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…

Nu aux bas roses

Alain Bonnefoit

Painting . 24.5 x 31.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9.6 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch

€350

Adèle n°3 - Nue position ciseaux

Cécile Desserle

Painting . 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,800

Nu allongé sur fond noir et rouge

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 50 x 70 x 0.05 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€600

Voiles

Paul Laurenzi

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

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

Nu en médaillon

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 60 x 45 x 0.05 cm Print . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€250

Adam and Eve

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Nu allongé

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 55 x 78 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.7 x 30.7 x 0 inch

€150

Genesis

Bill Bate

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

€3,348

Nostalgia

Katarzyna Szydlowska

Painting . 100 x 150 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 inch

€3,200

La nuit

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€13,000

Eve

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€13,000

Bolshoi No. 3

Mario Henrique

Painting . 180 x 290 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 114.2 x 1.6 inch

€14,900

Untitled 12

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€900

Allégorie

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€13,000

Beyond boundaries #2

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 140 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€5,000

Untitled 7

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Untitled 6.6

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Untitled 5.5

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Untitled 3.3

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Anatomy Lesson

Mino Maccari

Painting . 33.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 13.2 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€800

Suspiro

Nova Doria

Photography . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€570

Girl

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 160 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 140 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€5,000

Femme 1

Roger Decaux

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€4,000

Nude No. 130

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,205

Charlotte l'oubli

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch

€800

Dance, Colours and Nature 1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 59.9 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,037

Dance, Colours and Nature 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 59.9 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,037

Nude No. 131

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,205

Nu au Fauteuil

Philippe Pasqua

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

€5,500

Nu aux bras croisés

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 65 x 49.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.5 x 0.1 inch

€230

Triptych - Three Grey Graces, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 80 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,522

Triptych - Three Pink Graces, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 80 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,522

Three Graces With Red Curtain, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 81 x 102.1 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 40.2 x 0.6 inch

€1,409

Surface

Bill Bate

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

€3,348

Nu

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 76 x 54 x 0.5 cm Print . 29.9 x 21.3 x 0.2 inch

€450

Study for Jo II

Anne-Valérie Dupond

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Girl

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€200 €180

La fontaine

Paul Laurenzi

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Les mariées

Cécile Plaisance

Photography . 65 x 52 x 5 cm Photography . 25.6 x 20.5 x 2 inch

€5,250

Beyond boundaries

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 80 x 100 x 0.5 cm Print . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

€200 €180

Beyond Boundaries

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 80 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€200

Mademoiselle 44

Kaige Yang

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

€1,400

Reclining Nude in Three Colours 1

Michael Alford

Painting . 50.8 x 76.2 cm Painting . 20 x 30 inch

€4,018

Vintage Years - Black Stockings, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 102.1 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting . 40.2 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch

€1,578

Highway

Nathan Chantob

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

€4,500

Rayée

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 92 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 36.2 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€1,800

Sips of desire

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,072

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

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

Boudoir

Mario Henrique

Painting . 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€6,500

The white towel

Tsanko Tsankoff

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

€3,500

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

Asian Story

Dinh Y Nyi

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

€14,287

Le vent l’emportera

Cécile Desserle

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

€2,800

Nude

Rosen Markovski

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

€1,100

Passion

Dzovig Arnelian

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

€179 €161

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

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

€900

Untitled 5

Ilia Balavadze

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

€700

Sur la plage

Julien Cuny

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

€3,000

Nude XIX

Marta Wakula

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

€350

Beyond the soft colors

Dzovig Arnelian

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

€4,018

Splashed by the waves of the sea

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 110 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Hésitation

Nadège Dauvergne

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

€480

Red November

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€2,100

Siren

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,358

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

Refuge

Elizabeth Becker

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

€955

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

L'Amour Libre

Rachel Yedid

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

€12,000

Torso

Rene Rikkelman

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

€7,500

Transported beauty

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,850

Semi-nude

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,200

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€3,000

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€3,000

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€500

Libre et alanguie

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Dreaming 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 41.9 x 59.9 x 1.5 cm Painting . 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€654

Desprendimiento

Rocio Mazuecos

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

€3,500

Les formes combustibles #2

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 145 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 57.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€25,000

Lithurgie 4

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 84 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€1,350

A Gentle Summer

Luis Morris

Painting . 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,157

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