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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…


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Painting, Untitled 2, Saoud Abdallah

Untitled 2

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€865

Painting, Fly Bar, Lisbeth Buonanno

Fly Bar

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Fair day, Reinaldo Chavez

Fair day

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 22 x 27.5 x 0.6 cm Painting . 8.7 x 10.8 x 0.2 inch

€320

Sculpture, Ave VI, Rocio Mazuecos

Ave VI

Rocio Mazuecos

Sculpture . 27 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture . 10.6 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€725

Painting, Musing, Rene Rikkelman

Musing

Rene Rikkelman

Painting . 110 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,950

Painting, Tarongers, Núria Bosch

Tarongers

Núria Bosch

Painting . 105 x 95 x 4 cm Painting . 41.3 x 37.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,150

Fine Art Drawings, Attablée au bar, Henri Fehr

Attablée au bar

Henri Fehr

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€646

Painting, Ti Lhan, Hom Nguyen

Ti Lhan

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 146 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Forest, Teona Yamanidze

Forest

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 175 x 155 x 3 cm Painting . 68.9 x 61 x 1.2 inch

€14,200

Painting, Portrait 2, Erdna André

Portrait 2

Erdna André

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

€500

Painting, Heron No. 9, Elizabeth Becker

Heron No. 9

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€182

Painting, Heron No. 6, Elizabeth Becker

Heron No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€182

Painting, Beyond, Elizabeth Becker

Beyond

Elizabeth Becker

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

€364