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…

Free Boys

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 85 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€3,500

Row or Ride?

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 110 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 43.3 x 0.7 inch

€2,700

Reincarnation - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, African Artwork

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,452

Le voyage écarlate sur l'écume

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€750

Gestual

Núria Bosch

Painting . 200 x 130 x 3.5 cm Painting . 78.7 x 51.2 x 1.4 inch

€4,900

Somnium #2, Series XIV

Mario Henrique

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

€7,700

Eole

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 48 x 49 x 37 cm Sculpture . 18.9 x 19.3 x 14.6 inch

€14,000

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€500

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€500

Duende I

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 122 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 48 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Jacquelina

James Sparshatt

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

€1,350

Elpis Hope (Hand Finished)

Insane 51

Print . 94 x 69 cm Print . 37 x 27.2 inch

€1,590

Le Bal

Ilia Balavadze

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

€10,000

Boldness 3

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,783

Unflappable 3

Obeka Simon

Painting . 114.3 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,496

facieS

Louis Blanc

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

€1,500

Monet Japanese Garden, Giverny - Limited Edition Print

Ruslana Levandovska

Print . 66 x 53.3 x 0.8 cm Print . 26 x 21 x 0.3 inch

€579

1%

Samuel Cueto

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

€8,000

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 63 x 93 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24.8 x 36.6 x 0 inch

€1,300

Eternal Sitting

Natia Sapanadze

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

€680

Fireflies in Kyoto

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,853

Troupeau dans les Alpilles

Yves Brayer

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

€300

Marilyn No. 2, Icon Series III

Mario Henrique

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

€8,825

The Poet

Ya-Wei Li

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

€3,900

Visage

Philippe Pasqua

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

€16,400

L'atelier des costumes

Yves Brayer

Print . 38 x 28 cm Print . 15 x 11 inch

€150

La tente de l'Emir, Maroc

Yves Brayer

Print . 31 x 34 cm Print . 12.2 x 13.4 inch

€150

Angels and Demons (Portrait of Giorgio Morandi)

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

€950

Nexus papel III

Marc Prat

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

€825

Le dernier rituel 7

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 180 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€13,000

Silent gift 2

Damilola Ilori

Fine Art Drawings . 76.2 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 23 x 1 inch

€400

Iris no. 208

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,203

The Amalfi Coast Drive

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,132

A Table for Two

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,448

Parisian Nights

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,705

Saphia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 150 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€2,500

Error 404: Gasoline Not Found

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 65 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Confusion

Marta Grassi

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

€600

Foggy city

Ali Buhamad

Photography . 40 x 50 x 5 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€1,000

Marché : Viandes

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Ryushen

Yoann Merienne

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

€12,000

Amaterasu

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 270 x 270 x 3 cm Painting . 106.3 x 106.3 x 1.2 inch

€32,000

Kotobagaki

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 250 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 98.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€25,000

Le temps des brumes

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 300 x 250 x 3 cm Painting . 118.1 x 98.4 x 1.2 inch

€32,000

Just soar, Don't hesitate

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

€2,006

Vase of Flowers

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 49 x 39 x 0.5 cm Painting . 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch

€3,600

Melampyro

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 160 x 120 cm Painting . 63 x 47.2 inch

€10,500

La demoiselle II

Kaige Yang

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

€1,800

Materia No. 1, Series I

Mario Henrique

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

€7,577

Code 1956

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Pallium

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 140 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€8,000

L'ombre des arbres

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 200 x 200 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 inch

€20,000

Still life II

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 150 x 110 cm Painting . 59.1 x 43.3 inch

€9,800

Portier de nuit : Max & Lucia

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

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

€950

Si tu étais la

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 160 x 90 x 6 cm Painting . 63 x 35.4 x 2.4 inch

€2,000

Marcel Duchamp

Julien Cuny

Painting . 114 x 146 x 3 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,800 €900

Sur la plage

Julien Cuny

Painting . 114 x 146 x 3 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,000 €1,000

Moonshadows

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Body

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€1,800 €900

Monet Garden Water Lilies

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€6,686

The Mixologist

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,756

Spring in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,903

The Noir Hour

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,705

Woman at a Paris Cafe III

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,368

The Last Look

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 55.9 x 71.1 x 1.9 cm Painting . 22 x 28 x 0.75 inch

€5,349

Free Boys 2

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 85 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€3,500

One Way

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,500

Louvre Museum in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,031

Tae I

Carlos Mendez

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

€2,400

Just Cheeseburger...

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€2,500

Woman with a Pink Cocktail

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,120

Abierta 8

Antonio Saura

Print . 75 x 104 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.5 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€2,200

Contemporary portrait "Together. Without words"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 65 x 2.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

Contemporary portrait "Something Warm and Soft"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 75 x 2.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

facieS

Louis Blanc

Photography . 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€2,350

A strong man – Uncle II

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 275 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 108.3 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,337

Don't go to the Garden of Flowers

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 36 x 47 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14.2 x 18.5 x 1 inch

€2,600

Cercle n°2

Marta Grassi

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

€1,300

Two World

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch

€1,600

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 63 x 93 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24.8 x 36.6 x 0 inch

€1,500

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 63 x 93 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24.8 x 36.6 x 0 inch

€1,600

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch

€1,600

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€1,700

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€1,700

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€1,700

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€1,700

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

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

€1,600

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch

€1,500

Moth

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Last Performance

Natia Sapanadze

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

€2,700

Daily Monologue

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 55 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

At the Beach

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 55.9 x 71.1 x 1.9 cm Painting . 22 x 28 x 0.75 inch

€3,477

Just Red Fabric on a Black Mannequin...

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 135 x 90 x 2.3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch

€5,900

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