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…

Kiss me

Sébastien Allart

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

€3,200

Le marin

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,500 €750

The Ficus, Cat, and She

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Les Copains

David Jamin

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Café de Paris

David Jamin

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

€1,200

Grackles

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,986

Grackles No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

€3,165

Tree Swallows

Elizabeth Becker

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

€3,165

Red-Tailed Hawks No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,986

Big Blue Me

Nathan Chantob

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

€10,000

Autumnal No. 16

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€936

Autumnal No. 15

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€936

Autumnal No. 14

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€936

Vision of Twilight 2

Obeka Simon

Painting . 45.7 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18 x 22 x 1 inch

€1,471

Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 7 (Framed)

Mario Henrique

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

€600

Contemporary portrait Meeting

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 75 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting . 29.5 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch

€1,300

Perspectives

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 147 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 57.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Contemporary portrait "Travel Companion"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Femme 25

Manuella Ferré

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

€320

Migrant heart

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€1,700

You are indifferent

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€1,750

Marginalized

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€1,850

Addiction

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€5,900

Havana café

James Sparshatt

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

€967

El Barbudo

James Sparshatt

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

€845

Corporation

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€780

Credendo Vides 021

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€800

Frauen-Portraits mit Hut

Antonio Saura

Print . 51 x 40 cm Print . 20.1 x 15.7 inch

€950

Eiffel

Bridgeman

Photography . 27 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography . 10.6 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€240

Toujours ensemble

Maxime Frairot

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

€100

Heels? Never Heard of Them

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,500

Identidad fraccionada

Núria Bosch

Painting . 50 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€800

Abstract Floral No. 18

Elizabeth Becker

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

€125

Abstract Floral No. 16

Elizabeth Becker

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

€125

Abstract Floral No. 10

Elizabeth Becker

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

€125

Abstract Floral No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

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

€125

Emotions? Nah, that's for wimps!

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Just Keep the Connection

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Untitled

Renjie Gao

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

€2,900

Untitled

Renjie Gao

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

€3,900

Untitled

Renjie Gao

Painting . 40 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€2,900

Queen Anne's Lace No. 22

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,273

Irises No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,827

Poppies No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,827

Grackle No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,827

Grackle No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,006

Blackbird

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,006

Heron No. 29

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,006

Herons in Flight No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,006

Herons in Flight No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,006

Herons in Flight No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,006

Heron in Flight

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,006

Herons in Flight No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,006

Heron in Flight No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,006

Flying Hawk No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,827

Flying Hawk No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,273

Flying Hawks

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,006

Two Hawks

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,827

Red-Tailed Hawk No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,560

Goldfinches

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,006

Red-Tailed Hawks

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,006

Red-Tailed Hawks No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,006

Grackles

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,006

Je cherche encore

Marta Grassi

Painting . 130 x 206 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 81.1 x 0.4 inch

€4,000

Parisian Rendez Vous

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€10,698

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

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

€750

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

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

€550

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€750

In the Fied

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 50 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€750

Le poète au keffieh

Julien Cuny

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

€550 €275

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 35 x 25 x 1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

€600

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€600

Lily Bouquet

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 39.75 x 0.1 inch

€2,006

Le coq

Julien Cuny

Painting . 105 x 75 cm Painting . 41.3 x 29.5 inch

€600 €300

Jackdaw

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 101 x 66 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.75 x 26 x 0.1 inch

€1,827

A strong man - Dad

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 280 x 95 x 1 cm Painting . 110.2 x 37.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,337

Pulchritude

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 72 cm Print . 34.3 x 28.3 inch

€980

Flower girl

Victor Sheleg

Painting . 60 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

€3,800

Tropicana

James Sparshatt

Photography . 67.5 x 67.5 x 2 cm Photography . 26.6 x 26.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,155

Lithographie originale de Yves Brayer

Yves Brayer

Print . 54 x 57 x 0.3 cm Print . 21.3 x 22.4 x 0.1 inch

€250

The Kiss

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€800

Dark Materials IV

James Sparshatt

Photography . 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography . 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,824

Les Vacances IV

James Sparshatt

Photography . 100 x 116 x 2 cm Photography . 39.4 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,371

Les Vacances II

James Sparshatt

Photography . 100 x 116 x 2 cm Photography . 39.4 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,371

Les Vacances I

James Sparshatt

Photography . 100 x 116 x 2 cm Photography . 39.4 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,371

Mujer de Viñales

James Sparshatt

Photography . 90 x 90 x 2 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,061

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 9.3 inch

€300

Quiet Strength 1 - 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

Summertime in motion

Jean-Jacques Venturini

Painting . 81 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€4,000

Where the Light Stays 3 - 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

Ian 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

Électrique

Fabrice Leito

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

€4,250

Open Road Ballad

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 105 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

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