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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, Couple, Mino Maccari

Couple

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 11 x 0.1 inch

CHF 337

Fine Art Drawings, Characters, Mino Maccari

Characters

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 28 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.7 x 11 x 0.1 inch

CHF 462

Painting, Desvelo VII, Rocio Mazuecos

Desvelo VII

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

CHF 481

Painting, Desvelo VI, Rocio Mazuecos

Desvelo VI

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

CHF 481

Painting, Desvelo V, Rocio Mazuecos

Desvelo V

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

CHF 481

Painting, La robe rouge, Ivan Tzonev

La robe rouge

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 29 x 29 x 2 cm Painting . 11.4 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 154

Painting, Desvelo II, Rocio Mazuecos

Desvelo II

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

CHF 481

Print, Femme 4, Manuella Ferré

Femme 4

Manuella Ferré

Print . 102 x 73 cm Print . 40.2 x 28.7 inch

CHF 404

Painting, Tête-D, Ivan Tzonev

Tête-D

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

CHF 77

Painting, Meditation II, Dzovig Arnelian

Meditation II

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 28 x 13 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11 x 5.1 x 0.2 inch

CHF 223 CHF 201

Painting, Almost ready, Dzovig Arnelian

Almost ready

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 26.5 x 12.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 10.4 x 4.9 x 0.2 inch

CHF 223

Photography, Yves Saint-Laurent, OverSide

Yves Saint-Laurent

OverSide

Photography . 45 x 45 x 0.2 cm Photography . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 289

Painting, Concerned, Dzovig Arnelian

Concerned

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 26 x 19 x 0.5 cm Painting . 10.2 x 7.5 x 0.2 inch

CHF 179

Print, Femme 3, Manuella Ferré

Femme 3

Manuella Ferré

Print . 102 x 73 cm Print . 40.2 x 28.7 inch

CHF 337

Fine Art Drawings, Women, Mino Maccari

Women

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 5 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 2 x 4.7 x 0 inch

CHF 433

Painting, Classic H, Nathan Chantob

Classic H

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 8,569

Painting, Captain flam, Maxime Frairot

Captain flam

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

CHF 173

Painting, Batman, Maxime Frairot

Batman

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

CHF 173

Painting, Lego, Maxime Frairot

Lego

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

CHF 173

Painting, Burna, Fresha D

Burna

Fresha D

Painting . 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 722

Painting, La passion, Dominique Dève

La passion

Dominique Dève

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

CHF 241

Print, No More Lies, Sancko

No More Lies

Sancko

Print . 30 x 30 cm Print . 11.8 x 11.8 inch

CHF 182

Painting, Desvelo III, Rocio Mazuecos

Desvelo III

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

CHF 481

Photography, Giacometti, Bridgeman

Giacometti

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 30 x 30 cm Photography . 11.8 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

CHF 231

Fine Art Drawings, Colors, Dominique Dève

Colors

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

CHF 241

Photography, DS 247, Laurence Verney

DS 247

Laurence Verney

Photography . 112 x 92 x 3 cm Photography . 44.1 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,888

Fine Art Drawings, Conflict, Mino Maccari

Conflict

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

CHF 385

Painting, Mon amour, Lisbeth Buonanno

Mon amour

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

CHF 289

Painting, Zircoin, Lisbeth Buonanno

Zircoin

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

CHF 433

Painting, Moldavite, Lisbeth Buonanno

Moldavite

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 10 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting . 3.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

CHF 433

Painting, Oscar, Lisbeth Buonanno

Oscar

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

CHF 96

Painting, Amazonite, Lisbeth Buonanno

Amazonite

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

CHF 289

Fine Art Drawings, Smoking Man, Mino Maccari

Smoking Man

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.2 x 0 inch

CHF 366

Fine Art Drawings, Diletta II, Dominique Dève

Diletta II

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

CHF 241

Photography, Around us, Ali Buhamad

Around us

Ali Buhamad

Photography . 40 x 50 x 5 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

CHF 447

Painting, Myst, Sandra Quintin

Myst

Sandra Quintin

Painting . 80 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

CHF 674

Painting, Them, Olivier Massebeuf

Them

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1 inch

CHF 1,155

Painting, Holy s**t, Olivier Massebeuf

Holy s**t

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 1 inch

CHF 770

Fine Art Drawings, Jeune femme, Henri Fehr

Jeune femme

Henri Fehr

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 444

Painting, The Poppy, Olivier Massebeuf

The Poppy

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch

CHF 578

Fine Art Drawings, Long Neck, Dominique Dève

Long Neck

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

CHF 250

Fine Art Drawings, Pathos, Dominique Dève

Pathos

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 260

Painting, DMX, Erdna André

DMX

Erdna André

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 578

Print, Anaïs, Ger Doornink

Anaïs

Ger Doornink

Print . 67 x 65.5 cm Print . 26.4 x 25.8 inch

CHF 857