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…

Nu aux bras croisés

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 65 x 49.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.5 x 0.1 inch

€230

Men Fighting VI

Milburn-Foster

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

€6,800

Domination in Blue

Milburn-Foster

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

€6,800

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€5,000

Pink Africa

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.8 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.3 inch

€1,275

Adam and Eve

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Suspiro

Nova Doria

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

€570

Rayée

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 92 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 36.2 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€1,800

Study of the human body

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting . 33 x 24 x 1 cm Painting . 13 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

€3,190

Tennis, le simple

Charles Lapicque

Print . 45 x 63 cm Print . 17.7 x 24.8 inch

€950

Homme pensif

Isabella Kretzdorn

Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€950

Grenade 6 : Famille

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 31 x 29 x 2 cm Painting . 12.2 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Reclining Nude in Three Colours 1

Michael Alford

Painting . 50.8 x 76.2 cm Painting . 20 x 30 inch

€4,099

Les deux amies

Yves Brayer

Print . 32.4 x 23.8 cm Print . 12.8 x 9.4 inch

€600

Bain de soleil - Hollande

Michel Pinel

Photography . 30 x 21 cm Photography . 11.8 x 8.3 inch

€225

Le vent l’emportera

Cécile Desserle

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

€2,800

Nu

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 76 x 54 x 0.5 cm Print . 29.9 x 21.3 x 0.2 inch

€450

Les trois larrons

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 63 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 24.8 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Nu de dos

Alain Bonnefoit

Painting . 32.8 x 22 cm Painting . 12.9 x 8.7 inch

€450

Perspective

Isabelle Lebret

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

€1,200

Boudoir

Mario Henrique

Painting . 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€6,500

The Deposition, after Raphael

Mario Henrique

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

€9,928

Somnium No. 3, Series IX

Mario Henrique

Painting . 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€10,000

Materia No. 5, Series V

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€6,500

Materia No. 4, Series V

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€6,500

Materia No. 3, Series V

Mario Henrique

Painting . 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€9,017

Nu

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€3,800

Sans titre

Olivier de Sagazan

Painting . 59 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 23.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€4,000

Materia No. 2, Series V

Mario Henrique

Painting . 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€10,000

Human VI

Jolanta Johnsson

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

€350

araneosuS

Louis Blanc

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

€1,400

Precari deoS

Louis Blanc

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

€1,000

Kids

Ilia Balavadze

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

€800

Asian Story

Dinh Y Nyi

Painting . 139.7 x 86.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 55 x 34 x 2 inch

€14,573

Kidnapped beauty

Tsanko Tsankoff

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

€2,300

Untitled 10

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 61 x 36 x 0.1 cm Painting . 24 x 14.2 x 0 inch

€1,000

Anatomy Lesson

Mino Maccari

Painting . 33.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 13.2 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€800

Untitled 12

Ilia Balavadze

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

€900

Untitled 11

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 50 x 33 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 13 x 0 inch

€900

Untitled 8

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 49 x 34 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.3 x 13.4 x 0 inch

€800

Untitled 3

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€1,000

Untitled 2

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€1,000

Untitled 1

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€1,000

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€336

Nude

Rosen Markovski

Painting . 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,100

Cheese !

Maxime Frairot

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

€350

Couple 1

Rachel Yedid

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€2,400

Delhia Dancing in the Garden III

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 116 x 73 cm Painting . 45.7 x 28.7 inch

€6,400

Untitled 7

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Untitled 6.6

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Untitled 5.5

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Untitled 3.3

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Man throwing a ball

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,900

Girl

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 160 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,800 €2,520

Beyond boundaries #2

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 140 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€5,000 €4,500

Beyond boundaries #7

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 140 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€5,000

Permeation II

Luiza Kasprzyk

Painting . 51 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 20.1 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€450

Sur la plage

Julien Cuny

Painting . 180 x 127 x 2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 50 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Men Wrestling in Greys

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 89 x 116 x 1.5 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.6 inch

€6,800

Arabesque

Milburn-Foster

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

€6,800

Beatrix and Erika dancing in black

Milburn-Foster

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

€6,800

Jozsi and Szilvi Dancing 10

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 90 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€4,400

Homme timide

Sounya Whang

Fine Art Drawings . 19.5 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.7 x 5.1 x 0 inch

€90

On the way to Arcadia - I

Tsanko Tsankoff

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

€1,800

Perspective (3)

Isabelle Lebret

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

€1,200

Melody of a Memory

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,465

Figures de ballet

Yves Brayer

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

€150

Woman with a red lipstick

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€2,641

The Ukrainian Girl at the Morning Lake

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.9 cm Painting . 28 x 22 x 0.75 inch

€3,825

The Fleeting Thoughts Nymph Mythology

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,643

Woman's Reflection

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 0.75 inch

€3,916

Venus no. 4

Mario Henrique

Painting . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€500

The white towel

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 100 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 43.3 x 1 inch

€3,500

.....but Delhia kept on Dancing

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 130 x 81 cm Painting . 51.2 x 31.9 inch

€8,200

motuS

Louis Blanc

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

€3,900

eXtREmuS

Louis Blanc

Photography . 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€3,000

Beatrix and Zsuzsa Dancing

Milburn-Foster

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

€6,800

Tout doux tout doux

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 52 x 38 cm Painting . 20.5 x 15 inch

€2,200

Perspective (2)

Isabelle Lebret

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Smoke and Silk

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,286

Accordance

Isabelle Lebret

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

€2,200

Mélancolie

Isabelle Lebret

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

€1,500

Silence

Isabelle Lebret

Painting . 50 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Desprendimiento

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Les jours heureux I

David Jamin

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

€2,550

Burlesque Call

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,104

Bound in Silk

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€9,837

Venus no. 7

Mario Henrique

Painting . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€500

Venus no. 5

Mario Henrique

Painting . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€500

Venus no. 3

Mario Henrique

Painting . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€500

Venus no. 2

Mario Henrique

Painting . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€500

Venus no. 1

Mario Henrique

Painting . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€500

The Ritual of Elegance

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€6,193

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