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…

Girl with Dog

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€11,000

The southern gentleman

James Sparshatt

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

€1,155

Untitled 1

Saoud Abdallah

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

€891

Graciela

James Sparshatt

Photography . 90 x 90 x 1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€3,040

Queen 2

Nicolas Briere

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€6,000

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€200

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Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€200

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Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€200

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€200

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€200

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€200

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€200

Clara

Marie-Ange Daudé

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

€2,500

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

Regarde moi

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 120 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,900

Me and My Guys 1 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Relaxation

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,897

Boss Lady

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

€3,878

Mindscapes - 21st Century

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,897

Le pull rayé

Julien Cuny

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

€390 €195

Absolutely Nothing

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 95 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 37.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Portrait #51. From the Portraits series

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,070

Sunshine

David Jamin

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,550

Ce rouge-là

David Jamin

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,550

Art

David Jamin

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,550

Untitled

Renjie Gao

Painting . 200 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€14,000

Untitled

Renjie Gao

Painting . 200 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€19,000

Untitled

Renjie Gao

Painting . 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€19,000

Untitled

Renjie Gao

Painting . 200 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€14,000

Untitled

Renjie Gao

Painting . 200 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€14,000

Untitled

Renjie Gao

Painting . 200 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€14,000

Contemporary portrait "Full Moon"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 65 x 1.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Pathfinder 4

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

€2,095

Pathfinder 3

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

€2,095

Pathfinder 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Women Face

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

€2,095

Deep soul 234

Laurence Verney

Photography . 75 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography . 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€2,000

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 35 x 25 x 3 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

€350

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 35 x 25 x 3 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

€350

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

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

€350

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 35 x 25 x 3 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

€350

Abierta 4

Antonio Saura

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

€2,500

Nothing to be Ashamed of (Body Positivity) 2

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

€2,674

After a Long Day 1

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,674

Soaring Series 3

Renjie Gao

Painting . 150 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€14,000

La Marche des Éléphants

Guillaume Piot

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

€1,500

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

Le chemin des douaniers

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€900

Sorores

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 65.8 cm Print . 34.3 x 25.9 inch

€980

A romantic scene

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 62 x 62 x 0.5 cm Painting . 24.4 x 24.4 x 0.2 inch

€1,284

Cercle n°1

Marta Grassi

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

€1,300

Lost on you

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€650

Fictions

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 200 x 340 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 133.9 x 1.2 inch

€42,000

Waiting Woman

Saoud Abdallah

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

€4,992

Face Tomorrow

Renjie Gao

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

€8,915

Credendo Vides 028

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€800

Credendo Vides 026

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€800

Credendo Vides 023

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€800

Away From The Lens 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Women, 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 8 - 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

Dandy in the garden of black roses & Terrifying night of the first transformation

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 50 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

€4,457

In My Solitude 1

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,432

Holiday Done Another School Day - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,432

Doriane

Sébastien Allart

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

€2,800

À Bicyclette

David Jamin

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

€670

Control

Ali Buhamad

Photography . 40 x 50 x 5 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€446

The House On The Marsh

James Sparshatt

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

€1,398

Frosted reeds

James Sparshatt

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

€1,398

Pelota

Carlos Mendez

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

€3,000

In the stillness of dawn

Plamen Ovcharov

Painting . 65 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€680

Flow of Time in the Window

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 75 x 1.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Contemporary portrait - The Beginning of the Road

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 120 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Plaid Shirt

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 22 x 0.4 inch

€2,600 €2,340

Oh my God, or a Custom Portrait

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

Contemporary portrait - Once by the Sea

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

Contemporary portrait - February 2022

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 65 x 1.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Contemporary portrait As We Wait for the Taxi

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

It's Cold - Contemporary portrait

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

Arribada

Alejandra Caballero

Painting . 65 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,250

Tendre un perchoir 9

Marie Rauzy

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

€3,500

Contemporary portrait "Disco Club"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 65 x 2.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

The Vernissage

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 95 x 75 x 2.2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 29.5 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

The main Thing is for my Mom not to Find out

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 75 x 2.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

The Sunset

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2.2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

La japonaise

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 92 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

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

Roger Ballen, Des oiseaux - Édition limitée

Roger Ballen

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

€700

Frou-frou

Julien Cuny

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch

€2,900 €1,450

Le magasin aux accessoires

Yves Brayer

Print . 38 x 28 cm Print . 15 x 11 inch

€150

Code 2101

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 130 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

La mirada

James Sparshatt

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

€723

El viaje a casa

James Sparshatt

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

€723

Ritmo en el autobus

James Sparshatt

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

€723

El patrimonio

James Sparshatt

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

€723

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

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

€300

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