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 allongé sur fond noir et rouge

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 50 x 70 x 0.05 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€600

Rabbit

Benjamin Carbonne

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

€4,200

Animus

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 100 x 77 cm Painting . 39.4 x 30.3 inch

€4,000

Nude

Marta Wakula

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

€150

Homme de profil

Isabella Kretzdorn

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

€950

Splashed by the waves of the sea

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 110 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Night No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

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

€250

Silence Between Words

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 80 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Nu en médaillon

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 60 x 45 x 0.05 cm Print . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€250

Nu allongé

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 55 x 78 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.7 x 30.7 x 0 inch

€150

My arms will search for you

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€1,200

Genesis

Bill Bate

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

€3,344

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 40.5 x 36.5 cm Painting . 15.9 x 14.4 inch

€3,300

La nuit

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€13,000

Eve

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€13,000

Bolshoi No. 3

Mario Henrique

Painting . 180 x 290 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 114.2 x 1.6 inch

€14,900

Narcisse

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 180 x 120 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 inch

€13,000

Scène galante

Yves Brayer

Painting . 28 x 22.2 cm Painting . 11 x 8.7 inch

€1,250

Allégorie

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€13,000

Kids

Ilia Balavadze

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

€800

Untitled 10

Ilia Balavadze

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

€1,000

Security

Dinh Y Nyi

Painting . 144.8 x 111.8 x 5.1 cm Painting . 57 x 44 x 2 inch

€16,046

Nostalgia

Katarzyna Szydlowska

Painting . 100 x 150 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 inch

€3,200

Tout doux tout doux

Zwy Milshtein

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

€2,200

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

Suspiro

Nova Doria

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

€570

Beyond boundaries #2

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€5,000

Beyond boundaries #7

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€5,000 €4,500

Silence

Isabelle Lebret

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

€3,500

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

Adèle n°3 - Nue position ciseaux

Cécile Desserle

Painting . 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,800

La azotea

Toni Caldentey

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

€3,000

Anatomy Lesson

Mino Maccari

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

€800

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

L'amazone

Julien Cuny

Painting . 110 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€850

Beyond Boundaries #1

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 213 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 83.9 x 0.8 inch

€10,000 €8,000

Les deux amies

Yves Brayer

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

€600

Girl

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,500

Figure Sketch No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 40.6 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 16 inch

€178

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€5,000

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€5,000

Femme 1

Roger Decaux

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

€4,000

Le pagne

Benjamin Carbonne

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

€7,000

Nude No. 131

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,203

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

Charlotte l'oubli

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€800

Siren

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,349

Triptych - Three Grey Graces, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 80 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,519

Triptych - Three Pink Graces, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 80 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,519

Deserving of a Story

Jennifer DeGroot

Painting . 102 x 76 x 4 cm Painting . 40.2 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

€1,630

Surface

Bill Bate

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

€3,344

Three Graces With Red Curtain, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 81 x 102.1 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 40.2 x 0.6 inch

€1,407

L'homme qui marche

Benjamin Carbonne

Painting . 142 x 98 x 3 cm Painting . 55.9 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch

€5,719

Dinner Time 3

Ilia Balavadze

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

€17,000

Nu

Alain Bonnefoit

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

€450

Nu Debout II

Alberto Giacometti

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€11,000

Chanel jacket

Cécile Plaisance

Photography . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€13,500

Girl

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€200 €180

La fontaine

Paul Laurenzi

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

€1,300

Adam and Eve

Tsanko Tsankoff

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

€2,200

Permeation II (1)

Luiza Kasprzyk

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

€450

Les mariées

Cécile Plaisance

Photography . 65 x 52 x 5 cm Photography . 25.6 x 20.5 x 2 inch

€5,250

Renaissance

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 134 x 134 cm Painting . 52.8 x 52.8 inch

€9,000

Parfum exotique

Yves Brayer

Print . 33 x 24.2 cm Print . 13 x 9.5 inch

€600

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

Nu

Philippe Pasqua

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

€3,800

Vintage Years - Black Stockings, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 102.1 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting . 40.2 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch

€1,575

Beyond boundaries

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€200 €180

Beyond Boundaries

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€200

Study of the body n.2

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting . 30 x 17 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 6.7 x 0.4 inch

€3,190

Presence in Line

Hildegarde Handsaeme

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

€1,100

Reclining Nude in Three Colours 1

Michael Alford

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

€4,012

Highway

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Fils et ficelles

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 75 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€900

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

Elements & Senses

Bill Bate

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

€3,344

Sips of desire

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,070

La grande vague

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 146 x 115 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch

€3,200

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

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

€9,717

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

€8,825

Beyond boundaries #7

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€200 €180

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