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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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Print, Windows, Luiza Kasprzyk

Windows

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 52 x 44 cm Print . 20.5 x 17.3 inch

$598

Painting, Cadiz 2, Rene Rikkelman

Cadiz 2

Rene Rikkelman

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

$1,137

Painting, Instinct, Nawel Aubert

Instinct

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$1,077

Painting, Illusion, Nawel Aubert

Illusion

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$1,496

Painting, L'étreinte, Nawel Aubert

L'étreinte

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 130 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35 x 1 inch

$1,675

Painting, Hands, Nawel Aubert

Hands

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 100 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 1 inch

$1,077

Sculpture, Aigua V, Teresa Riba

Aigua V

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 45 x 11 x 18 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 4.3 x 7.1 inch

$4,547

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Du und Ich

Mila Veljac'a

Painting . 140 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,743 $5,169

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

$1,077

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

$1,077

Sculpture, Endavant, Teresa Riba

Endavant

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 45 x 17 x 26 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 6.7 x 10.2 inch

$5,145

Fine Art Drawings, Nude flower, Reinaldo Chavez

Nude flower

Reinaldo Chavez

Fine Art Drawings . 19 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.5 x 7.5 inch

$407

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de femme, Stéphane Lejeune

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch

$473

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de femme, Stéphane Lejeune

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch

$473

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de femme, Stéphane Lejeune

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

$402

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de femme, Stéphane Lejeune

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

$402

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de femme, Stéphane Lejeune

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

$402

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de femme, Stéphane Lejeune

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

$402

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de femme, Stéphane Lejeune

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

$402

Painting, Gelede, Rocio Mazuecos

Gelede

Rocio Mazuecos

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

$867

Painting, Blue Magic, Fresha D

Blue Magic

Fresha D

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

$1,137

Print, Body II, Luiza Kasprzyk

Body II

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 21.5 x 41 cm Print . 8.5 x 16.1 inch

$347

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

$1,914

Fine Art Drawings, Light my fire, Petites Luxures

Light my fire

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 69 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 27.2 x 0 inch

$1,914

Print, 1:1, Luiza Kasprzyk

1:1

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 28 x 28 cm Print . 11 x 11 inch

$359

Painting, Nähe, Mila Veljac'a

Nähe

Mila Veljac'a

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

$5,384 $4,846

Print, Tre Grazie, Yves Pero

Tre Grazie

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$808