Detailed Somber Illustrations

Fine Art Drawings, La dormeuse, Magdalena Lamri

La dormeuse

Magdalena Lamri

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$1,220

Fine Art Drawings, B241, Tarek Butayhi

B241

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$900

Fine Art Drawings, M16 USA, André Robillard

M16 USA

André Robillard

Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 68 x 0.1 cm

$2,033

Painting, Emergence, Nef

Emergence

Nef

Painting - 52.5 x 75 x 0.1 cm

$2,823

Painting, Pont bleu, Maylis Bourdet

Pont bleu

Maylis Bourdet

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm

$1,875

Painting, Thoughtful Man, Josep Guinovart

Thoughtful Man

Josep Guinovart

Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm

$2,033

Painting, The Brother (1), Tarek Butayhi

The Brother (1)

Tarek Butayhi

Painting - 120 x 100 cm

$5,700

Sculpture, Fusil Chinois rapide, André Robillard

Fusil Chinois rapide

André Robillard

Sculpture - 34 x 100 x 14 cm

$3,953

Painting, Sans titre, Philippe Cognée

Sans titre

Philippe Cognée

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm

$3,162 $2,846

Fine Art Drawings, Nos rires sonores, nos éclats de joie, Mohamed Lekleti

Nos rires sonores, nos éclats de joie

Mohamed Lekleti

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 46 x 0.5 cm

$3,162

Painting, Neige, Bernard Gantner

Neige

Bernard Gantner

Painting - 38 x 55 x 4 cm

$7,340

Fine Art Drawings, The audition 2, Guy Denning

The audition 2

Guy Denning

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 25 cm

$813

Painting, Coeur charbon, Magdalena Lamri

Coeur charbon

Magdalena Lamri

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$1,626

Fine Art Drawings, Encre I, Maylis Bourdet

Encre I

Maylis Bourdet

Fine Art Drawings - 36.5 x 47 x 1 cm

$632

Design, Pillow case 9, Nevelin Ivanov

Pillow case 9

Nevelin Ivanov

Design - 45 x 68 cm

$248

Print, Nymphée, François Houtin

Nymphée

François Houtin

Print - 23.5 x 29.5 cm

$1,355

Fine Art Drawings, Where the fuck did monday go, Marie Boralevi

Where the fuck did monday go

Marie Boralevi

Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 0.1 cm

$9,475

Print, Le tigre blanc et les nenuphars rouges, Camille Poli

Le tigre blanc et les nenuphars rouges

Camille Poli

Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$102

Fine Art Drawings, Zoro, Christian Zeimert

Zoro

Christian Zeimert

Fine Art Drawings - 77 x 57 x 0.5 cm

$903 $813

Fine Art Drawings, Yellow Man 1, Bault

Yellow Man 1

Bault

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 13 x 0.1 cm

$248

Print, Portrait de B, Claude Weisbuch

Portrait de B

Claude Weisbuch

Print - 76 x 56 cm

$791

Fine Art Drawings, Les grands gunneras, Bruno Mallart

Les grands gunneras

Bruno Mallart

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$10,164

Fine Art Drawings, Broussailles, Philippe Cognée

Broussailles

Philippe Cognée

Fine Art Drawings - 15.2 x 10.1 cm

$621

Fine Art Drawings, Siréne aux serpents, Orphné Achéron

Siréne aux serpents

Orphné Achéron

Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 29.5 cm

$1,299

Sculpture, Sans titre, Bault

Sans titre

Bault

Sculpture - 38 x 29 x 4 cm

$1,299

Fine Art Drawings, Dream bubble, Nef

Dream bubble

Nef

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm

$169

Print, Fulles 8, Josep Guinovart

Fulles 8

Josep Guinovart

Print - 54 x 36 cm

$565

Sculpture, Tête brûlée, Philippe Cognée

Tête brûlée

Philippe Cognée

Sculpture - 20 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm

$2,259

Painting, L'homme malade, Claude Weisbuch

L'homme malade

Claude Weisbuch

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm

$28,233

Fine Art Drawings, La Drôme, Bernard Gantner

La Drôme

Bernard Gantner

Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 23 cm

$621

Fine Art Drawings, Wagner, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Wagner

