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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, Exterior, Dzovig Arnelian

Exterior

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 12.3 x 17 x 0.5 cm Print . 4.8 x 6.7 x 0.2 inch

€178

Painting, Oscar, Lisbeth Buonanno

Oscar

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

€100

Photography, Yves Saint-Laurent, OverSide

Yves Saint-Laurent

OverSide

Photography . 45 x 45 x 0.2 cm Photography . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

€300

Painting, Burna, Fresha D

Burna

Fresha D

Painting . 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€750

Painting, Amazonite, Lisbeth Buonanno

Amazonite

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€300

Print, La brise, Yves Pero

La brise

Yves Pero

Print . 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€300

Print, No More Lies, Sancko

No More Lies

Sancko

Print . 30 x 30 cm Print . 11.8 x 11.8 inch

€189

Fine Art Drawings, Long Neck, Dominique Dève

Long Neck

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€260

Fine Art Drawings, Palette #20, Guillaume Piot

Palette #20

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 3.9 inch

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Palette #17, Guillaume Piot

Palette #17

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 3.9 inch

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Pathos, Dominique Dève

Pathos

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€270

Fine Art Drawings, Le nouveau royaume, Julien Cuny

Le nouveau royaume

Julien Cuny

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

€450 €315

Photography, Around us, Ali Buhamad

Around us

Ali Buhamad

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

€446

Photography, Deep soul 253, Laurence Verney

Deep soul 253

Laurence Verney

Photography . 117 x 100 x 3 cm Photography . 46.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Photography, DS 247, Laurence Verney

DS 247

Laurence Verney

Photography . 112 x 92 x 3 cm Photography . 44.1 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Painting, Mazel Tov 4, Katalin Soós

Mazel Tov 4

Katalin Soós

Painting . 20 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€250

Painting, La robe rouge, Ivan Tzonev

La robe rouge

Ivan Tzonev

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

€160

Painting, Silence 2, Ivan Tzonev

Silence 2

Ivan Tzonev

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

€160

Fine Art Drawings, Conflict, Mino Maccari

Conflict

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€400

Painting, Desvelo II, Rocio Mazuecos

Desvelo II

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€500

Fine Art Drawings, Sunrise, Reinaldo Chavez

Sunrise

Reinaldo Chavez

Fine Art Drawings . 13.5 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.3 x 7.5 inch

€340

Fine Art Drawings, Three Horsemen, Mino Maccari

Three Horsemen

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 28.8 x 20.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.3 x 8.2 x 0 inch

€480

Fine Art Drawings, Smoking Man, Mino Maccari

Smoking Man

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.2 x 0 inch

€380

Fine Art Drawings, Jeune femme, Henri Fehr

Jeune femme

Henri Fehr

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

€457

Photography, BAnana superstar, OverSide

BAnana superstar

OverSide

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

€350

Print, Anaïs, Ger Doornink

Anaïs

Ger Doornink

Print . 67 x 65.5 cm Print . 26.4 x 25.8 inch

€890

Painting, Néfeles, Rocio Mazuecos

Néfeles

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 162 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€7,500

Painting, El coro, Rocio Mazuecos

El coro

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€9,190

Painting, Them, Olivier Massebeuf

Them

Olivier Massebeuf

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

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Duo d'esquisse, Henri Fehr

Duo d'esquisse

Henri Fehr

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

€457

Fine Art Drawings, The Associate, Dominique Dève

The Associate

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€270

Painting, Chaos, Moutaz Al-Bashar

Chaos

Moutaz Al-Bashar

Painting . 220 x 320 x 1 cm Painting . 86.6 x 126 x 0.4 inch

€16,000

Painting, Holy s**t, Olivier Massebeuf

Holy s**t

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 1 inch

€800

Painting, Desvelo III, Rocio Mazuecos

Desvelo III

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€500

Painting, Fusion, Dzovig Arnelian

Fusion

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 40 x 38 x 0.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15 x 0.2 inch

€513

Fine Art Drawings, Combat, Dominique Dève

Combat

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€260

Photography, Last call, Alexander Benz

Last call

Alexander Benz

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

€460

Painting, DMX, Erdna André

DMX

Erdna André

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

€600

Print, Interior, Dzovig Arnelian

Interior

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 17 x 12.5 x 0.5 cm Print . 6.7 x 4.9 x 0.2 inch

€178

Fine Art Drawings, Mistery, Hildegarde Handsaeme

Mistery

Hildegarde Handsaeme

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 55 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

€520