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…

Sometimes I Talk To My Shadow 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women

Obeka Simon

Painting . 96.5 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38 x 32 x 1 inch

€2,800

Close-up 7 (Jiali`s lips)

Frédéric Léglise

Painting . 41 x 33 x 3 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 1.2 inch

€2,200

Cat Waits Apocalypse, You Think About Dinner

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 65 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting . 25.6 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,000

Héritage

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Print . 80 x 50 cm Print . 31.5 x 19.7 inch

€1,030

Follow me

Cécile Desserle

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

The Reader -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa Women (1)

Agboola Oladapo

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€3,161

Emilia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Les Fils Secrets, Gants à 8 Doigts

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 100 x 110 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

€8,400

Femme Zoulou

Laurence Verney

Photography . 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,900

Fix The Sky (Blue)

Snik

Painting . 214.6 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 84.5 x 47.25 x 1 inch

€10,838

Jeunes filles

Jean Ducommun

Painting . 46.5 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 18.3 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€1,731

Portrait of a girl with a red flower

Rosen Markovski

Painting . 74 x 56 x 2 cm Painting . 29.1 x 22 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Femme en bleue à la terrasse d'un café

Jean-Jacques Venturini

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Marionette

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

La sabiduría del Minotauro

Rocio Mazuecos

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

€2,800

Croquis éternel 'Choisir la lumière'

Natacha Birds

Sculpture . 23.5 x 20 x 0.5 cm Sculpture . 9.3 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€110

De l'eau de l'air 2

Sandra Quintin

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,100

A la Intemperie

Jaume Plensa

Print . 42 x 58 x 0.3 cm Print . 16.5 x 22.8 x 0.1 inch

€4,200

Midas

Snik

Print . 93 x 74.9 x 1.5 cm Print . 36.6 x 29.5 x 0.6 inch

€2,258

Soft machine dream

Axel Traverso

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,900

In the FIeld among the Flowers - Contemporary printed portrait

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Print . 80 x 55 x 1.5 cm Print . 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

The woman on sofa

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 90 x 70.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.8 x 1 inch

€6,200

Pensamiento

Marta Grassi

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€900

Natacha

David Kandelaki

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

€350 €280

Hanakotoba (Limited Edition of 50)

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 70 x 2 cm Print . 34.3 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€980

Self esteem

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch

€1,129

Le retour

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

Hope

Jumoke Oyetunde

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,761

Makeda

Antoine Stevens

Painting . 180 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€9,900

Keiky

Michelino Iorizzo

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

€6,600

Such Times, Such Fruits

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 75 x 95 x 1.8 cm Painting . 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,200

Metamorphose

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 146 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

My Mother

Ly Hung Anh

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

€4,696

Ojú ìwé (Page)

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 127 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 50 x 39 x 1 inch

€3,161

Fading into Her

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€226

La Nit i la Ciutat

Alejandra Caballero

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

€3,200

Rhythm of Elegance

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

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

€1,355

MoonCake

Insane 51

Print . 43 x 73 x 0.3 cm Print . 16.9 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,690

Autoportrait II

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting . 94 x 74 x 2 cm Painting . 37 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Portrait

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 40 x 30 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 inch

€5,500

Roseline

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

La demoiselle IV

Kaige Yang

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

€1,600

Tempête émotion

Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)

Painting . 116 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Un ange passe

Cécile Desserle

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

€3,800

Portrait de Willy

Casimir Reymond

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,287

Vieille femme au panier de pommes

Alberto Cecconi

Painting . 70.5 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,098

Weekend To Remeber - 21st Century, Contemporary, Realist Portrait, Black Woman

Olajire Olalekan

Painting . 50.8 x 43.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 17 x 1 inch

€1,129

Tai O

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Print . 76 x 84 x 1 cm Print . 29.9 x 33.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

Day dream II

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Fur collar

Lantomo

Painting . 73 x 54 x 4 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.6 inch

€3,400

I'm Alright, Just Here 2

Obeka Simon

Painting . 106.7 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,935

Brave

Sancko

Painting . 50 x 50 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

€990

The Cat Who Chose My Home

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

The Reader -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa Women

Agboola Oladapo

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€3,161

Lavandière bretonne

Marguerita Pillini

Painting . 40 x 24.5 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 9.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,709

Jeune fille espagnole au foulard

Edouard Morerod

Painting . 47.5 x 34.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 18.7 x 13.6 x 0.2 inch

€2,330

Bourrasque

Nadège Dauvergne

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

€680

My little light

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€1,020

Melaning Meditation

Ekele Francis

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,258

Où le vent s'évapore

Marta Grassi

Painting . 94 x 52 x 2 cm Painting . 37 x 20.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Taken Away

Snik

Painting . 100.3 x 130.2 x 5.1 cm Painting . 39.5 x 51.25 x 2 inch

€13,547

Close-up 6 (Fei Fei)

Frédéric Léglise

Painting . 55 x 38 x 3 cm Painting . 21.7 x 15 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Between prayer

Axel Traverso

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

€5,500

Confidences et reflets

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€850

The Girlfriends

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 120 x 85 x 2.2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 33.5 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

Hommage à Modigliani

David Jamin

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€3,200

Subconscious No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€2,348

Ties That Binds Us 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil, Women

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 1 inch

€3,477

Danseuse Prière

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 130 x 142 x 5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 55.9 x 2 inch

€8,400

Wendy

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Out of shape

Axel Traverso

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

€5,500

Beauté 8

Kaige Yang

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

€2,300

The girl who knew too much

Olivier Massebeuf

Print . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€70

Le Flirt

Yves Pero

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

€675

Baby Doll 2025, CD Tribute

Rachel Bergeret

Painting . 71 x 42 x 1 cm Painting . 28 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch

€3,900

Liturgy of light

Axel Traverso

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

€5,500

4 girls

Samuel Cueto

Photography . 40 x 50 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 inch

€900

Contemplación y equilibrio

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 35 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,420

Écoute le jardin.

Natacha Birds

Sculpture . 21 x 21 x 0.5 cm Sculpture . 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch

€180

Mirage

Marta Grassi

Painting . 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,100

Boat Couture: Home Edition

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 90 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch

€2,000

Flame of passion

Jumoke Oyetunde

Painting . 101.6 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 33 x 1 inch

€1,535

Martine

Nicolas Briere

Painting . 130 x 97 x 5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 2 inch

€5,000

Somnium No. 8, Series XVI

Mario Henrique

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€4,900

Mademoiselle 43

Kaige Yang

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

€1,400

Crimsom whisper

Axel Traverso

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€6,700

Code 2109

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 200 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€12,000

Felicia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Soft Murmur

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,935

Velvet static

Axel Traverso

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€6,700

Medusa

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€7,225

Frágil

Núria Bosch

Painting . 130 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Brut

Victor Sheleg

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€9,900

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