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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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Print, Collectivism, Mino Maccari

Collectivism

Mino Maccari

Print . 34.5 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.6 x 18.5 x 0 inch

€600

Print, Apocalypse, Mino Maccari

Apocalypse

Mino Maccari

Print . 34.5 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.6 x 18.5 x 0 inch

€600

Print, La Breloque, Mino Maccari

La Breloque

Mino Maccari

Print . 44 x 33 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.3 x 13 x 0 inch

€600

Print, The Old Style, Mino Maccari

The Old Style

Mino Maccari

Print . 47 x 34.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 18.5 x 13.6 x 0 inch

€600

Print, New School, Mino Maccari

New School

Mino Maccari

Print . 33 x 44 x 0.1 cm Print . 13 x 17.3 x 0 inch

€650

Print, The Long Wait, Mino Maccari

The Long Wait

Mino Maccari

Print . 47 x 34.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 18.5 x 13.6 x 0 inch

€600

Print, The Ceremony, Mino Maccari

The Ceremony

Mino Maccari

Print . 34.5 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.6 x 18.5 x 0 inch

€580

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, François Chapuis

Portrait

François Chapuis

Fine Art Drawings . 49 x 35 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.3 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

€580

Painting, Dahlia, Elizabeth Becker

Dahlia

Elizabeth Becker

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

€294

Painting, Lilies, Elizabeth Becker

Lilies

Elizabeth Becker

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

€205

Painting, Tulips, Elizabeth Becker

Tulips

Elizabeth Becker

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

€205

Painting, Plum Study, Elizabeth Becker

Plum Study

Elizabeth Becker

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

€294

Painting, Cosmo no. 9, Elizabeth Becker

Cosmo no. 9

Elizabeth Becker

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

€250

Painting, The cage, Olivier Massebeuf

The cage

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Tide no. 23, Elizabeth Becker

Tide no. 23

Elizabeth Becker

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

€401

Painting, Tide no. 22, Elizabeth Becker

Tide no. 22

Elizabeth Becker

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

€401

Fine Art Drawings, Giraffe Man, Mino Maccari

Giraffe Man

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 7.3 x 0 inch

€600

Painting, Horizon A, Ivan Tzonev

Horizon A

Ivan Tzonev

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

€1,000

Painting, Selo R, Ivan Tzonev

Selo R

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 89 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Photography, Louvre, Bridgeman

Louvre

Bridgeman

Photography . 27 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography . 10.6 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€240

Sculpture, Ave V, Rocio Mazuecos

Ave V

Rocio Mazuecos

Sculpture . 27 x 33 x 14 cm Sculpture . 10.6 x 13 x 5.5 inch

€725