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![Painting, Renaud II, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/539785_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Monsieur chien 10, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/539755_1_grid.jpg)
Monsieur chien 10
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$561
![Painting, Kangourou, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/539716_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mademoiselle Lapin 8, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/539695_1_grid.jpg)
Mademoiselle Lapin 8
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$561
![Painting, Monsieur chien 5, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/539692_1_grid.jpg)
Monsieur chien 5
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$561
![Painting, Madamoiselle Lapin 9, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/539686_1_grid.jpg)
Madamoiselle Lapin 9
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$561
![Painting, Oiseaux 9, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/539608_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Monsieur Chien 6, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/539605_1_grid.jpg)
Monsieur Chien 6
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$561
![Painting, Sphynx, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/539602_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Monsieur Loup, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/539596_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sphynx II, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/539587_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Oiseaux 8, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/539584_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Corbea I, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/539581_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Oiseaux III, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/535571_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Oiseaux II, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/535538_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Vanité (crâne aux paillons), Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177263_1_grid.jpg)
Vanité (crâne aux paillons)
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
$28,028
![Fine Art Drawings, Je t’ai vu 2, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021796_1_grid.jpg)
Je t’ai vu 2
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$897
![Fine Art Drawings, Je t’ai vu, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021793_1_grid.jpg)
Je t’ai vu
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 41 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
$897
![Fine Art Drawings, Qu’est-ce qu’il y a ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021787_1_grid.jpg)
Qu’est-ce qu’il y a ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$897
![Fine Art Drawings, Élégance, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021784_1_grid.jpg)
Élégance
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$897
![Fine Art Drawings, Je suis beau, non?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021778_1_grid.jpg)
Je suis beau, non?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$897
![Fine Art Drawings, Je suis tout doux, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021775_1_grid.jpg)
Je suis tout doux
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$897
![Fine Art Drawings, Un peu d’amour SVP, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021772_1_grid.jpg)
Un peu d’amour SVP
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$897
![Fine Art Drawings, Je gère, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021769_1_grid.jpg)
Je gère
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$897
![Fine Art Drawings, Où suis-je ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021766_1_grid.jpg)
Où suis-je ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$897
![Painting, Thamatos, Michelino Iorizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178573_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, My red milk II, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1585377_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, My red milk I, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1585365_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Barrel II, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197225_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Barrel I, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197222_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1192719_1_grid.jpg)
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
$10,090
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![Painting, Etude, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156688_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Gravity 8, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583424_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gravity 7, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583418_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gravity 5, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583403_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gravity 4, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583391_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gravity 3, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583385_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gravity 2, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583382_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gravity 1, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583379_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Veil 4, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1462617_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, LE PONT DE TERENEZ, Véronique Bourgeois-Noury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/26302_1_grid.jpg)
LE PONT DE TERENEZ
Véronique Bourgeois-Noury
Painting - 162 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,484
![Print, L'année du tigre, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1996266_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cyrano si j'étais..., Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111784_1_grid.jpg)
Cyrano si j'étais...
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$863
![Painting, Je boirai bien une bière, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111736_1_grid.jpg)
Je boirai bien une bière
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$874
![Fine Art Drawings, Costume, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/945690_1_grid.jpg)
Costume
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 4.6 x 0 inch
$673
![Painting, Jules & Jim, Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1553694_1_grid.jpg)
Jules & Jim
Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss
Painting - 55 x 38 x 1.8 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 0.7 inch
$460
![Fine Art Drawings, Model, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1355340_1_grid.jpg)
Model
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,794
![Print, Abierta 5, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/543625_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Frauen-Portraits mit Hut, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/304906_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La route C, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2130403_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo - R, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2076561_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo - D1, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2076549_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Mouflon, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008170_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo F, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1979928_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les porteurs, Nicolas Monjo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1893588_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le griffon, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1538373_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Lifebuoy Woman, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1351149_1_grid.jpg)
Lifebuoy Woman
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 6.3 x 0 inch
$1,031
![Fine Art Drawings, Woman, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1108794_1_grid.jpg)
Woman
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.6 x 0 inch
$841
![Fine Art Drawings, Giraffe Man, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1108641_1_grid.jpg)
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
$673
![Painting, Free, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1102962_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1004094_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Liberté, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1325061_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ozhiko, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1117170_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Galdosa, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1117056_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Horizon-Bezdenitsa - 1, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/455260_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Une chair d'ombre, Don, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174977_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton II, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174974_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pratensis, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1504302_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Si Mi La Ré, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/976602_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Ronaldo, Marin Marcos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172821_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tu trouves pas elle a grands pieds ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111721_1_grid.jpg)
Tu trouves pas elle a grands pieds ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$863
![Fine Art Drawings, Portrait of Woman, François Chapuis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/920808_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait of Woman
François Chapuis
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 39 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,794
![Fine Art Drawings, Trapezist, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/725694_1_grid.jpg)
Trapezist
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 23.7 x 31.8 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,233
![Fine Art Drawings, Landscape with Figures, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1694220_1_grid.jpg)
Landscape with Figures
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$2,242
![Fine Art Drawings, Image of Death, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1355352_1_grid.jpg)
Image of Death
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$1,121
![Painting, L'inconnu, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111793_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Papillon Mon Amour, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/748914_1_grid.jpg)
Papillon Mon Amour
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,682
![Photography, Les Hespérides L'Insouciance, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/748884_1_grid.jpg)
Les Hespérides L'Insouciance
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,682
![Photography, Le Souffle de la Légèreté, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/748860_1_grid.jpg)
Le Souffle de la Légèreté
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,682
![Sculpture, Golgotha, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1904973_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Golgotha, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1904883_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Golgotha, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1904865_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Figures, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1313754_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, At the Zoo, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1295310_1_grid.jpg)
At the Zoo
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$785
![Fine Art Drawings, Morandi or Molotoff, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1139493_1_grid.jpg)
Morandi or Molotoff
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 21.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 8.5 x 0 inch
$785
![Fine Art Drawings, Otium, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1138890_1_grid.jpg)
Otium
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$650
![Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/971886_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$538
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…