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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Jeune à la bille
Nef
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0 inch
$119
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
Passage
Claude Weisbuch
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
$417
Général Leclerc
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 104 x 184 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.9 x 72.4 x 2 inch
$14,286
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
Le Folding' à l'amble flottant
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 102 x 181 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.2 x 71.3 x 1.6 inch
$16,667
Forêt Racine Labyrinthe
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 134 x 47 cm Fine Art Drawings - 52.8 x 18.5 inch
$11,905
Nous ne sommes pas les derniers
Zoran Music
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$33,334
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
$10,119
Le torrent dans la montagne
Bernard Gantner
Painting - 81 x 100 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 inch
$10,119
Peindre aujourd'hui II
Philippe Cognée
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 4.7 inch
$357
Peindre aujourd'hui
Philippe Cognée
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 4.7 inch
$357
la jeune fille du lac
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$548
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
$488
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
$488
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
$488
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
$488
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
$488
Une campagne, comme en rêve
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 116 x 88 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 34.6 x 1 inch
$3,167
New York, Courtland Street
Jean-Emile Laboureur
Print - 36 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print - 14.2 x 11 x 0 inch
$6,548
Conspiration
Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$2,976
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
$536
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
$536
La ferme endormie, lithographie originale
Bernard Gantner
Print - 38 x 54 x 0.05 cm Print - 15 x 21.3 x 0 inch
$333
Sans Titre 18 - Ref BDNW9160
Jean-Pierre Stora
Painting - 11 x 29 cm Painting - 4.3 x 11.4 inch
$345
Sans Titre 21 - Ref BDNW9163
Jean-Pierre Stora
Painting - 16 x 32 cm Painting - 6.3 x 12.6 inch
$464
Sans Titre 17 - Ref BDNW9159
Jean-Pierre Stora
Painting - 16 x 32 cm Painting - 6.3 x 12.6 inch
$536
Sans Titre 5 - Ref BDNW9147
Jean-Pierre Stora
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 12.6 inch
$1,131
Sans Titre 11 - Ref BDNW9153
Jean-Pierre Stora
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 12.6 inch
$1,131
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,786
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,786
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,786
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,786
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,786
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,786
