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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Liberté de penser
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,135
You lose control
Lucile Callegari
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,440
Vert et chair sur fond noir
Sandra Quintin
Painting - 59 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 23.2 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$712
Il pleut sur ma terre
Sandra Quintin
Painting - 51 x 39 x 1 cm Painting - 20.1 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$712
Bienvenue sur terre
Sandra Quintin
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,305 $1,044
Posée sur la vague
Sandra Quintin
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,305
La danse insolite
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
$890
Regarder le vent chanter
Sandra Quintin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$415
Il pleut sur ma terre 2
Sandra Quintin
Painting - 80 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$475
Hiawatha Parlor Car
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
$890
Un regard énigmatique sous un voile écarlate
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 11 x 7 x 0.8 cm Painting - 4.3 x 2.8 x 0.3 inch
$890
Confidences et reflets
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 22 x 27 x 1.8 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.7 inch
$1,008
Lumières Volées
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$14,236
There Must Be an Angel
Marie-Ange Daudé
Painting - 100 x 100 x 6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.4 inch
$5,220
Lisbeth Buonanno
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 60 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,847
Black Pearl
Rene Rikkelman
Painting - 100 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,254 $1,691
Les Fleurs Blanches
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,161
Route Secondaire
Marie-Ange Daudé
Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$7,711
Ma Joconde (Mona Lisa)
Marie-Ange Daudé
Painting - 100 x 100 x 6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.4 inch
$5,220
Le printemps dans l'air
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,915
Une rencontre inattendue
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 19 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$569
