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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Cécile Desserle
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
€3,800
A la vie à la mort
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€4,700
Les couleurs de l'été
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
€400
Before dusk sets in
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Silk road souvenir
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€3,300
Sacred profane dichotomy (diptych)
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€4,500
The treasure is under the skin
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€5,800
Rising sun, kingdom of lead
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 91 x 122 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 48 x 0.8 inch
€6,500
The silence of animals (framed)
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€5,200
Lucille
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 250 x 200 x 6 cm Painting - 98.4 x 78.7 x 2.4 inch
Price upon request
Human blue (1)
Hom Nguyen
Painting - 120 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 2 inch
Price upon request
Un monde meilleur
Hom Nguyen
Painting - 240 x 140 x 5 cm Painting - 94.5 x 55.1 x 2 inch
Price upon request
Calligraphie
Hom Nguyen
Painting - 160 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Calligraphie
Hom Nguyen
Painting - 160 x 140 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 55.1 x 2 inch
Price upon request
We Are All The Same / Geisha
Insane 51
Painting - 135 x 135 x 3 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 1.2 inch
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Salvatore Mundi en col en V
Julien Cuny
Painting - 175 x 127 x 4 cm Painting - 68.9 x 50 x 1.6 inch
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