Somber Portrait Painters
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…
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Personnage avec cartouche
Georges Bru
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 16 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 6.3 inch
$1,407
Personnage à l'air froissé
Georges Bru
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,252
Demain tu verras ! #2
Clement Garnung
Painting - 150 x 110 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch
$4,530
Personnage en colère
Georges Bru
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 9.1 inch
$1,311
Perspective d'animal
Georges Bru
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$1,788
Les mains du temps
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 14.5 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$358
Dark City
Simon Goldberg
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$417
Head of Man
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$358
People and bread
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
$16,094 $14,484
Run DMC - Hommage au photographe Jamel Shabazz
OverSide
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$417
NEW YORK - Fashion show
OverSide
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$417
Micheal Jordan - Portrait
OverSide
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$417
Michael Jordan - We do it !
OverSide
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$417
Yves Saint Laurent - L'histoire d'une vie
OverSide
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$417
Micheal Jordan - Yes I am
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Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$417
Roger Ballen, Des oiseaux - Édition limitée
Roger Ballen
Print - 25.5 x 20 cm Print - 10 x 7.9 inch
$834
Vierge à l'enfant
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$14,902
Pensif
Erdna André
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$596
Vanité (crâne aux paillons)
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
$29,803
Madone sur velours vert
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$53,646
Kindness
Erdna André
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$596
Pensive
Erdna André
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$596
Le penseur
Erdna André
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$596
La voix des pinceaux
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 140 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$15,498
Toujours devant
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
$15,498
Red (Hommage to Rembrandt)
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 45.7 x 35.6 x 2 cm Painting - 18 x 14 x 0.8 inch
$2,027
Hall Joving (in collaboration with Norman)
Lucile Callegari
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,980
How does it feel to be famous Mr. Van Gogh?
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 91 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$4,649
The diarist in 1943 (Homage to Anne Frank)
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 91 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$4,530
I'm going to be a pilot
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$5,126