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…

Mademoiselle 44

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,400

Shimmering Night

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€6,285

Transported beauty

Tsanko Tsankoff

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

€1,850

Clear Blue

Bill Bate

Painting . 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€3,039

Le laboratoire

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 162 x 260 cm Painting . 63.8 x 102.4 inch

€25,000

Sultry in Scarlet

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€6,193

Sultry in Shadows

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€8,015

La azotea

Toni Caldentey

Painting . 130 x 195 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 76.8 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Ukrainian Ophelia

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,736

When you fall in love

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€5,920

New Dawn

Bill Bate

Painting . 122 x 92 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

€3,343

Phoenix

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 143 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 56.3 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

€14,000

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€5,500 €4,950

Beyond boundaries

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 80 x 100 x 0.5 cm Print . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

€200

Girl

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€200

Beyond Boundaries

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 80 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€200 €180

Echoes of the Night

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€13,480

Mourning

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 19 x 13.5 cm Painting . 7.5 x 5.3 inch

€390

Strength of a Black Man: 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Oil Portrait

Obeka Simon

Painting . 121.9 x 137.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 54 x 1 inch

€3,507

Feathers

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€15,301

Woman with a cocktail

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,560

Permeation III

Luiza Kasprzyk

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

€450

Permeation IV

Luiza Kasprzyk

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

€450

Night Star

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€15,301

Refuge

Elizabeth Becker

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

€975

TEsTacEuS

Louis Blanc

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

€6,250

Pes AC MaNuS

Louis Blanc

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

€6,500

Nature's Flirtation

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€3,188

A Vallauris au mois d'août

Julien Cuny

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

€650

Les formes combustibles #2

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 145 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 57.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€25,000

Trans-figuration 0004

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 163 x 153 x 2 cm Painting . 64.2 x 60.2 x 0.8 inch

€19,000

The reader II

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€15,028

Red November

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 150 x 150 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 inch

€2,100

Nude

Marta Wakula

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€150

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€500

Bacchante 6

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 84 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€1,350

Beyond boundaries #7

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 80 x 100 x 0.5 cm Print . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

€200

Psyché

Insane 51

Print . 60 x 60 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 inch

€1,790

EROS

Insane 51

Print . 60 x 60 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 inch

€1,390

Rock & Lust 4

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€950

Dinner Time 3

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 160 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 63 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

€17,000

Man in Vivienne Westwood. From the Fashion series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€1,366

Le rêve

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 120 x 0.01 cm Print . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Libre et alanguie

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

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

€3,000

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

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

€3,000

Bacchante 2

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Nu couché aux cheveux blonds

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 50 x 53 x 0.2 cm Print . 19.7 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch

€230

Charlotte l'oubli

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch

€800

Francki l'oubli

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch

€800

A Gentle Summer

Luis Morris

Painting . 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,155

Back

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€7,500

Corpus Lingua011122

Nicolas Briere

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

€1,900

Esterelle

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 75 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€900

Tancament III

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 21 x 17 x 15 cm Sculpture . 8.3 x 6.7 x 5.9 inch

€4,100

Lithurgie 2

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 84 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€1,350

Femme nue aux bas noirs

Isabella Kretzdorn

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

€950

Light my fire

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 69 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 27.2 x 0 inch

€1,600

Un bon cul, un bon café

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Un Souffle et du désir

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€900

The Phone

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€850

Reclined Nude

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,200

Nude

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€900

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

Nude Reclining, Gold

Michael Alford

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

€4,099

Un par un

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 46.5 x 38 x 3 cm Painting . 18.3 x 15 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Fragmentos y formas esenciales

Núria Bosch

Painting . 170 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 66.9 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€7,200

Anatomy study for a Woman Walking

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 100 x 73 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.6 inch

€3,400

Ton feu

Cécile Desserle

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

€3,800

Black Sea magic

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 89 x 79 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Nude

Simon Goldberg

Fine Art Drawings . 20.5 x 32 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.1 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

€400

Comme des Garcons and Louis XV Tries on Shoes, Diptych

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,093

Point de non retour

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,250

Figure Sketch No. 11

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings . 50.2 x 38.7 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.75 x 15.25 inch

€196

Inner Voice

Bill Bate

Painting . 92 x 71 x 4 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28 x 1.6 inch

€2,006

Leda

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 75 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€900

Lithurgie 3

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 84 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€1,350

Merged with her in a glance

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting . 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

€390

Behind the Scenes 3

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€2,500

Untitled 6

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 25 x 37 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 14.6 x 0 inch

€700

Untitled 4

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 24 x 37 x 0.4 cm Painting . 9.4 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch

€700

Fusion

Bill Bate

Painting . 140 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,343

Being No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

€592

Flowers

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 15 x 35 cm Painting . 5.9 x 13.8 inch

€370

Grenade 5 : Sauve-moi

Rachel Yedid

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

€2,400

Grenade 3 : Je te Porte

Rachel Yedid

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

€2,400

Grenade 2 : Naissance

Rachel Yedid

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

€2,400

Grenade 1 : Petite Grenade

Rachel Yedid

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

€2,400

Couple 4

Rachel Yedid

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

€2,400

Un air de provence

Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)

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

€4,400

Le Penseur

Clement Garnung

Painting . 155 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 61 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Calm Blue

Bill Bate

Painting . 92 x 122 x 4 cm Painting . 36.2 x 48 x 1.6 inch

€3,343

Elements & Senses

Bill Bate

Painting . 140 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,343

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