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…

Empty Bed

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 86 x 110 x 4 cm Painting . 33.9 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

€4,600

Credendo Vides 022

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€800

What Does The Future Hold 1 -21st Century Contemporary, Portrait, Modern Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

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

€401

Where the Light Stays 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

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

€401

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 65 x 105 x 1.8 cm Painting . 25.6 x 41.3 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

My Forever Summer

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 95 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 37.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,200

Le Marché Jules Valles

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 56 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 22 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€950

La pause

Julien Cuny

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

€1,500 €750

L'étincelle

Julien Cuny

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

€1,500 €750

Butterfly, That’s You

Sakurako Hamaguchi

Painting . 60.6 x 72.7 x 5 cm Painting . 23.9 x 28.6 x 2 inch

€1,300

Napoli

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

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

€2,500

Mystic

Rene Rikkelman

Sculpture . 41 x 8 x 33 cm Sculpture . 16.1 x 3.1 x 13 inch

€4,500

Nightfall Whispers

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€11,411

Poppies No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,273

Poppies No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,095

Timeless London

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€6,686

Her Worth I

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 68.6 x 66 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27 x 26 x 1 inch

€2,095

Whispers of Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€6,062

Parisian Afternoon

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,368

DisSimuLaTiO

Louis Blanc

Photography . 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€2,250

Sun Kissed Dreams

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.6 inch

€4,903

Endless Summer

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.6 inch

€4,903

Untitled

Carlos Mendez

Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€555

La tristeza

James Sparshatt

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

€723

She will come back

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 60 x 40 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 inch

€850

Viejo maestro

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography . 16 x 20 inch

€2,128

Code 1924 (Estampe)

Thierry Carrier

Print . 60 x 40 x 1 cm Print . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€300

Puro... alegria

James Sparshatt

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

€1,763

New horizons

James Sparshatt

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

€723

Sans cesse ensemble

Maxime Frairot

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

€100

Brume

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€900

Dress Code for the Afterlife

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€600

White River

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 90 x 55 x 1.8 cm Painting . 35.4 x 21.7 x 0.7 inch

€2,000

Echo of the Black Cat

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,500

Contemporary portrait - Create Yourself

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

To Fly or Not to Fly?..

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 50 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Labake - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait of African Woman, Blue

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 121.9 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,139

Within the Shimmering Dark

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€14,263

Mend No. 19

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,065

Melancholia No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,065

Melancholia

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,065

A Gentleman's Escape

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€13,283

Swallows in Flight No. 47

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,006

Birds on Branches No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,006

Tree Swallows

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,006

Nature Collection No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 57.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 inch

€2,273

Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 12 (Framed)

Mario Henrique

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

€600

Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 11 (Framed)

Mario Henrique

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

€600

Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 10 (Framed)

Mario Henrique

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

€600

Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 8 (Framed)

Mario Henrique

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

€600

Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 6 (Framed)

Mario Henrique

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

€600

Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 5 (Framed)

Mario Henrique

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

€600

Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 4 (Framed)

Mario Henrique

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

€600

Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 3 (Framed)

Mario Henrique

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

€600

Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 2

Mario Henrique

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

€600

Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 1

Mario Henrique

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

€600

Monet Japanese Garden in Giverny - diptych

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 152.4 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 60 x 0.75 inch

€26,744

Timeless Romance

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€14,263

Jacquelina

James Sparshatt

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

€3,150

Evening Together

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€10,698

Mystery at the Bar

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€10,698

Midnight Glamour

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€10,698

Eternal Blossoms Triptych

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 137.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 54 x 0.75 inch

€12,035

Quiet Reflections

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€10,778

Under the Tuscan Sun in Italy

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 1.9 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 0.75 inch

€12,480

The Whiskey Call

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€29,044

Barn Owl No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 57.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 inch

€847

Pond of Peacefulness III

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 121.9 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 0.75 inch

€12,480

Pond of Peacefulness

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 101.6 x 152.4 x 1.9 cm Painting . 40 x 60 x 0.75 inch

€31,201

La primer estrella

Marta Grassi

Painting . 116 x 153 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 60.2 x 1 inch

€4,000

Late night II

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€10,698

Late Night

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€11,589

Cary Grant in North by Northwest

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€12,480

Iris no. 197

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 57.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 inch

€936

Mystery in black

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€12,480

Deeper no. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 57.2 cm Painting . 30 x 22.5 inch

€1,364

Le meilleur d'entre eux

Guillaume Piot

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

€1,500

A strong man – Uncle III

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 280 x 85 x 1 cm Painting . 110.2 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch

€1,337

Tambourinades

Gérard Traquandi

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 11.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 4.5 inch

€400

Gold Green Vitae

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 66 x 2 cm Print . 34.3 x 26 x 0.8 inch

€980

Consultation

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,200

Sunset at Sea

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€12,035

El Dandy

James Sparshatt

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

€2,979

Portrait 2

Erdna André

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€500

Quiet Strength 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Modern, Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

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

€401

Petit bonbon rose qu'on veut sucer

G. Carta

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

€450

Multiples

Julien Cuny

Painting . 127 x 173 x 5 cm Painting . 50 x 68.1 x 2 inch

€4,200 €2,940

Les Jours Heureux

David Jamin

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

€670

The New Scene of Van Eyden

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Jeremy Abbott and Oliver Hartt Diptych, Portraits

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 39.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,566

Hello, Moonlit Night

Sakurako Hamaguchi

Painting . 91 x 72.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.8 x 28.6 x 1 inch

€1,520

Creative Rebel - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Children

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,897

Tête C

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

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