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…

Tempête émotion

Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)

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

€5,000

Between prayer

Axel Traverso

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

€5,500

Soft Murmur

Damilola Ilori

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

€2,902

Brut

Victor Sheleg

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

€9,900

Frágil

Núria Bosch

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

€4,000

Mademoiselle 47

Kaige Yang

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

€1,500

Somnium No. 3, Series XII

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

Out of shape

Axel Traverso

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

€5,500

Closer

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 100 x 100 x 6 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.4 inch

€4,400

We Begin (color variant)

Snik

Painting . 106 x 74 x 0.2 cm Painting . 41.7 x 29.1 x 0.1 inch

€4,500

Wife Portrait

Ly Hung Anh

Painting . 129.5 x 99.1 x 5.1 cm Painting . 51 x 39 x 2 inch

€2,679

Dots

Marta Grassi

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

€900

Unstoppable 2

Obeka Simon

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

€2,500

Free

Sancko

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

€990

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

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€850

Liturgy of light

Axel Traverso

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

€5,500

Felicia

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,900

Madalena

Mario Henrique

Painting . 115 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 45.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€5,900

Un monde meilleur

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 160 x 130 x 5 cm Painting . 63 x 51.2 x 2 inch

€26,900

Woman

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

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

€1,920

Portrait

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 200 x 150 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 inch

€8,600

Afternoon Tea

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€6,429

Deep soul 84

Laurence Verney

Photography . 100 x 100 x 0.5 cm Photography . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

€2,100

Can Can, #1

Michael Alford

Painting . 61 x 106.7 cm Painting . 24 x 42 inch

€4,242

L'attente

Marta Grassi

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

€900

Prélude

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 120 x 145 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 57.1 x 2 inch

€8,400

Contemporary portrait "Together. Without words"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 65 x 2.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

Portrait de femme amérindienne

Edouard Morerod

Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€2,037

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€850

Crimsom whisper

Axel Traverso

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

€6,700

Apparentia No. 3, Series IV

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

Shadows of memory

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 68.1 x 65 x 6.4 cm Painting . 26.8 x 25.6 x 2.5 inch

€2,545

Aime toi

Cécile Desserle

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,900

Mme Deborah

Zhi Rong Song

Painting . 41 x 31 x 1 cm Painting . 16.1 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch

€647

Beauté 8

Kaige Yang

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

€2,300

In front of Nighthawks

Jean-Jacques Venturini

Painting . 81 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€4,500

Rubi

Fresha D

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

€950

El origen del mar

Nova Doria

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

€570

Mademoiselle 31

Kaige Yang

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

€1,200

Velvet static

Axel Traverso

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

€6,700

Kora

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Sekigahara

Plamen Ovcharov

Painting . 62 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 24.4 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€550

Fly With Me!..

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 65 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,400

Monica Vitti

Cécile Plaisance

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

€6,850

The Milkmaid

David Kandelaki

Painting . 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€280 €224

Mademoiselle 31

Kaige Yang

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

€1,200

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 100 x 70 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,000 €900

PSR

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Print . 20 x 20 cm Print . 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€800

Electric desire

Axel Traverso

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

€6,700

My little light

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€1,020

Untitled 4.4

Ilia Balavadze

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

€1,200

Woman

Simon Goldberg

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€300

The Dutch

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 65.8 cm Print . 34.3 x 25.9 inch

€980

Sensual Lips in candy red

Rene Rikkelman

Sculpture . 34 x 64 x 17 cm Sculpture . 13.4 x 25.2 x 6.7 inch

€1,900

Beauté 6

Kaige Yang

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

€2,300

Circle of Love -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Modern Women

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 121.9 x 147.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 58 x 1 inch

€4,777

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

Untitled

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 38 x 33 x 3 cm Painting . 15 x 13 x 1.2 inch

€850

Prendre de la hauteur

Cécile Desserle

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

€2,800

Untitled 2.2

Ilia Balavadze

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

€1,200

Iliana

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,900

Close-up 5 (Louise)

Frédéric Léglise

Painting . 65 x 54 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

€3,200

l'oubli et la mémoire

Marta Grassi

Painting . 100 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

Somnium No. 9, Series XIII

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Makeda

Antoine Stevens

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

€9,900

Weary Grin

Ali Buhamad

Photography . 50 x 40 x 5 cm Photography . 19.7 x 15.7 x 2 inch

€893

Eternal hugs

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€950

Unfurling the Past

Afolayan Emmanuel

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

€2,366

Mademoiselle 42

Kaige Yang

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

€1,400

Unbroken 2: 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Oil Portrait of Woman in Nature

Obeka Simon

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

€2,500

Medusa

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,144

In her (lV)

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 121.9 x 106.7 x 6.4 cm Painting . 48 x 42 x 2.5 inch

€3,750

Boubou - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Plants, Women, Africa

Josue M Pierre

Painting . 59.9 x 49.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.6 x 1 inch

€1,429

Untitled 1.1

Ilia Balavadze

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

€2,000

Expecting

Olajire Olalekan

Painting . 106.7 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,054

Studio #1, Portrait painting

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,125

Mademoiselle 45

Kaige Yang

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

€1,400

Portrait de dame

Albert Chavaz

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

€779

Ma mère et moi

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 162 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€26,100

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

€2,902

Melaning Meditation

Ekele Francis

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

€2,232

Ma mère et moi

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€24,200

Entité

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€17,600

Soliloquizing

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 6.4 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 2.5 inch

€3,750

The Asian girl

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting . 125 x 125 x 4 cm Painting . 49.2 x 49.2 x 1.6 inch

€11,500

Soft Gravity

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 36 x 47 x 3 cm Painting . 14.2 x 18.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,100

La Sarde

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2.5 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 1 inch

€900 €630

Grandma With Pearl Earring

Agboola Oladapo

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

€3,750

Woman

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 104 x 73 x 1 cm Painting . 40.9 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch

€6,400

Extending the dreams of life

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 60 x 60 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 inch

€925

Metamorphose

Nawel Aubert

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

€1,800

Fantasy 1

Jumoke Oyetunde

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

€1,741

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