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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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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 6, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 6

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 1,252

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 5, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 5

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 1,252

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 4, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 4

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 1,252

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 3, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 3

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

CHF 1,252

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 2, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 2

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

CHF 1,252

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 1, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 1

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 1,252

Painting, Baile, Carlos Mendez

Baile

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 130 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,119

Painting, Window, Teona Yamanidze

Window

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

CHF 5,298

Painting, Green Table-Top, Ya-Wei Li

Green Table-Top

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

CHF 3,756

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 9, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 9

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 1,252

Painting, Oasis, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Oasis

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

CHF 2,408

Painting, The Poet, Ya-Wei Li

The Poet

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

CHF 3,756

Painting, Tulipes, Frédéric Léglise

Tulipes

Frédéric Léglise

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

CHF 4,045

Painting, Mademoiselle 39, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 39

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,348

Painting, Mademoiselle 38, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 38

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,348

Painting, Mademoiselle 36, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 36

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,156

Painting, Mademoiselle 21, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 21

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,156

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch

CHF 1,541

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch

CHF 1,445

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 722 CHF 615

Painting, Woman, Antonio Feltrinelli

Woman

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 102 x 64 x 8 cm Painting . 40.2 x 25.2 x 3.1 inch

CHF 6,935

Painting, Grackles, Elizabeth Becker

Grackles

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

CHF 2,997

Painting, Tae I, Carlos Mendez

Tae I

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,312

Painting, Untitled 4, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 4

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 674

Painting, Le Chewing-gum, Julien Cuny

Le Chewing-gum

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1 inch

CHF 1,734

Painting, La chenille, Olivier Daumas

La chenille

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 60 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 3,082

Print, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

CHF 193

Print, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

CHF 193

Painting, In Time series, Guy Ghazanchyan

In Time series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,734 CHF 1,474

Painting, Spectrum, Victor Sheleg

Spectrum

Victor Sheleg

Painting . 80 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch

CHF 18,782

Painting, Sin Pst II, Carlos Mendez

Sin Pst II

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,890

Fine Art Drawings, Figures, Mino Maccari

Figures

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 23 x 34 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.1 x 13.4 x 0 inch

CHF 954

Painting, Portrait en Blue, Renjie Gao

Portrait en Blue

Renjie Gao

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 722

Painting, Researchers, Katalin Soós

Researchers

Katalin Soós

Painting . 100 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 63 x 1.2 inch

CHF 6,935

Fine Art Drawings, Doves of Peace, Mino Maccari

Doves of Peace

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 26.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.4 x 10.4 x 0.1 inch

CHF 462

Painting, The Journey, Renjie Gao

The Journey

Renjie Gao

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

CHF 4,816

Painting, Untitled, Natia Sapanadze

Untitled

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 24 x 29 x 3 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.4 x 1.2 inch

CHF 385

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

CHF 433

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

CHF 433

Painting, Untitled, Renjie Gao

Untitled

Renjie Gao

Painting . 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

CHF 9,150

Painting, Les coquelicots, Olivier Daumas

Les coquelicots

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 65 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,890 CHF 1,445

Painting, Beyond, Elizabeth Becker

Beyond

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

CHF 358

Painting, Maya, Reinaldo Chavez

Maya

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 11 x 16 cm Painting . 4.3 x 6.3 inch

CHF 231