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…

Nude No. 130

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,203

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

€1,035

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

€1,035

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

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

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

Nu en médaillon

Alain Bonnefoit

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

€250

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

€3,344

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 40.5 x 36.5 cm Painting . 15.9 x 14.4 inch

€3,300

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

Allégorie

Yoann Merienne

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

€13,000

Nostalgia

Katarzyna Szydlowska

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

€3,200

Untitled 12

Ilia Balavadze

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

€900

Suspiro

Nova Doria

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

€570

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

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

Anatomy Lesson

Mino Maccari

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

€800

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. 131

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,203

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

Charlotte l'oubli

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€800

Siren

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,349

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

€1,519

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

€1,519

Surface

Bill Bate

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

€3,344

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

€1,407

Nu

Alain Bonnefoit

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

€450

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

Adam and Eve

Tsanko Tsankoff

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

€2,200

Les mariées

Cécile Plaisance

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

€5,250

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

€1,575

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

Reclining Nude in Three Colours 1

Michael Alford

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

€4,012

Highway

Nathan Chantob

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

€4,500

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

Sips of desire

Dzovig Arnelian

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

€1,070

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

Boudoir

Mario Henrique

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

€6,500

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

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

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

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

Mademoiselle 44

Kaige Yang

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

€1,400

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

Passion

Dzovig Arnelian

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

€178

Nude

Rosen Markovski

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

€1,100

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feathers

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€14,976

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

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