Portrait
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…
Olivier Daumas
Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 26 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 10.2 x 0 inch
CHF 144
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
CHF 3,371
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings . 240 x 150 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings . 94.5 x 59.1 x 3.9 inch
CHF 14,448
Rachel Yedid
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHF 2,312
Georges Bru
Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 20.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.4 x 8.1 x 0 inch
CHF 1,156
Rachel Yedid
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHF 2,312
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
CHF 915
Stéphane Lejeune
Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
CHF 324
Olivier Daumas
Fine Art Drawings . 26 x 12 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.2 x 4.7 x 0 inch
CHF 144
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
CHF 2,890
Rachel Yedid
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHF 2,312
Roger Decaux
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
CHF 3,853
