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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, Guy Ghazanchyan

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€500

Painting, Trois visages, Hom Nguyen

Trois visages

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 180 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€45,000

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (1), Jules Be Kuti

Untitled (1)

Jules Be Kuti

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€580

Painting, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Painting . 61 x 50 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 inch

€6,000

Painting, Hope, Jumoke Oyetunde

Hope

Jumoke Oyetunde

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,790

Painting, Teal Wonder, Isabel Emrich

Teal Wonder

Isabel Emrich

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch

€3,946

Print, The architect, Insane 51

The architect

Insane 51

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

€940

Design, Child, Reinaldo Chavez

Child

Reinaldo Chavez

Design . 23.5 x 18 x 3 cm Design . 9.3 x 7.1 x 1.2 inch

€320 €288

Print, Golden Art - DJ, Sagrasse

Golden Art - DJ

Sagrasse

Print . 83 x 83 x 3 cm Print . 32.7 x 32.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,350

Painting, Green and Red, Carlos Mendez

Green and Red

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€900

Painting, Makeda, Antoine Stevens

Makeda

Antoine Stevens

Painting . 180 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€9,900

Painting, Sympathie, Marta Grassi

Sympathie

Marta Grassi

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, The rain, Ramonn Vieitez

The rain

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 64.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 25.5 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,835

Sculpture, Taureau 8, Julien Cuny

Taureau 8

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 60 x 30 x 20 cm Sculpture . 23.6 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch

€800

Painting, In my univers, Jules Be Kuti

In my univers

Jules Be Kuti

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

€5,200

Painting, Esophoria, Yoann Merienne

Esophoria

Yoann Merienne

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

€16,000

Print, Relinquished, Roger Ballen

Relinquished

Roger Ballen

Print . 90 x 90 x 0.2 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€14,000

Painting, Lisa, Marie-Ange Daudé

Lisa

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 40 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Love is Blind, Guillaume Piot

Love is Blind

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

€1,300

Painting, Gift from God, Ya-Wei Li

Gift from God

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 265 x 190 x 4 cm Painting . 104.3 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch

€24,700

Painting, Taro, Ricardo Tena

Taro

Ricardo Tena

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

€7,260

Painting, Roseline, Sébastien Allart

Roseline

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Painting, Untitled, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€850

Painting, Souvenirs, Zwy Milshtein

Souvenirs

Zwy Milshtein

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

€12,000

Painting, Victory, Agboola Oladapo

Victory

Agboola Oladapo

Painting . 182.9 x 146.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 72 x 57.6 x 1 inch

€6,424

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

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

Painting, Jeunes filles, Jean Ducommun

Jeunes filles

Jean Ducommun

Painting . 46.5 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 18.3 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€1,762 €1,497

Print, Vanité, Pei-Ming Yan

Vanité

Pei-Ming Yan

Print . 78 x 119 x 1 cm Print . 30.7 x 46.9 x 0.4 inch

€3,400

Fine Art Drawings, Tomorrow, Hanna Sidorowicz

Tomorrow

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 57 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.4 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€1,600

Print, Reflejos II, Jaume Plensa

Reflejos II

Jaume Plensa

Print . 65 x 71 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 28 x 0 inch

€3,200

Painting, Zikik, Ahmed Art

Zikik

Ahmed Art

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

€590

Painting, Working day, David Jamin

Working day

David Jamin

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€2,100

Design, Ma benz, Marie-Ange Daudé

Ma benz

Marie-Ange Daudé

Design . 100 x 100 x 1 cm Design . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

Painting, Fur collar, Lantomo

Fur collar

Lantomo

Painting . 73 x 54 x 4 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.6 inch

€3,400

Painting, Wife Portrait, Ly Hung Anh

Wife Portrait

Ly Hung Anh

Painting . 129.5 x 99.1 x 5.1 cm Painting . 51 x 39 x 2 inch

€2,753

Painting, Boom #2, Guillaume Piot

Boom #2

Guillaume Piot

Painting . 21 x 14.8 cm Painting . 8.3 x 5.8 inch

€210

Print, Jardin japonais, Yves Brayer

Jardin japonais

Yves Brayer

Print . 40.5 x 50.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 15.9 x 19.9 x 0.1 inch

€400

Sculpture, Love U, Sagrasse

Love U

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 11 x 11 x 8 cm Sculpture . 4.3 x 4.3 x 3.1 inch

€100

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 57 x 76 cm Print . 22.4 x 29.9 inch

€1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Human, Hom Nguyen

Human

Hom Nguyen

Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 23.6 inch

€11,500

Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen

Human

Hom Nguyen

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

€11,900

Painting, True colors, David Jamin

True colors

David Jamin

Painting . 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Sculpture, Don't Let It Stop, Sagrasse

Don't Let It Stop

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 20 x 28 x 40 cm Sculpture . 7.9 x 11 x 15.7 inch

€190 €171

Sculpture, Butter Gold, Sagrasse

Butter Gold

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 19 x 10 x 6 cm Sculpture . 7.5 x 3.9 x 2.4 inch

€700

Print, Diavasi, Yoann Merienne

Diavasi

Yoann Merienne

Print . 58 x 110 cm Print . 22.8 x 43.3 inch

€800

Fine Art Drawings, Image of Death, Eugene Berman

Image of Death

Eugene Berman

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.6 x 0 inch

€1,000

Painting, Brave, Sancko

Brave

Sancko

Painting . 50 x 50 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

€990

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