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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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
Portrait of Giorgio Morandi
Mino Maccari
Painting - 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Man and Woman
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 22.6 x 14.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.9 x 5.7 x 0 inch
€400
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
Regarder le vent chanter
Sandra Quintin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€350
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
€400
Medieval Concert
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 24 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
€580
Sex Appeal
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
€550
Nude of Woman
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
€680
Mermaid
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.1 x 0 inch
€580
Bats
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€600
Mr. Gioia
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
€600
Reste près de mon coeur
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 34 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 13.4 inch
€750
L'homme qui aimait les arbres
Julien Cuny
Painting - 200 x 100 x 0.2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
€3,000
Le temps des brumes
Yoann Merienne
Painting - 300 x 250 x 3 cm Painting - 118.1 x 98.4 x 1.2 inch
€32,000
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
€3,000
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
Femmes aux chapeaux
Julien Cuny
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch
€2,500
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
€750
Confidences et reflets
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 22 x 27 x 1.8 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.7 inch
€850
Lumières Volées
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€12,000
