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…

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

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

Grenade 6 : Famille

Rachel Yedid

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

€2,400

Mains I

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€3,000

Beyond the soft colors II

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 49 x 143 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.3 x 56.3 x 0 inch

€2,496 €2,246

Sans titre

Olivier de Sagazan

Painting . 59 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 23.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€4,000

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

Tennis, le simple

Charles Lapicque

Print . 45 x 63 cm Print . 17.7 x 24.8 inch

€950

Le temps des brumes

Yoann Merienne

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

€800

Somnium No. 3, Series IX

Mario Henrique

Painting . 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€10,000

Materia No. 2, Series V

Mario Henrique

Painting . 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€10,000

Referential

Bill Bate

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

€3,344

Human VI

Jolanta Johnsson

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

€350

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

Mademoiselle 44

Kaige Yang

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

€1,400

The Pool

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 160 x 190 x 4 cm Painting . 63 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch

€15,000

Asian Story

Dinh Y Nyi

Painting . 139.7 x 86.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 55 x 34 x 2 inch

€14,263

Croquis éternel 'choisir sa prière'

Natacha Birds

Sculpture . 27 x 20 x 0.5 cm Sculpture . 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€110

Study of the human body

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting . 33 x 24 x 1 cm Painting . 13 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

€3,190

Cocon

Isabelle Lebret

Painting . 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Passion

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 11.5 x 21.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 4.5 x 8.5 x 0 inch

€178

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€336

Pale Kiss

Axel Traverso

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,900

Nude

Rosen Markovski

Painting . 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,100

Sessual

Mino Maccari

Painting . 55 x 73 x 0.4 cm Painting . 21.7 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

€1,300

Behind the scenes 1

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

Woman with a red lipstick

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,585

The Ukrainian Girl at the Morning Lake

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.9 cm Painting . 28 x 22 x 0.75 inch

€3,744

Temporary Shelter

Teona Yamanidze

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

€2,800

Ortonesque

Teona Yamanidze

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

€2,800

The Fleeting Thoughts Nymph Mythology

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,566

Woman's Reflection

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 0.75 inch

€3,833

Melody of a Memory

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,349

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

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

€900

Untitled 7

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 31 x 47 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 18.5 x 0 inch

€700

Untitled 5

Ilia Balavadze

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

€700

The Ritual of Elegance

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€6,062

Smoke and Silk

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,132

Right Place

Bill Bate

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

€3,344

Burlesque Call

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€6,953

Bound in Silk

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€9,628

Maha-Kali

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Among my swan and Eden Diptych

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 100.1 x 138.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 54.5 x 0.1 inch

€7,132

The white towel

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 100 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 43.3 x 1 inch

€3,500

Nude XIX

Marta Wakula

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

€350

On the way to Arcadia - I

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Shimmering Night

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€6,151

Ukrainian Ophelia

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,636

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

€5,794

Beyond the soft colors

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 71 x 163 x 0.1 cm Painting . 28 x 64.2 x 0 inch

€4,012

Journey

Bill Bate

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

€3,344

Sultry in Scarlet

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€6,062

Sultry in Shadows

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,845

Perspective (3)

Isabelle Lebret

Painting . 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Perspective

Isabelle Lebret

Painting . 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Un Roi sans Couronne

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 63 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 24.8 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€4,400

New Dawn

Bill Bate

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

€3,344

constrictuS

Louis Blanc

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

€3,000

Woman with a cocktail

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,399

Clear Blue

Bill Bate

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

€3,040

Venus no. 5

Mario Henrique

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

€500

Venus no. 4

Mario Henrique

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

€500

Venus no. 3

Mario Henrique

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

€500

Venus no. 2

Mario Henrique

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

€500

Venus no. 1

Mario Henrique

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

€500

Echoes of the Night

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€13,194

Nature's Flirtation

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,120

Torso

Rene Rikkelman

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

€7,500

Hésitation

Nadège Dauvergne

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

€480

Perspective (2)

Isabelle Lebret

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Feathers

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€14,976

Accordance

Isabelle Lebret

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

€2,200

À Jamais dans Mon Cœur

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 130 x 140 x 5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 55.1 x 2 inch

€8,400

Les Douceurs du Printemps

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€8,400

La Gifle, Je Tombe dans le Vide

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 138 x 127 x 4 cm Painting . 54.3 x 50 x 1.6 inch

€8,400

Night Star

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€14,976

Refuge

Elizabeth Becker

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

€954

Phoenix

Erwann Tirilly

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

€14,000

Mélancolie

Isabelle Lebret

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

€1,500

Nude

Marta Wakula

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

€150

The reader II

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€14,709

Les jours heureux I

David Jamin

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,550

Sur la plage

Julien Cuny

Painting . 180 x 127 x 2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 50 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Red November

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€2,100

Lucian

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 120 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€11,000

Le Déserteur

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 125 x 160 x 5 cm Painting . 49.2 x 63 x 2 inch

€12,000

L'Amour Libre

Rachel Yedid

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

€12,000

Prelude Corset Noir

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 160 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 63 x 59.1 x 2 inch

€12,200

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