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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Dans la verdure
Clara Diebler
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$714
Charlotte l'oubli
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
$952
Smoking Away - Size M
Clara Diebler
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$595
Le silence de l'ange - Collection Oubli de Soi
Clara Diebler
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$1,429
Venus in Leavers
Clara Diebler
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,429
Sweet Orchid
Clara Diebler
Photography - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$4,762
Les temps modernes
Nicolas Monjo
Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
$7,857
Secret Rose - Size L
Clara Diebler
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,429
Fight
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$714
Figures
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 12 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch
$619
The Couple
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 20.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch
$881
Smoking Away - Size L
Clara Diebler
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,429
Sleeping Girl
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 33 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 13 x 0 inch
$1,310
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,572
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,572
Smoking Away - Size S
Clara Diebler
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$238
Caphi
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 230 x 150 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 90.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$47,621
Smoking Away - Size XS
Clara Diebler
Photography - 12 x 8 x 1 cm Photography - 4.7 x 3.1 x 0.4 inch
$149
Ma peau porte tes mots
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,000
Tu existes pour moi
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,524
L'Éphémère
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,786
L'Envol
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,786
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
$5,595
Les couleurs de l'été
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$476
Les Clés
Nicolas Carréga
Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 9.3 inch
$298
Before dusk sets in
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,167
Silk road souvenir
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,929
Lucille
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 250 x 200 x 6 cm Painting - 98.4 x 78.7 x 2.4 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
Portrait of his Wife
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 43.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 17.1 x 0 inch
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The Couples
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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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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Authorization of the Officers
Mino Maccari
Print - 34.5 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.6 x 18.5 x 0 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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