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…

Departure Without Map

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Untitled 19

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,400

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€500

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€500

Untitled 11

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,300

Coeur de géant

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 76 x 44 x 45 cm Sculpture . 29.9 x 17.3 x 17.7 inch

€18,000

L'éloge de l'ennui

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 24 x 27 x 37 cm Sculpture . 9.4 x 10.6 x 14.6 inch

€6,500

Somnium No. 2, Series XV

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

ContemplatlO

Louis Blanc

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

€1,000

Yes

Natia Sapanadze

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

€800

Séance

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 26 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 10.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€800

The Distance

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€1,000

Archangel Michaela

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 18 x 13 x 0.1 cm Painting . 7.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch

€900

Saint Georgina 1

Natia Sapanadze

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

€900

Saint Georgina

Natia Sapanadze

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

€900

Without Mask

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 25 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Girl by the Window

Natia Sapanadze

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

€970

Untitled SM 23

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

Introspection 1

Sancko

Print . 30 x 60 cm Print . 11.8 x 23.6 inch

€189

Sirocco

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 38 x 21 x 23 cm Sculpture . 15 x 8.3 x 9.1 inch

€7,000

L'Envol

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 50 x 28 x 26 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 11 x 10.2 inch

€10,000

Somnium No. 3, Series VIII

Mario Henrique

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

€6,500

Middle Eastern singer

Ali Buhamad

Photography . 70 x 50 x 5 cm Photography . 27.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€446

Cuckoo Clock

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 75 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Walking in a Mossy Land

Natia Sapanadze

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

€750

Taureau 8

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 60 x 30 x 20 cm Sculpture . 23.6 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch

€800

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€200 €180

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€200

Camdem 1979

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 130 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,900

Flying Owl

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,444

Egret in Flight

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,444

Diversity of Thoughts -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, African

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 88.9 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 28 x 1 inch

€2,986

L'Envol de Violette

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 190 x 140 x 5 cm Painting . 74.8 x 55.1 x 2 inch

€12,200

Hommage

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 162 x 130 x 5 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 2 inch

€12,000

Le petit prince au japon

Julien Cuny

Painting . 100 x 70 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 inch

€450 €225

Selo-U

Ivan Tzonev

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

€250

Gabylla

Sébastien Allart

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

€3,200

Behind the Scenes 2

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,800

Cozy Retreat

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,229

Passion, life and death of the great moreno

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 77 x 57 cm Painting . 30.3 x 22.4 inch

€1,200

Stroll Under the Red Umbrella

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 85 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 33.5 x 0.7 inch

€1,500

Spectrum

Victor Sheleg

Painting . 80 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch

€19,500

Somnium No. 6, Series XIII

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

The Podium

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 140 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 55.1 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€4,700

Symphony No. 9

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Symphony No. 6

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Symphony No. 5

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Symphony No. 4

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Hard Way

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 190 x 210 x 5 cm Painting . 74.8 x 82.7 x 2 inch

€5,600

Symphony No. 2

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

No title

Philippe Pasqua

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

€12,000

Laura And Her Cat

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

Love interruption

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Atelier

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 190 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch

€8,500

Cat On My Lap

Mario Henrique

Painting . 148.5 x 148.5 x 4 cm Painting . 58.5 x 58.5 x 1.6 inch

€7,500

The Poker Player

Mario Henrique

Painting . 147 x 118 x 4 cm Painting . 57.9 x 46.5 x 1.6 inch

€6,500

Maison Sauvage - Spring

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,229

Aren't We All Hungry?

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

€2,006

Momento temporis

Mario Henrique

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

€9,900

Fervens

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 190 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch

€9,900

The Cambridge, London

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,961

Les Deux Magots, Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,139

Ludicium

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Streets of Strasbourg

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,496

Operation with a lot of light

Katalin Soós

Painting . 163 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 64.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,600

Acta, Non Verba

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Parisian Balconies

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,229

Materia No. 2, Series VII

Mario Henrique

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

€7,934

Dignitas

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Hedy Lamarr, Icon Series V

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Window

Teona Yamanidze

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

€5,500

The Pont Alexandre III, Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,961

Anxius

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Lavender fields, Provence France

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,961

Mira, buste

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 36 x 24 x 26 cm Sculpture . 14.2 x 9.4 x 10.2 inch

€6,000

Cafe de Flore, Evening Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,229

Barque au petit Rhône

Yves Brayer

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

€300

Nocturne bleue

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€4,000

At the edge of Central Park

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,515

Colosseum

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,496

Lovers in the City

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,961

Gondola in Venice Italy

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,496

Materia No. 4, Series VI

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Sans titre

Zwy Milshtein

Fine Art Drawings . 54 x 81 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.3 x 31.9 inch

€1,500

Le Porte Drapeau (Estampe)

Yoann Merienne

Print . 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€800

Tondo II

Yoann Merienne

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

€3,000

Tondo I

Yoann Merienne

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

€3,000

Mains IV

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€3,000

Confused people series 06

Renjie Gao

Painting . 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting . 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch

€891

Jungle premier

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€3,200

Credendo Vides 018

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€800

Proper Treats

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 95 x 75 x 4 cm Painting . 37.4 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch

€3,891

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€2,500

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