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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Le café de la Place
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
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Gueule d'ange N°19
Stephane Richard
Painting - 68.3 x 49 x 1 cm Painting - 26.9 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
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Smoke on the Water
Marie-Ange Daudé
Painting - 84.5 x 84.5 x 1 cm Painting - 33.3 x 33.3 x 0.4 inch
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Turn off the light
Nathan Chantob
Fine Art Drawings - 60.6 x 45.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.9 x 17.9 x 0.4 inch
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L'étudiant
Nathan Chantob
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 57 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch
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Une jeune fille à la marinière
Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
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Mermaid
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.3 x 5.5 x 0 inch
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Theatrical Figure
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
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Profil d'homme
Georges Bru
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 17.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 6.9 x 0 inch
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Sans Titre
Jean-Baptiste Dumont
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 17.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 6.9 x 0 inch
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Sans Titre
Jean-Baptiste Dumont
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 17.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 6.9 x 0 inch
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The smart Sacha -Dripping portrait
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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Portrait
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 7.9 x 0 inch
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Portrait
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch
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Le Silence de la Mer
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch
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Racines
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
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Screaming Woman
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 17.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 6.9 x 0.1 inch
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Nonne is Perfect (Sainte au crucifix)
Marie-Ange Daudé
Painting - 100 x 100 x 6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.4 inch
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Model
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 13.8 x 0 inch
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Salade (Claudias as Jupiter)
Piet Rodriguez
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Catching a Shadow
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 27.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.9 x 10.7 x 0 inch
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La Mezzana
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.7 x 0 inch
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Portrait of Man with Collar
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 27.1 x 20.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.7 x 8 x 0 inch
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The Couple
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch
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Sans repères
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
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Portrait of Lenin
Albert Fernand-Renault
Painting - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
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I have been waiting for you
Michelino Iorizzo
Painting - 107 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 42.1 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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