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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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Painting, Black women, Hanna Sidorowicz

Black women

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 130 x 82 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 32.3 x 1.2 inch

€4,600

Painting, Reverie, Elizabeth Becker

Reverie

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

€347

Painting, Reminiscent, Elizabeth Becker

Reminiscent

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

€347

Painting, Untitled, Guy Ghazanchyan

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800

Painting, Untitled, Guy Ghazanchyan

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800 €4,320

Print, Lesi, Lantomo

Lesi

Lantomo

Print . 42 x 29.7 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.7 inch

€170

Painting, Tide no. 20, Elizabeth Becker

Tide no. 20

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 36 x 0.1 inch

€1,051

Photography, La tristeza, James Sparshatt

La tristeza

James Sparshatt

Photography . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€718

Print, Athènes, Yves Brayer

Athènes

Yves Brayer

Print . 28.5 x 32 cm Print . 11.2 x 12.6 inch

€150

Painting, Malachite, Lisbeth Buonanno

Malachite

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 10 x 13 x 0.1 cm Painting . 3.9 x 5.1 x 0 inch

€600

Painting, Au jardin, David Jamin

Au jardin

David Jamin

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

€1,200

Painting, Selo G, Ivan Tzonev

Selo G

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€80

Painting, Ensemble, Marta Grassi

Ensemble

Marta Grassi

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Painting, In the Field, Ilia Balavadze

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

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

€950

Painting, Mademoiselle 46, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 46

Kaige Yang

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

€1,500

Photography, facieS, Louis Blanc

facieS

Louis Blanc

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

€1,500

Painting, Heroine, Eyitayo Alagbe

Heroine

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,286

Painting, Woman, Antonio Feltrinelli

Woman

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 102 x 64 x 8 cm Painting . 40.2 x 25.2 x 3.1 inch

€7,200

Painting, Desperate People, Ya-Wei Li

Desperate People

Ya-Wei Li

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

€2,000

Painting, Visage, Philippe Pasqua

Visage

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€16,400

Photography, Les Vacances V, James Sparshatt

Les Vacances V

James Sparshatt

Photography . 100 x 116 x 2 cm Photography . 39.4 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,354

Painting, Heron No. 9, Elizabeth Becker

Heron No. 9

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€183

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