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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, Côte d'Azur, Dzovig Arnelian

Côte d'Azur

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1.7 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.7 inch

€134 €121

Painting, Back, Nathan Chantob

Back

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€7,500

Print, Psyché, Insane 51

Psyché

Insane 51

Print . 60 x 60 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 inch

€1,790

Painting, Woman, Saoud Abdallah

Woman

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 100 x 100 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 inch

€5,000

Photography, Kahleesi, Cécile Plaisance

Kahleesi

Cécile Plaisance

Photography . 125 x 95 x 3 cm Photography . 49.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€8,500

Fine Art Drawings, The Phone, Mino Maccari

The Phone

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€850

Print, Le rêve, Yves Pero

Le rêve

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 120 x 0.01 cm Print . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Leda, Marta Grassi

Leda

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 75 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€900

Painting, Flowers, Reinaldo Chavez

Flowers

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 15 x 35 cm Painting . 5.9 x 13.8 inch

€370

Painting, Inner Voice, Bill Bate

Inner Voice

Bill Bate

Painting . 92 x 71 x 4 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28 x 1.6 inch

€2,009

Painting, Ton feu, Cécile Desserle

Ton feu

Cécile Desserle

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

€3,800

Painting, Intermission, Tsanko Tsankoff

Intermission

Tsanko Tsankoff

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

€3,200

Painting, On the coast, Tsanko Tsankoff

On the coast

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 100 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,599

Painting, Mend No. 18, Elizabeth Becker

Mend No. 18

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 57.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22.5 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€848

Fine Art Drawings, Poised, Hildegarde Handsaeme

Poised

Hildegarde Handsaeme

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

€950

Fine Art Drawings, Telephone, Mino Maccari

Telephone

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 34.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€750

Painting, Mermaid II, Dzovig Arnelian

Mermaid II

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 39.5 x 25 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.6 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€357

Painting, Mermaid I, Dzovig Arnelian

Mermaid I

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 21 x 44 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.3 x 17.3 x 0 inch

€357 €321

Print, Affinity, Yves Pero

Affinity

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 120 x 0.01 cm Print . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Painting, Feathers, Ruslana Levandovska

Feathers

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€15,002

Print, Grace, Yves Pero

Grace

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 90 x 0.01 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Print, _O, Yves Pero

_O

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Print . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Print, Le Cygne, Yves Pero

Le Cygne

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 120 x 0.01 cm Print . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200