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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, Mend No. 20, Elizabeth Becker

Mend No. 20

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

€346

Fine Art Drawings, Echec Et Mate, Petites Luxures

Echec Et Mate

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Fine Art Drawings, Erotic Scene, Mino Maccari

Erotic Scene

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

€580

Fine Art Drawings, Nude of Woman, Mino Maccari

Nude of Woman

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 27 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

€680

Fine Art Drawings, Nude On The Train, Mino Maccari

Nude On The Train

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€580

Photography, Nu Assis, Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Nu Assis

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,500

Photography, L'Envol, Jean-Michel Rousvoal

L'Envol

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,500

Photography, Gaïa, Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Gaïa

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,500

Photography, CaecuS - Format M, Louis Blanc

CaecuS - Format M

Louis Blanc

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

€1,250

Photography, CaecuS - Format S, Louis Blanc

CaecuS - Format S

Louis Blanc

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

€1,150

Fine Art Drawings, Lust in the wind, Petites Luxures

Lust in the wind

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Fine Art Drawings, Milf Feuilles, Petites Luxures

Milf Feuilles

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Painting, Cadiz 1, Rene Rikkelman

Cadiz 1

Rene Rikkelman

Painting . 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€950

Painting, Lovée, Lisbeth Buonanno

Lovée

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 12 x 18 x 1.8 cm Painting . 4.7 x 7.1 x 0.7 inch

€500

Photography, Nude 2, Bridgeman

Nude 2

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€240

Photography, Nude, Bridgeman

Nude

Bridgeman

Photography . 47 x 47 x 0.1 cm Photography . 18.5 x 18.5 x 0 inch

€240

Fine Art Drawings, Fight, Mino Maccari

Fight

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, Figures, Mino Maccari

Figures

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 12 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch

€520

Photography, CaecuS - Format L, Louis Blanc

CaecuS - Format L

Louis Blanc

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

€1,500

Fine Art Drawings, Sexotronic, Petites Luxures

Sexotronic

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,600

Print, Men and Women, Mino Maccari

Men and Women

Mino Maccari

Print . 36 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 14.2 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€350