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 40 cm

$20,327

Fine Art Drawings, Hula Study, Patsy McArthur

Hula Study

Patsy McArthur

Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm

$1,290

Painting, Nous ne sommes pas les derniers, Zoran Music

Nous ne sommes pas les derniers

Zoran Music

Painting - 57 x 76.5 x 0.1 cm

$84,698

Print, Paradis est ici, Guy Denning

Paradis est ici

Guy Denning

Print - 65 x 92 cm

$395

Print, Sine Nob'litate "Skull and bird", Adolfo Arenas Alonso

Sine Nob'litate "Skull and bird"

Adolfo Arenas Alonso

Print - 76 x 110 cm

$1,355

Print, Gesicht, Otto Wols

Gesicht

Otto Wols

Print - 22.5 x 15.5 x 1 cm

$1,355

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait 2, Søcø

Portrait 2

Søcø

Fine Art Drawings - 102 x 66 x 1 cm

$2,484

Painting, The Captives, Teona Yamanidze

The Captives

Teona Yamanidze

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm

$6,211

Fine Art Drawings, Le violoncelliste, Claude Weisbuch

Le violoncelliste

Claude Weisbuch

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 3 cm

$1,107

Print, Siméon, Monkeybird

Siméon

Monkeybird

Print - 70 x 50 cm

$395

Print, Nous ne sommes pas les derniers, Zoran Music

Nous ne sommes pas les derniers

Zoran Music

Print - 33 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm

$2,823

Fine Art Drawings, Splendeur de la catastrophe, Vladimir Velickovic

Splendeur de la catastrophe

Vladimir Velickovic

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 16.2 cm

$1,299

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Josep Guinovart

Untitled

Josep Guinovart

Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 50 x 1 cm

$2,259

Painting, Corbeaux, Vladimir Velickovic

Corbeaux

Vladimir Velickovic

Painting - 24 x 19 x 2 cm

$3,162

Print, Sans titre noir, Bault

Sans titre noir

Bault

Print - 50 x 75 cm

$486

Print, Le jardin des délires, la terre, Bruno Mallart

Le jardin des délires, la terre

Bruno Mallart

Print - 129 x 98 x 3 cm

$6,776

Fine Art Drawings, Time Freeze 2, Ivo Iliev (Yeto)

Time Freeze 2

Ivo Iliev (Yeto)

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 cm

$423

Print, L'escalier, Roland Topor

L'escalier

Roland Topor

Print - 31 x 41 cm

$339

Print, Evidence, Søcø

Evidence

Søcø

Print - 65 x 50 x 1 cm

$203

Fine Art Drawings, Sphinx, Roland Topor

Sphinx

Roland Topor

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 cm

$1,694

Fine Art Drawings, G_43, Alina Aldea

G_43

Alina Aldea

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.5 cm

$1,073

Fine Art Drawings, You look at me sadly, Nevo 1, Nevelin Ivanov

You look at me sadly, Nevo 1

Nevelin Ivanov

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.2 cm

$169

Painting, Paysage, Assadour Bezdikian

Paysage

Assadour Bezdikian

Painting - 24 x 41 x 2 cm

$5,082

Fine Art Drawings, H, Eugénie Lichet

H

Eugénie Lichet

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$113

Fine Art Drawings, Nous ne sommes pas les derniers, Zoran Music

Nous ne sommes pas les derniers

Zoran Music

Fine Art Drawings - 73 x 54 cm

$79,051

Painting, 1990 Museum Beaubourg, Jean-Pierre Stora

1990 Museum Beaubourg

Jean-Pierre Stora

Painting - 32 x 15.7 x 0.5 cm

$2,202

Painting, Paysage poétique, Bernard Louédin

Paysage poétique

Bernard Louédin

Painting - 20 x 40 x 2 cm

$3,162

Painting, Cavalier, Monkeybird

Cavalier

Monkeybird

Painting - 70 x 70 x 6 cm

$3,377

Print, Tania's Kid, Nef

Tania's Kid

Nef

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.2 cm

$136

Print, Tel Aviv IC, Philippe Cognée

Tel Aviv IC

Philippe Cognée

Print - 105 x 75 cm

$1,637

Painting, Transparencies, Fredy Escobar Vega

Transparencies

Fredy Escobar Vega

Painting - 75 x 100 cm

$1,581

Print, 4 cores, Zdzislaw Wiatr

4 cores

Zdzislaw Wiatr

Print - 17 x 11 cm

$226

Painting, Portrait d'Artaud, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Portrait d'Artaud

