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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Portrait huile sur toile
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
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Portrait huile sur toile
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
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Costume
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.1 x 0 inch
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Scenography
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
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Whispers in the night: A tale of two in a wagon bar
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
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En ce jour Notre Dame enflammée
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
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New-York Central road trip
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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Le poids des secrest
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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Les murmures de l'amour
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch
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Les sanglots de la mer
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch
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Le café de la Place
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
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Le déjeuner aux agrumes
Yoann Merienne
Painting - 170 x 300 x 5 cm Painting - 66.9 x 118.1 x 2 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
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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
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
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In the mood for desire
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
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Notre-Dame habillée de feu
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
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Le rêve du papillon
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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Smoke on the Water
Marie-Ange Daudé
Painting - 84.5 x 84.5 x 1 cm Painting - 33.3 x 33.3 x 0.4 inch
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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
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
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Fairy Tales of the Sun
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 48.7 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.2 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 121.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.8 x 0.1 inch
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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
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Turn off the light
Nathan Chantob
Fine Art Drawings - 60.6 x 45.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.9 x 17.9 x 0.4 inch
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L'étudiant
Nathan Chantob
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 57 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch
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Route 66 l'attrape-cœurs
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 20.7 x 21 x 1.8 cm Painting - 8.1 x 8.3 x 0.7 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
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Profil d'homme
Georges Bru
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 17.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 6.9 x 0 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
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Sans Titre
Jean-Baptiste Dumont
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 17.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 6.9 x 0 inch
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Sans Titre
Jean-Baptiste Dumont
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 17.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 6.9 x 0 inch
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Maria Callas solitude
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Butterfly dream catcher's road trip
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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