

€8,400

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800

Confusion

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 66 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€600

Le retour du sumo

Zwy Milshtein

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

€2,400

Pathfinder 4

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,140

Pathfinder 3

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,140

Pathfinder 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Women Face

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,140

In Time series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,800 €1,602

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

€1,093

Les gardians

Yves Brayer

Print . 74 x 54 cm Print . 29.1 x 21.3 inch

€300

Tête Montagne

Julien Cuny

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

€1,400

Woman with deep thought (Feminine epidemic series) II

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,040

Lord and Lady Eliot.

Manuel Santelices

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

€1,366

Monet's pond - Limited edition print

Ruslana Levandovska

Print . 83.8 x 63.5 x 0.8 cm Print . 33 x 25 x 0.3 inch

€592

1%

Samuel Cueto

Photography . 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€8,000

Et les fleurs persistent

Marta Grassi

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

€900

Cherry blossoms at Washington Square Park, New York

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch

€2,004

By the pool

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 30.5 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 12 x 0.75 inch

€2,004

Stormy Tides

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€2,277

The Mighty Sea

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€1,822

Code 1924 (Estampe)

Thierry Carrier

Print . 60 x 40 x 1 cm Print . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€300

Reflets

Marta Grassi

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

€1,600

L’Amérique I

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Print . 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Print . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch

€3,000

Nexus papel III

Marc Prat

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 160 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 63 inch

€825

Quiet Strength 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Modern, Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

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

€410

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

€410

Tomorrow

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 57 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.4 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€1,600

On est encore là

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€500

Evening Rush in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€5,647

Mais non pupuce, ne bave pas

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Mindscapes - 21st Century

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,960

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800

Vision of Twilight 2

Obeka Simon

Painting . 45.7 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18 x 22 x 1 inch

€1,503

Twins

Fresha D

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

€950

No title

Philippe Pasqua

Photography . 170 x 140 x 0.5 cm Photography . 66.9 x 55.1 x 0.2 inch

€12,000

Mademoiselle 42

Kaige Yang

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

€1,400

Liaison

Marta Grassi

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

€2,200

Gold Green Vitae

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 66 x 2 cm Print . 34.3 x 26 x 0.8 inch

€980 €882

Woman

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 104 x 73 x 1 cm Painting . 40.9 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch

€6,400

Temporary Shelter

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Paysans mexicains

Yves Brayer

Print . 33 x 24 cm Print . 13 x 9.4 inch

€150

Washing Face

Ya-Wei Li

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

€2,000

Ensayo

James Sparshatt

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

€967

Materia No. 1, Series I

Mario Henrique

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

€7,742

Fellaz on Frenchmen

James Sparshatt

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

€950

Spettacolo

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 49.5 x 69.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.5 x 27.4 x 0.1 inch

€800

Le Bel Essor

Yoann Merienne

Print . 60 x 40 cm Print . 23.6 x 15.7 inch

€400

Multiples

Julien Cuny

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

€5,000

El Ensayo

James Sparshatt

Photography . 55 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography . 21.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€3,100

Iris no. 208

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,230

Mon Soleil

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 95 x 145 x 5 cm Painting . 37.4 x 57.1 x 2 inch

€8,400

Sans Titre

Philippe Pasqua

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

€3,350

The Amalfi Coast Drive

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€7,286

A Table for Two

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€4,545

La pause

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

L'étincelle

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

A little bird told me

Plamen Ovcharov

Painting . 57 x 73.5 x 2 cm Painting . 22.4 x 28.9 x 0.8 inch

€580

Sortie de masques

Christie Nguyen

Painting . 160 x 98 x 3 cm Painting . 63 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch

€9,000

Art Rock

David Jamin

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch

€5,200

Table for Two in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€2,550

Confidences et reflets

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 22 x 27 x 1.8 cm Painting . 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.7 inch

€850

Viento I

Carlos Mendez

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

€2,000

Why Does Love Fade Away? -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Olajire Olalekan

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1 inch

€3,096

Jacquelina

James Sparshatt

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

€1,350

La Confianza

James Sparshatt

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

€845

Dagoberto - Cuba musician

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€967

Late Night IV

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.5 cm Painting . 14 x 11 x 0.2 inch

€2,277

Anthroporos

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€3,200 €2,816

Anthroporos

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€3,200 €2,816

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€500 €440

Golgotha

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture . 160 x 100 x 80 cm Sculpture . 63 x 39.4 x 31.5 inch

€39,000

Untitled (with dog)

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€800

Cercle n°2

Marta Grassi

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

€1,300

Mise à nu

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

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

€2,750 €2,200

Mirades II

Teresa Riba

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

€600

Corrida aux Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Yves Brayer

Print . 49.5 x 64.5 cm Print . 19.5 x 25.4 inch

€300

La cabane gardiane

Yves Brayer

Print . 49.5 x 64.5 cm Print . 19.5 x 25.4 inch

€300

Waves In

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€2,277

In the Still of the Night in New York

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€2,004

Central Park view I

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€1,639

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

Quiet Strength 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Modern, Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

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

€410

Partir

Marta Grassi

Painting . 48 x 55 x 3 cm Painting . 18.9 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Dinner Time 2

Ilia Balavadze

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

€13,000

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