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Painting - 29 x 12.5 x 1 cm

$7,453

Fine Art Drawings, Sans Titre 11 - Ref BDNW9153, Jean-Pierre Stora

Sans Titre 11 - Ref BDNW9153

Jean-Pierre Stora

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 32 cm

$1,073

Print, Demain la lune, Mario Avati

Demain la lune

Mario Avati

Print - 56 x 38 x 0.1 cm

$903

Print, Paysage d’hiver, Bernard Gantner

Paysage d’hiver

Bernard Gantner

Print - 38 x 53.5 x 0.2 cm

$282

Print, Saint-Malo 1944, Vladimir Velickovic

Saint-Malo 1944

Vladimir Velickovic

Print - 45 x 31 cm

$666

Painting, Persons unknown, Guy Denning

Persons unknown

Guy Denning

Painting - 95 x 100 cm

$2,710

Fine Art Drawings, Au bal costumé, Mario Avati

Au bal costumé

Mario Avati

Fine Art Drawings - 54 x 44.2 x 0.1 cm

$3,388

Painting, L'incinérateur d'Ivry sur Seine, Bault

L'incinérateur d'Ivry sur Seine

Bault

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$3,614

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Otto Wols

Sans titre

Otto Wols

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 14 cm

$9,034

Painting, Dessin triste, Søcø

Dessin triste

Søcø

Painting - 169 x 140 x 1 cm

$4,065

Print, Joha, Mohamed Lekleti

Joha

Mohamed Lekleti

Print - 58 x 79 x 0.2 cm

$339

Print, Poissons, Bernard Louédin

Poissons

Bernard Louédin

Print - 28 x 20 x 0.1 cm

$181

Painting, Psyché, Mohamed Lekleti

Psyché

Mohamed Lekleti

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$7,905

Print, Le piscarius et les harpies frivoles, Didier Hamey

Le piscarius et les harpies frivoles

Didier Hamey

Print - 32 x 27 x 0.2 cm

$395

Sculpture, Au pied de la lettre, Bruno Mallart

Au pied de la lettre

Bruno Mallart

Sculpture - 43 x 27 x 7 cm

$3,953

Print, L'oeil du maître 9, Christian Zeimert

L'oeil du maître 9

Christian Zeimert

Print - 21 x 24 cm

$203

Fine Art Drawings, Contrecoup, Alain Lestié

Contrecoup

Alain Lestié

Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 24 cm

$508

Fine Art Drawings, Dogs 2, Zdzislaw Wiatr

Dogs 2

Zdzislaw Wiatr

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 cm

$1,016

Photography, Pueril John, Bruno Mallart

Pueril John

Bruno Mallart

Photography - 79 x 79 cm

$4,517

Painting, Conversation, Jean Jansem

Conversation

Jean Jansem

Painting - 25 x 20.5 x 2 cm

$4,291

Painting, Le dernier combat de Bosc, Christian Zeimert

Le dernier combat de Bosc

Christian Zeimert

Painting - 75 x 60 x 4 cm

$5,082

Print, New York, Battery Park, Jean-Emile Laboureur

New York, Battery Park

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Print - 18 x 27.5 x 0.1 cm

$5,647

Print, Bipolar Type I, Gergana Ivanova

Bipolar Type I

Gergana Ivanova

Print - 16 x 17 cm

$192

Detailed Somber Illustrations

As opposed to somber abstract art, detailed somber illustrations can arguably be much more dark. If abstract art shifts away from realism and uses color and shape to convey a subject or aid the expression of the artist, then detailed illustrations reflect reality and all facets of it. By creating work that echoes or attempts to render a traumatic political and historical past, the artist may present work that holds up a mirror to the viewer, showing them a subject they may not wish to see. Whether it is the artist’s own experience or a visual retelling of the experience of others, the dull hues of somber illustration reveals the mindset of the artist, relying on blacks, greys and browns to do so. The struggle between chaos and inner peace, the relationships between humans and the allure of darkness evoked through work has inspired the artist throughout time. Delve into Artsper’s selection of somber illustrations including the likes of Orphné Acheron, who takes her name from Greek mythology’s Orphné, the Nymph of the Darkness. This evokes eternity, mythology and immersion into the mysterious depths explored in her work of the fantastic. Vladimir Velickovic’s work, on the other hand, reflects violent memories of his childhood, leading him to now seek to leave a scar on the viewer’s memory of his portraits.


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