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…

Je cherche encore

Marta Grassi

Painting . 130 x 206 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 81.1 x 0.4 inch

€4,000

In Love

Ger Doornink

Print . 65.5 x 67 cm Print . 25.8 x 26.4 inch

€890

Flower girl

Victor Sheleg

Painting . 60 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

€3,800

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€200

La Voluptueuse

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 149 x 108 x 5 cm Painting . 58.7 x 42.5 x 2 inch

€8,400

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€500

Shimmering Dream

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€11,651

Emotions? Nah, that's for wimps!

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Woman at a Paris Cafe II

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch

€4,425

At the pool

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,696

Quiet Strength 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Modern, Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€406

Summertime in motion

Jean-Jacques Venturini

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

€4,000

Where the Light Stays 3 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€406

White River

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 90 x 55 x 1.8 cm Painting . 35.4 x 21.7 x 0.7 inch

€2,000

Portrait of Dara

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

€3,929

Kiss me

Sébastien Allart

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

€3,200

Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 10 (Framed)

Mario Henrique

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

€600

Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 4 (Framed)

Mario Henrique

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

€600

Femme 25

Manuella Ferré

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

€320

She will come back

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 60 x 40 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 inch

€850

The New Scene of Van Eyden

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Entre un Mi et un Fa

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 81 x 149 x 5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 58.7 x 2 inch

€8,400

Echo of the Black Cat

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,500

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€500

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€500 €450

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€500

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€500 €450

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€500

To Fly or Not to Fly?..

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 50 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Carnival Tudor Girl

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€11,651

Parisian Afternoon

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,425

Savouring Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,329

Sun Kissed Dreams

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.6 inch

€4,967

Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 7 (Framed)

Mario Henrique

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

€600

Unexpected encounter

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,225

Puro... alegria

James Sparshatt

Photography . 50 x 40 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,767

Heels? Never Heard of Them

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Female portrait

Rosen Markovski

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

€570

Nightfall Whispers

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€11,560

Just Keep the Connection

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Within the Shimmering Dark

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 55.9 x 71.1 x 1.9 cm Painting . 22 x 28 x 0.75 inch

€14,450

Whispers of Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€6,141

Timeless Romance

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€14,450

Midnight Glamour

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€10,838

Unflappable 3

Obeka Simon

Painting . 114.3 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,529

Mystery in black

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€12,644

Sorores

Ger Doornink

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

€980

A little bird told me

Plamen Ovcharov

Painting . 57 x 73.5 x 2 cm Painting . 22.4 x 28.9 x 0.8 inch

€580

I'm Waiting for You

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,000

In Her III

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

€2,122

Ireti (Hope)

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

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

€3,161

Contemporary portrait - Autumn Walk

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "Black Leather Gloves"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Contemporary portrait - Remove Before Flight

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Contemporary portrait Guardians

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Contemporary portrait - Poolside Party

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

In the Center of the Metropolis

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "Photo for Memory"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "The Path"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "The Inhabitants"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "Holiday dress"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "Selfie with the Banksy Art"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "Barbie"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "At Night"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

The GPS

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

By the Streets of the Old Lviv Town

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

The Teleportation

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Si doux et si léger

Marta Grassi

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

€1,400

Strength

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€250

Doriane

Sébastien Allart

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

€2,800

The Path Where Nothing Is Simple

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,200

The Code of Rancho Badillo

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 65 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,200

Mend No. 19

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,079

Melancholia No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,079

Melancholia

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,079

When the Beach is Your Parking Lot

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 65 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,200

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€500

Relax

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Echoes of the Unseen Road

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Deeper no. 3

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,382

Garance

Marta Grassi

Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€980

The Dutch

Ger Doornink

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

€980

Where the Light Stays 9 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€406

Rêverie

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€500

Heiress of eternal light

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 35 x 35 cm Painting . 13.8 x 13.8 inch

€545

Gaze

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 75 x 1.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Elvis’s JetStar

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 105 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting . 41.3 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Myst

Sandra Quintin

Painting . 80 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€700

White Lincoln

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 65 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,200

Everything Else Is Nothing

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,500

A Terrace with a View of the Sea

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,500

Contemporary portraits - Confident Indifference

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 85 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting . 33.5 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch

€1,300

Contemporary portrait - Americano with Milk

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 65 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,200

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