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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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Print, Dream, Insane 51

Dream

Insane 51

Print - 70 x 70 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 inch

$1,774

Print, Agora, Marc Prat

Agora

Marc Prat

Print - 62 x 96 cm Print - 24.4 x 37.8 inch

$655

Print, Abierta 2, Antonio Saura

Abierta 2

Antonio Saura

Print - 75 x 104 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.5 x 40.9 x 0 inch

$2,619

Painting, Rade, Philippe Pasqua

Rade

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 330 x 220 x 10 cm Painting - 129.9 x 86.6 x 3.9 inch

$142,862

Painting, The Masks, Mino Maccari

The Masks

Mino Maccari

Painting - 24.5 x 34 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.6 x 13.4 x 0 inch

$1,429

Painting, Selo F, Ivan Tzonev

Selo F

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$691

Sculpture, Minus, Yoann Merienne

Minus

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture - 59 x 37 x 28 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 14.6 x 11 inch

$14,286

Painting, Clairière, Yoann Merienne

Clairière

Yoann Merienne

Painting - 150 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 43.3 x 1 inch

$11,667

Painting, Le coq, Julien Cuny

Le coq

Julien Cuny

Painting - 105 x 75 cm Painting - 41.3 x 29.5 inch

$714

Sculpture, Taureau 5, Julien Cuny

Taureau 5

Julien Cuny

Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch

$893

Sculpture, Nez, Antonio Saura

Nez

Antonio Saura

Sculpture - 51 x 64 x 1 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 25.2 x 0.4 inch

$5,953

Painting, Trois visages, Hom Nguyen

Trois visages

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 180 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

$53,573

Painting, Peace, Marie-Ange Daudé

Peace

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting - 87 x 87 x 2 cm Painting - 34.3 x 34.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,381

Painting, Sans titre, Antonio Saura

Sans titre

Antonio Saura

Painting - 30 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.1 x 0 inch

$23,810

Painting, Chrysès, Piet Rodriguez

Chrysès

Piet Rodriguez

Painting - 91 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,738

Sculpture, Aigua IV, Teresa Riba

Aigua IV

Teresa Riba

Sculpture - 49 x 11 x 10 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 4.3 x 3.9 inch

$4,524

Painting, The Minority, Ya-Wei Li

The Minority

Ya-Wei Li

Painting - 45 x 35 x 4 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch

$2,381

Painting, Deep Inside, Ewa Hauton

Deep Inside

Ewa Hauton

Painting - 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,643

Fine Art Drawings, Toro study, Marc Prat

Toro study

Marc Prat

Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 120 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$929

Fine Art Drawings, Le Cinq, Nathan Chantob

Le Cinq

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 28.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.2 x 0.4 inch

$1,786

Painting, Geisha, Michelino Iorizzo

Geisha

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting - 31 x 22 x 1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch

$833

Painting, Musing, Rene Rikkelman

Musing

Rene Rikkelman

Painting - 110 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,512

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Carlos Mendez

Untitled

Carlos Mendez

Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$661

Fine Art Drawings, Costume, Eugene Berman

Costume

Eugene Berman

Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 4.6 x 0 inch

$714

Sculpture, Vanité, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 22 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch

$16,667

Fine Art Drawings, Sans Repères, Hom Nguyen

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

$31,430

Photography, No title, Philippe Pasqua

No title

Philippe Pasqua

Photography - 200 x 156 x 1 cm Photography - 78.7 x 61.4 x 0.4 inch

$17,858

Painting, Wanker, Dylan Cram

Wanker

Dylan Cram

Painting - 61 x 46 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,929

Sculpture, Renga, Rene Rikkelman

Renga

Rene Rikkelman

Sculpture - 54 x 37 x 37 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 14.6 x 14.6 inch

$13,691

Print, Vanité, Pei-Ming Yan

Vanité

Pei-Ming Yan

Print - 78 x 119 x 1 cm Print - 30.7 x 46.9 x 0.4 inch

$4,048

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, François Chapuis

Portrait

François Chapuis

Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 35 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

$691

Painting, Free, Sancko

Free

Sancko

Painting - 50 x 50 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,179

Sculpture, Bardot, Marin Marcos

Bardot

Marin Marcos

Sculpture - 56 x 17 x 30 cm Sculpture - 22 x 6.7 x 11.8 inch

$2,976

Painting, Sans, Florian Eymann

Sans

Florian Eymann

Painting - 116 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,976

Painting, The Fishing, Eugene Berman

The Fishing

Eugene Berman

Painting - 17.1 x 23.8 x 0.1 cm Painting - 6.7 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$1,012

Fine Art Drawings, Woman, Simon Goldberg

Woman

Simon Goldberg

Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$357

Painting, Portrait 2, Erdna André

Portrait 2

Erdna André

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$952

Painting, 3-1-17, Montse Valdés

3-1-17

Montse Valdés

Painting - 130 x 162 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 inch

$19,882

Print, Resilience 2, Sancko

Resilience 2

Sancko

Print - 30 x 60 cm Print - 11.8 x 23.6 inch

$225

Fine Art Drawings, Soldier, Jacques Hirtz

Soldier

Jacques Hirtz

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$357

Painting, Grace Kelly, Marin Marcos

Grace Kelly

Marin Marcos

Painting - 160 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$21,429

Fine Art Drawings, Sepulchre, Alfred Pichon

Sepulchre

Alfred Pichon

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 10.6 x 0 inch

$571

Painting, Portrait, Laurent Godard

Portrait

Laurent Godard

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,333

Fine Art Drawings, Pensive, Erdna André

Pensive

Erdna André

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$595

Painting, Eros, Marco Stefanucci

Eros

Marco Stefanucci

Painting - 42 x 33.5 x 2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 13.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,786