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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Oryctes (scarabe)
Yoann Merienne
Sculpture - 23 x 10 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 3.9 x 3.7 inch
$2,265
Bright path - Size M
Clara Diebler
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$596
La pêche miraculeuse
Julien Cuny
Painting - 162 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 28.7 x 1 inch
$2,742
Natural Predators in Captivity
Teona Yamanidze
Painting - 25 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
$954
Natural Predators in Captivity
Teona Yamanidze
Painting - 20 x 25 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch
$954
Rapsodie in Blue
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,861
L'éloge de l'ennui
Yoann Merienne
Sculpture - 24 x 27 x 37 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 10.6 x 14.6 inch
$7,749
Couple
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 16.3 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 6.4 x 0.1 inch
$656
Moses Saved from the Waters
Mino Maccari
Print - 47 x 34.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.5 x 13.6 x 0 inch
$811
Posée sur la vague
Sandra Quintin
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,311
The General
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 42.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 16.7 x 0.1 inch
$715
Black Iris - Size M
Clara Diebler
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$596
La Délicate - Size M
Clara Diebler
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$894
The Kiss
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$954
La plénitude du marin
Julien Cuny
Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,788
Chiaruscoro of still life
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
$1,431
Figures
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 14.5 x 16.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.7 x 6.5 x 0.1 inch
$715
Les sentiers de la vie
Julien Cuny
Painting - 200 x 300 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 1.2 inch
$8,941
Le voyage écarlate sur l'écume
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 22 x 27 x 1.8 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.7 inch
$894
Le Saint-Régis au petit matin
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
$894
Grande vanité aux papillons
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 160 x 160 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 63 x 1.6 inch
$33,380
Spettacolo
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 49.5 x 69.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 27.4 x 0.1 inch
$954
Menacing
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch
$691
