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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Sparkles - Collection L'oubli de Soi
Clara Diebler
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
€1,200
Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton I, II, III, Philippe II, Don (Complete suite)
Antonio Saura
Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
€12,000
Hommage à Dora Maar 1,2,3,4,5 (Complete suite)
Antonio Saura
Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
€12,000
La danse insolite
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
€750
The Magic Hidden In The Portraits
Ya-Wei Li
Painting - 45 x 35 x 4 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch
€2,000
Vanité
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€3,800 €3,420
Coeur de géant
Yoann Merienne
Sculpture - 76 x 44 x 45 cm Sculpture - 29.9 x 17.3 x 17.7 inch
€18,000
Jardin des nations-Carla
Antonio Saura
Print - 74.8 x 55.8 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.4 x 22 x 0 inch
€1,200
L'étreinte au clair d'ombre
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
€750
Conversation
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
€580
Meeting
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
€600
Figure
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 24 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
€660
Jumping
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch
€550
Soldiers
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
€580
Couple
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch
€600
Figures
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€580
Figures
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
€600
Figures
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 25 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
€580
Portraits
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 11 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.3 x 0.1 inch
€500
Figure
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€520
Conversation
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€500
Figure
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€580
Rider
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
€520
Train
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 25 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
€500
Portrait
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 16 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 6.3 x 0.1 inch
€540
Conversation
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch
€520
Portrait
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€600
Portrait
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 15 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€560
Soldier
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€580
Painter
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€600
Figures
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 11 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 4.3 x 0.1 inch
€500
Figure
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch
€500
Figure
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 27.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 10.8 x 0.1 inch
€580
Rough Conversation
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch
€540
Appearance
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 12 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.1 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch
€600
The Vortex
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 51 x 70 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.1 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
€600
Giraffe Man
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.3 x 0 inch
€600
