La voix des pinceaux
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 140 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
CHF 12,654
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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Toujours devant
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
CHF 12,654
Red (Hommage to Rembrandt)
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 45.7 x 35.6 x 2 cm Painting - 18 x 14 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,655
Hall Joving (in collaboration with Norman)
Lucile Callegari
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,433
How does it feel to be famous Mr. Van Gogh?
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 91 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 24 x 0.8 inch
CHF 3,796
The diarist in 1943 (Homage to Anne Frank)
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 91 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 24 x 0.8 inch
CHF 3,699
I'm going to be a pilot
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
CHF 4,186
L'homme au bonnet d'ours
Florian Eymann
Painting - 72 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
CHF 2,944
Vanité Gainée De Cuir Tatouée IV
Philippe Pasqua
Photography - 120 x 92 cm Photography - 47.2 x 36.2 inch
CHF 9,734
Mama, I'm coming home
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
CHF 3,699
Seven days running over the fields (diptych)
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
CHF 4,575
Larme de cendre
Ozan Virgule
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 3,602
Breakfast forever
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 5,646
Silent distance
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 5,646
Innocence
Erdna André
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 11 x 0.4 inch
CHF 438
Dans la verdure
Clara Diebler
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 584
Body of leaves - Format L
Clara Diebler
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
CHF 1,168
Telephone
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 34.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHF 730
Charlotte l'oubli
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
CHF 779
Francki l'oubli
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
CHF 779
Smoking Away - Size M
Clara Diebler
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 487
Anne
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 240 x 150 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 94.5 x 59.1 x 3.9 inch
CHF 14,601
Graphic Leaves - Size M
Clara Diebler
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
CHF 487
Naked in the woods - Size M
Clara Diebler
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
CHF 487
Body of leaves - Format M
Clara Diebler
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 487
Lying Nude
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 50.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 19.9 x 0.1 inch
CHF 730
Provocation
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 47.5 x 32.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.7 x 12.8 x 0.1 inch
CHF 681
Official Entertainment
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 71 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 28 x 0.2 inch
CHF 623
Le silence de l'ange - Collection Oubli de Soi
Clara Diebler
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
CHF 1,168
Venus in Leavers
Clara Diebler
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
CHF 1,168
Les eaux troubles
Nicolas Monjo
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 3,699
Sweet Orchid
Clara Diebler
Photography - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
CHF 3,894
La tête sous l'eau et les jambes en l'air
Nicolas Monjo
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
CHF 3,309
Les temps modernes
Nicolas Monjo
Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
CHF 6,424
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
CHF 584
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
CHF 506
Nude On The Train
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
CHF 565
Female Nude
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 17.8 x 12.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7 x 4.8 x 0 inch
CHF 545
Tree Brain
Clara Diebler
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
CHF 1,168
Secret Rose - Size L
Clara Diebler
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
CHF 1,168
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
CHF 720
Two hearts
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 16 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.1 x 6.3 x 0.1 inch
CHF 662
Erotic Scene
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch
CHF 565
Erotic Scene
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 17.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 6.9 inch
CHF 584
Lucille
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 250 x 200 x 6 cm Painting - 98.4 x 78.7 x 2.4 inch
Price upon request
Portrait huile sur toile
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
Sold
Portrait huile sur toile
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
Sold
Personnage sombre allongée
Georges Bru
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 inch
Sold
Le bruit des hommes me rappelle que je ne suis pas seule au monde...
Barbara Lavenda
Painting - 56 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 22 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
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J'ai peur tellement
Barbara Lavenda
Painting - 46 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Oublie le monde autour de toi, tu peux te changer en l'infini
Barbara Lavenda
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Mon corps se souvient que fais-tu?
Barbara Lavenda
Painting - 28 x 21 cm Painting - 11 x 8.3 inch
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Erotic Scene
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 20.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch
CHF 662
Possibility
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.3 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
CHF 584
Monument
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
CHF 681
