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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Les Ors de la forêt publique
Bruno Mallart
Print - 141 x 52 x 4 cm Print - 55.5 x 20.5 x 1.6 inch
$4,745
Le roi de la jungle
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,186
La burette du singe
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 27 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 10.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,966
La peur des maths (et comment la soigner)
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 27 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 10.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,966
Le tigre blanc et les nenuphars rouges
Camille Poli
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$107
H-
Eugénie Lichet
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$119
You look at me sadly, Nevo 9
Nevelin Ivanov
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$486
You look at me sadly, Nevo 6
Nevelin Ivanov
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$486
You look at me sadly, Nevo 4
Nevelin Ivanov
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$486
You look at me sadly, Nevo 3
Nevelin Ivanov
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$486
You look at me sadly, Nevo 2
Nevelin Ivanov
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$486
Nous ne sommes pas les derniers
Zoran Music
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$33,217
Peindre aujourd'hui II
Philippe Cognée
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 4.7 inch
$356
Peindre aujourd'hui
Philippe Cognée
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 4.7 inch
$356
Vue sur le lac Léman le bouvenet
Bernard Gantner
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$10,084
Le torrent dans la montagne
Bernard Gantner
Painting - 81 x 100 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 inch
$10,084
La grande cathédrale
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 107 x 40 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 42.1 x 15.7 x 2 inch
$5,932
Quand la béate à queue fourchue rencontre la Ballatrix fragilis
Didier Hamey
Print - 29 x 26 x 0.2 cm Print - 11.4 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch
$534
Quand la béate à queue fourchue rencontre la Ballatrix fragilis
Didier Hamey
Print - 29 x 26 x 0.2 cm Print - 11.4 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch
$534
la jeune fille du lac
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$546
Une campagne, comme en rêve
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 116 x 88 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 34.6 x 1 inch
$3,156
New York, Courtland Street
Jean-Emile Laboureur
Print - 36 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print - 14.2 x 11 x 0 inch
$6,525
Conspiration
Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$2,966
La ferme endormie, lithographie originale
Bernard Gantner
Print - 38 x 54 x 0.05 cm Print - 15 x 21.3 x 0 inch
$332
Sans Titre 18 - Ref BDNW9160
Jean-Pierre Stora
Painting - 11 x 29 cm Painting - 4.3 x 11.4 inch
$344
Sans Titre 21 - Ref BDNW9163
Jean-Pierre Stora
Painting - 16 x 32 cm Painting - 6.3 x 12.6 inch
$463
Sans Titre 17 - Ref BDNW9159
Jean-Pierre Stora
Painting - 16 x 32 cm Painting - 6.3 x 12.6 inch
$534
Sans Titre 5 - Ref BDNW9147
Jean-Pierre Stora
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 12.6 inch
$1,127
Sans Titre 11 - Ref BDNW9153
Jean-Pierre Stora
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 12.6 inch
$1,127
Le jardin oublié IV
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 184 x 87 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 72.4 x 34.3 x 1.2 inch
$18,981
Avant le carnaval
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 150 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$4,152
