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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, Nähe 2, Mila Veljac'a

Nähe 2

Mila Veljac'a

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Photography, DisSimuLaTiO, Louis Blanc

DisSimuLaTiO

Louis Blanc

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

€1,900

Print, Grace, Yves Pero

Grace

Yves Pero

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

€1,200

Print, _O, Yves Pero

_O

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Print . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, AraneosuS, Louis Blanc

AraneosuS

Louis Blanc

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

€1,750

Photography, DisSimuLaTiO, Louis Blanc

DisSimuLaTiO

Louis Blanc

Photography . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

Photography, insituS, Louis Blanc

insituS

Louis Blanc

Photography . 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€2,250

Photography, araneosuS, Louis Blanc

araneosuS

Louis Blanc

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

€1,750

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 46 x 33 x 0.1 cm Print . 18.1 x 13 x 0 inch

€500

Print, Human, Jolanta Johnsson

Human

Jolanta Johnsson

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

€300

Print, Boudoir, Mino Maccari

Boudoir

Mino Maccari

Print . 21 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm Print . 8.3 x 6 x 0.1 inch

€300

Print, Sexual Desire, Mino Maccari

Sexual Desire

Mino Maccari

Print . 21 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm Print . 8.3 x 6 x 0.1 inch

€300

Print, Pleasure, Mino Maccari

Pleasure

Mino Maccari

Print . 21 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm Print . 8.3 x 6 x 0.1 inch

€300

Print, Satisfaction, Mino Maccari

Satisfaction

Mino Maccari

Print . 21 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm Print . 8.3 x 6 x 0.1 inch

€300

Print, Erotism, Mino Maccari

Erotism

Mino Maccari

Print . 21 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm Print . 8.3 x 6 x 0.1 inch

€300

Painting, Esquive, Isabelle Lebret

Esquive

Isabelle Lebret

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

€5,000

Painting, Revelation, Bill Bate

Revelation

Bill Bate

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

€3,343

Painting, Ocean Swimmers, Bill Bate

Ocean Swimmers

Bill Bate

Painting . 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,343

Painting, Energy, Bill Bate

Energy

Bill Bate

Painting . 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,343

Print, Nude XIX, Marta Wakula

Nude XIX

Marta Wakula

Print . 25 x 16.5 cm Print . 9.8 x 6.5 inch

€350

Print, Kinbaku Y, Yves Pero

Kinbaku Y

Yves Pero

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

€1,200

Print, Luna, Yves Pero

Luna

Yves Pero

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

€1,200

Print, Tre Grazie, Yves Pero

Tre Grazie

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Print . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Print, Kinbaku-A, Yves Pero

Kinbaku-A

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Print . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Painting, L'Amour Libre, Rachel Yedid

L'Amour Libre

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 147 x 142 x 5 cm Painting . 57.9 x 55.9 x 2 inch

€12,000

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Eugene Berman

Portrait

Eugene Berman

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 18 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0 inch

€450

Print, La Brise, Yves Pero

La Brise

Yves Pero

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

€1,200

Painting, Eos, Laurent Betremieux

Eos

Laurent Betremieux

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

€700

Painting, In red, Reinaldo Chavez

In red

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 14 x 14 cm Painting . 5.5 x 5.5 inch

€280

Painting, Being, Elizabeth Becker

Being

Elizabeth Becker

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

€501

Sculpture, Tornem-hi II, Teresa Riba

Tornem-hi II

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 45 x 16 x 17 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 6.3 x 6.7 inch

€3,600

Sculpture, Tornem-hi, Teresa Riba

Tornem-hi

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 48 x 14 x 12 cm Sculpture . 18.9 x 5.5 x 4.7 inch

€3,600

Painting, L'esclave, Julien Cuny

L'esclave

Julien Cuny

Painting . 105 x 75 cm Painting . 41.3 x 29.5 inch

€600

Print, Secretly, Luiza Kasprzyk

Secretly

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 30.5 x 33 cm Print . 12 x 13 inch

€400

Photography, TEsTudiNeUS, Louis Blanc

TEsTudiNeUS

Louis Blanc

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

€2,500

Photography, lntROrsUS, Louis Blanc

lntROrsUS

Louis Blanc

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

€3,250

Photography, fluctuaT, Louis Blanc

fluctuaT

Louis Blanc

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

€3,000

Photography, constrictuS, Louis Blanc

constrictuS

Louis Blanc

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

€3,000

Photography, MaNus, Louis Blanc

MaNus

Louis Blanc

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

€2,500

Painting, Crazy Dancing, Milburn-Foster

Crazy Dancing

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€6,200

Fine Art Drawings, Mother and Child, Mino Maccari

Mother and Child

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10 x 0 inch

€920