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…

Just Tender Peaches... (Photorealism still life painting)

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 100 x 2.3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€5,900

Reine

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€7,000

Sunset over an ocean

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,674

Mirades II

Teresa Riba

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

€600

Le Vrai Paris Cafe, Montmarte

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,388

Snow in New York City, Wall Street

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,744

Walkers of many lives

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€1,900

Christmas at Bar Marche, Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,477

Moving City, New York

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,853

Iceberg and the Red Sail

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 90.2 x 69.9 x 1.9 cm Painting . 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.75 inch

€2,674

Urban Streets of New York

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,674

Repatriated

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€1,850

Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO, New York

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,674

Ballerina Dancer

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,853

Vienna, view from Kunsthistoriche Museum, Wien

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€2,764

Valronèse

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 90 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,000

Fellaz on Frenchmen

James Sparshatt

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

€950

Mooncake

Insane 51

Print . 40 x 70 cm Print . 15.7 x 27.6 inch

€1,590

Confused people series 04

Renjie Gao

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

€891

Credendo Vides 025

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€800

Morning. Kyiv. Ukraine

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

301 and 302. Diptych

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 9.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 3.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€891

Secret L500ife

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 38 x 34 x 3 cm Painting . 15 x 13.4 x 1.2 inch

€550

Untitled

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 30 x 24 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch

€580

Melancholy Looks into the Mirror

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 38 x 33 x 3 cm Painting . 15 x 13 x 1.2 inch

€650

Not a Word About Love

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 17.5 x 12.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 6.9 x 4.9 x 0 inch

€500

She Always Wanted to Fly

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 17.5 x 12.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 6.9 x 4.9 x 0 inch

€500

La gardienne

Julien Cuny

Painting . 126 x 173 x 5 cm Painting . 49.6 x 68.1 x 2 inch

€3,600

Untitled 4

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€700

The Lavender Hour in Venice

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€16,492

Selo G

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

Radiance of Dreams - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, African

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

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

€2,986

Love in Venice

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,132

The Blue Garden

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€7,577

I Want Ice Cream

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,500

Romantic Evening

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,744

Ensemble

Marta Grassi

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

€1,900

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

A Japanese Spring

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,794

Smile

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€1,783

Mademoiselle 50

Kaige Yang

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

€1,600

Le retour I

Kaige Yang

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

€1,600

Unstoppable

Obeka Simon

Painting . 106.7 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,496

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€500

Beauté 7

Kaige Yang

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

€2,300

Operating Room

Katalin Soós

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

€6,000

Forest

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 175 x 155 x 3 cm Painting . 68.9 x 61 x 1.2 inch

€14,200

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€500

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€500

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€500

Woman by the Sea

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€2,853

Le Toucan

Olivier Daumas

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

€500

A Walk in Lake Como

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,368

Popcorn

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Alison

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

€3,800

A moment in memory and dreams

Plamen Ovcharov

Painting . 67.6 x 57.5 x 2 cm Painting . 26.6 x 22.6 x 0.8 inch

€580

Prendre l'air

Sandra Quintin

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

€500

Buse et boîte aux lettres

Nadège Dauvergne

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€480

Lady in the City Night

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,448

Evening London

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,903

Abierta 7

Antonio Saura

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

€2,200

Danceuse

Henri Fehr

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 7.3 x 0 inch

€524

Bonjour Tristesse

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

€1,500

A strong man – Uncle I

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 270 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 106.3 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,337

Expansive Potential

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

€2,496

Pratensis

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 160 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€10,500

Credendo Vides 024

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€800

What Does The Future Hold 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Portrait, Modern Fashio

Afolayan Emmanuel

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

€401

Créole

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 120 x 120 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€6,800 €6,120

The gang

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 100 x 100 x 0.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,800

Partir

Marta Grassi

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

€1,400

Transanimisme

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,800 €1,080

La forêt hantée

Charles Lapicque

Print . 56 x 38 cm Print . 22 x 15 inch

€700

Untitled 6

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€700

Untitled 2

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€700

Untitled 1

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€700

Anfititre

Rocio Mazuecos

Print . 20 x 20 x 0.01 cm Print . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€170

Hong Kong

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Print . 82 x 81 x 1 cm Print . 32.3 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

Evening London Westminster Bridge View

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,853

Nightfall Cafe

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,705

London Embrace

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,170

I got lost in that hug

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.6 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€290

Viento I

Carlos Mendez

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

€2,000

Into the Blue

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.5 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.6 inch

€3,744

City Lights and Gentle Nights

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,012

Gentleman's Repose

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,349

Woman at a Paris Cafe II

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,368

Corazon y alma (1)

James Sparshatt

Photography . 55 x 75 x 1 cm Photography . 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

€2,450

Late Night V

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,349

Cherchez la Femme

Mino Maccari

Print . 44.5 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.5 x 12.8 x 0 inch

€600

Tambourinades

Gérard Traquandi

Fine Art Drawings . 20.2 x 11.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8 x 4.5 inch

€400

New York Lounge Bar - Interior

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,170

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