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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, Nude, Antonio Feltrinelli

Nude

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 102 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 40.2 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€10,000

Painting, Woman, Saoud Abdallah

Woman

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 100 x 100 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 inch

€5,000

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Mino Maccari

Nude

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 33 x 24 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€600

Sculpture, Torso, Rene Rikkelman

Torso

Rene Rikkelman

Sculpture . 50 x 30 x 26 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 11.8 x 10.2 inch

€7,500

Painting, Femme assise, Ivan Tzonev

Femme assise

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

Sculpture, Tancament IV, Teresa Riba

Tancament IV

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 22 x 12 x 27 cm Sculpture . 8.7 x 4.7 x 10.6 inch

€4,100

Sculpture, Tancament II, Teresa Riba

Tancament II

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 15 x 11 x 18 cm Sculpture . 5.9 x 4.3 x 7.1 inch

€4,100

Sculpture, Tancament I, Teresa Riba

Tancament I

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 25 x 12 x 20 cm Sculpture . 9.8 x 4.7 x 7.9 inch

€4,100

Sculpture, Tornem-hi IV, Teresa Riba

Tornem-hi IV

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 48 x 17 x 10 cm Sculpture . 18.9 x 6.7 x 3.9 inch

€4,250

Painting, Woman, Saoud Abdallah

Woman

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 100 x 100 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 inch

€5,000

Photography, lntROrsUS, Louis Blanc

lntROrsUS

Louis Blanc

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

€4,250

Photography, motuS, Louis Blanc

motuS

Louis Blanc

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

€4,500

Sculpture, Maternitat II, Teresa Riba

Maternitat II

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 22 x 17 x 11 cm Sculpture . 8.7 x 6.7 x 4.3 inch

€2,300

Painting, Woman running, Milburn-Foster

Woman running

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 116 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€6,400

Painting, Confiance, Isabelle Lebret

Confiance

Isabelle Lebret

Painting . 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Sculpture, Maternitat I, Teresa Riba

Maternitat I

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 22 x 17 x 13 cm Sculpture . 8.7 x 6.7 x 5.1 inch

€2,300

Photography, CoRpus AC maNus, Louis Blanc

CoRpus AC maNus

Louis Blanc

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

€6,500

Painting, Portrait, Rosen Markovski

Portrait

Rosen Markovski

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€570

Fine Art Drawings, Female Nude, Mino Maccari

Female Nude

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 17.8 x 12.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7 x 4.8 x 0 inch

€560

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Marta Wakula

Nude

Marta Wakula

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

€150

Painting, Skull Treasure, Renjie Gao

Skull Treasure

Renjie Gao

Painting . 200 x 600 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 236.2 x 1.6 inch

€80,000

Painting, Three Graces, Milburn-Foster

Three Graces

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

€6,800

Painting, Night, Elizabeth Becker

Night

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 45.7 x 61 cm Painting . 18 x 24 inch

€273