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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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Photography, El barbudo, James Sparshatt

El barbudo

James Sparshatt

Photography . 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography . 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,155

Photography, Te veo, James Sparshatt

Te veo

James Sparshatt

Photography . 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography . 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€967

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

€2,371

Painting, Le temps, Hanna Sidorowicz

Le temps

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 65 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 43.3 x 1 inch

€2,900

Painting, Fleur bleue, Julien Cuny

Fleur bleue

Julien Cuny

Painting . 188 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 74 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,500 €1,750

Painting, Fashion Paris, David Jamin

Fashion Paris

David Jamin

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Photography, El Ensayo, James Sparshatt

El Ensayo

James Sparshatt

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

€3,100

Painting, Tête T, Ivan Tzonev

Tête T

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

Print, Lesi, Lantomo

Lesi

Lantomo

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

€170

Painting, Little One, Eyitayo Alagbe

Little One

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€1,783

Painting, Lovers, David Jamin

Lovers

David Jamin

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

Sold

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

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

€500

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€5,000

Painting, Mia, Sébastien Allart

Mia

Sébastien Allart

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

€3,800

Print, Abierta 6, Antonio Saura

Abierta 6

Antonio Saura

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

€2,200

Painting, La chenille, Olivier Daumas

La chenille

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 60 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,200

Print, Nyks, Luiza Kasprzyk

Nyks

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 12 x 14.5 cm Print . 4.7 x 5.7 inch

€200

Painting, Macba1, Katalin Soós

Macba1

Katalin Soós

Painting . 190 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 74.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€9,000