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…

Mother and child

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,554

Tea and Honey

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 20.3 x 40.6 x 1.9 cm Painting . 8 x 16 x 0.75 inch

€729

The memorial of Vivienne Westwood Series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 139.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 55 x 0.1 inch

€2,277

Tenacity

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,736

Girl Child and Her Companion 2

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 165.1 x 147.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 65 x 58 x 1 inch

€5,938

Deep Sleep

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,900

Queen lady

Samuel Cueto

Photography . 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€6,000

Street Cred

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 120 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Lynn Yaegger

Manuel Santelices

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

€865

Confused people series 06

Renjie Gao

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

€911

Le Temps Suspendu... 008

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€800

Touch No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

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

€501

Grande Menine

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€16,000

Hoods

Smoka

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

De kink et d'eau fraiche

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

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Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 105 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 41.3 inch

€4,500

Hand in Hand

Sakurako Hamaguchi

Painting . 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting . 20.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

€660

Free Boys

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 85 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€3,500

Life as a Roller-coaster 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Men Skating

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,645

Nature Collection Sketch No. 1

Elizabeth Becker

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

€150

A Life Unraveled

Obeka Simon

Painting . 96.5 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38 x 32 x 1 inch

€2,732

Having Done All, I Stand 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Women, Oil

Obeka Simon

Painting . 96.5 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38 x 32 x 1 inch

€2,823

All about Eve. From the Art, culture & society series

Manuel Santelices

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

€1,366

William F. Buckley and Pat Buckley at home in NY. From the Interiors series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€1,093

Study for Yves Saint Laurent and Mick Jagger

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 14 x 0.1 inch

€820

Isabella Blow in Philip Tracey

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€1,093

Harry Brant in Connecticut

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€865

Pat Buckley leaving town

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€1,184

Supermodels in Vogue

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€865

Christian Dior, Frida Kahlo and Maria Grazia Chiuri in Mexico City - Cruise 2024

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 14 x 0.1 inch

€1,093

Queen Camilla

Manuel Santelices

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

€911

Monet Japanese Garden, Giverny - Limited Edition Print

Ruslana Levandovska

Print . 66 x 53.3 x 0.8 cm Print . 26 x 21 x 0.3 inch

€592

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 42 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€600 €528

Window

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€5,500

Le machino

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 56 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting . 22 x 15 x 0 inch

€1,600

Barbara Hutton, Portrait

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 25.4 x 17.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10 x 7 x 0.1 inch

€865

Carrie Bradshaw in the kitchen with a hat

Manuel Santelices

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

€1,093

Lonely Swan

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 80 x 100.3 x 1.9 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.5 x 0.75 inch

€3,825

Girl 8

Saoud Abdallah

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

€1,639

Michael Kors fall fashion collection

Manuel Santelices

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

€1,093

El tabaquero

James Sparshatt

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

€723

Man and Woman

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 22.6 x 14.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.9 x 5.7 x 0 inch

€400

Saturday Night with Karen Kilimnik and Elizabeth Peyton

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 38.1 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€820

Stranger No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

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

€546

Clarity No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

€546

An interior by Joseph Dirand

Manuel Santelices

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

€1,275

Branch Study No. 21

Elizabeth Becker

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

€273

Swallow

Elizabeth Becker

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

€228

Branch Study No. 13

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 2 inch

€273

Magnolia No. 15

Elizabeth Becker

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

€273

Car

Bridgeman

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

€240

Reflexion

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

€220

Homer

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€180

Sur écoute

Julien Cuny

Fine Art Drawings . 105 x 90 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 41.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€450

Canto de sirena

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 40 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€1,935

Napoli

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

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

€2,500

Charlène

Christie Nguyen

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Gianni Agnelli in Marrakesh

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€2,004

Marella Agnelli in Marrakesh

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€2,004

La lune pensive

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Le Bal

Ilia Balavadze

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

€10,000

Ian

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 39.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€1,822

Hongkong mood light

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

€750

Le voyage immobile

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€700

Infinity

Ger Doornink

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

€980

Eternal Sitting

Natia Sapanadze

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

€680

Flower girl

Victor Sheleg

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

€3,800

Green Table-Top

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,900

The Skelligs by moonlight

James Sparshatt

Photography . 50 x 75 cm Photography . 19.7 x 29.5 inch

€1,155

Bagan by moonlight

James Sparshatt

Photography . 50 x 75 cm Photography . 19.7 x 29.5 inch

€1,155

Sands of the Himalaya

James Sparshatt

Photography . 50 x 75 cm Photography . 19.7 x 29.5 inch

€1,155

Waiting for Brasil

James Sparshatt

Photography . 50 x 75 cm Photography . 19.7 x 29.5 inch

€1,155

Realm of Aodh

James Sparshatt

Photography . 50 x 75 cm Photography . 19.7 x 29.5 inch

€1,155

Tenu en laisse

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 54 x 36 cm Painting . 21.3 x 14.2 inch

€1,800

Le pied

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 33 x 33 x 0.2 cm Painting . 13 x 13 x 0.1 inch

€1,500

Son de Santiago

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch

€845

Confused people series 05

Renjie Gao

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

€911

Le Temps Suspendu... 002

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€800

Girl 2

Saoud Abdallah

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

€2,000

La moue N°1

Nathan Chantob

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

€4,300

Panter

Nathan Chantob

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

€4,500

La celebracion

James Sparshatt

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

€967

Mountainscape No. 10

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 1 inch

€510

Untitled 4

Ilia Balavadze

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

€700

Fanfare de la mer

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€4,000

The Art World Series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 76.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€3,279

Free Boys 2

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 85 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€3,500

Queens of the Night

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€950

Melody

Rene Rikkelman

Painting . 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,400

Self Confidence

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,550

La rivière de larmes aborigène

Julien Cuny

Painting . 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€180

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

Triptych From The Love of Andy series

Manuel Santelices

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

€1,366

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