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…

Saint Laurent

Bridgeman

Photography . 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography . 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€240

Study of angel 2016

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€1,000

To live off of memories

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting . 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

€340

Dagoberto

James Sparshatt

Photography . 55.8 x 76.2 x 1 cm Photography . 22 x 30 x 0.4 inch

€3,587

Gaviera

Alejandra Caballero

Painting . 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Entre líneas

Núria Bosch

Painting . 65 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Biunivoco

Lantomo

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

€2,510

Hiawatha Parlor Car

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€750

Tendre un perchoir 9

Marie Rauzy

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Everything changed in absolute silence

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 59.9 x 59.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

€2,277

NEW YORK - Fashion show

OverSide

Photography . 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€350

Shibuya

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 66 x 1 cm Print . 34.3 x 26 x 0.4 inch

€980 €882

les mots qu'elle voulait entendre entre les lignes

Marta Grassi

Painting . 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Roger Ballen, Des oiseaux - Édition limitée

Roger Ballen

Print . 25.5 x 20 cm Print . 10 x 7.9 inch

€700

L'accueil

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 39 x 22 cm Painting . 15.4 x 8.7 inch

€1,800

Forest

Teona Yamanidze

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

€4,200

Cercle n°1

Marta Grassi

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

€1,300

Comedy Man

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 86 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 33.9 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€2,500

Versailles

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 15.2 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 6 x 8 x 1 inch

€729

Giuseppe Zanotti High Heel

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 35.6 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 14 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€638

Orince Eagle (After a Photograph by Elizabeth Peyton)

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€546

Chair of Comfort

Saoud Abdallah

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

€4,300

Sicario

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 30.5 x 40.6 cm Painting . 12 x 16 inch

€729

Peonies

Manuel Santelices

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

€546

Etude 2019

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,650

Compter le temps

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 107 x 196 x 3 cm Painting . 42.1 x 77.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,800

Le Cygne

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 150 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 2 inch

€12,000

Cy Twombly with Italian sculptures. From the Interiors series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€2,277

Cy Twombly with pink chairs. From the Interiors series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€2,277

Dries Van Noten’s table. From the Interiors series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,594

Yves in Tangier. From the Fashion series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€2,277

Lee Radziwill with Pink Peonies. From the Art, Culture & Society series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,822

El Viejo Maestro

James Sparshatt

Photography . 55.8 x 76.2 x 1 cm Photography . 22 x 30 x 0.4 inch

€3,587

La Linea

James Sparshatt

Photography . 55.8 x 76.2 x 1 cm Photography . 22 x 30 x 0.4 inch

€2,979

Fellaz on Frenchmen

James Sparshatt

Photography . 55.8 x 76.2 x 1 cm Photography . 22 x 30 x 0.4 inch

€2,979

Prada Men's Fall Fashion show and Olivier Rousteing and His Collection, Diptych

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 22.9 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€1,731

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€500 €425

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€500

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€500 €430

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€500

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€500

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€500 €430

Home Alone This Saturday Morning -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,871

Picasso (1)

Gjon Mili

Photography . 30 x 24 x 0.05 cm Photography . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€250

Tête U

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

Portrait E

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

Mick and Bianca jagger at Studio 54

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,184

Finding Solace in Foreign Soil

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,962

Village en Castille

Charles Lapicque

Print . 49 x 64 cm Print . 19.3 x 25.2 inch

€750

We Outside 2 (Lagos Baddie Girl)

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,962

Mis sueños hoy II

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Regard

Fresha D

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

€950

To whom it is deserved

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,734

Life Happens For Us

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,188

After a Long Day 1

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,732

Life is too short to not Shawarma

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,188

Le vert est dans la pomme

Guillaume Piot

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

€1,500

Fred Hughes and Diana Vreeland in New York

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€1,184

Dessin n°2 : La protégée

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€700

Flowers of paradise

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,206

Yes

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€800

Séance

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 26 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 10.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€800

The Distance

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€1,000

Archangel Michaela

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 18 x 13 x 0.1 cm Painting . 7.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch

€900

Saint Georgina 1

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€900

Saint Georgina

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€900

Big Sister

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,461

Atoke Oni Koroba

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1 inch

€3,507

Retrospect

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,732

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€3,200

Without Mask

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 25 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Girl by the Window

Natia Sapanadze

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

€970

Gilles Mendel in Paris

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 20.3 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 8 x 6 x 0.1 inch

€546

El duende

James Sparshatt

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

€1,155

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

The Theatre Stage

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€14,500

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch

€9,000

Iris No. 149

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 cm Painting . 12 x 9 inch

€105

Toro study

Marc Prat

Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 120 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€780

Bayou dreaming

James Sparshatt

Photography . 60 x 85 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 33.5 x 0 inch

€1,641

The collector’s house blue

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€638

Anna Piaggi

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€546

Alexander McQueen / We love Kate

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 20.3 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 8 x 10 x 0.1 inch

€729

Orange Shirt

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€729

La Caverna Magnetica

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 146 x 228 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 89.8 x 1.2 inch

€22,000

Chanel Pastels

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 14 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Painting . 5.5 x 8 x 0.1 inch

€546

Amal, George Clooney and Julia Roberts

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€546

Valentino Fall

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€546

Gucci Spring 19 Accessories

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 25.4 x 17.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 10 x 7 x 0.1 inch

€638

La sombra del viento

Marta Grassi

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Girls

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€240

Mixed Age 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Modern, Women

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

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

€683

Unknow

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 74 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 29.1 x 0 inch

€1,800

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