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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Couple de rhinocéros
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 70 x 100 x 30 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 39.4 x 11.8 inch
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Olivier en bronze
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 80 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
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Le monde à portée de mains
Erdna André
Painting - 113 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 44.5 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch
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Trait D'union - Digital Art digigraphie
Laurent Godard
Print - 40 x 30 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
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Le portrait de trait - Digital Art digigraphie
Laurent Godard
Print - 40 x 30 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
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Le portrait de trait - Digital Art digigraphie
Laurent Godard
Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
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Trait D'union - Digital Art digigraphie
Laurent Godard
Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
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Brouillard de pensée - Digital Art digigraphie
Laurent Godard
Print - 40 x 30 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
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Trait D'union - Reproduction digigraphie
Laurent Godard
Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
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Brouillard de pensée - Digital Art digigraphie
Laurent Godard
Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
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Le portrait de trait - Reproduction digigraphie
Laurent Godard
Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
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Le fil d'Ariane
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€3,950
En attendant demain
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€14,500
Lumière volée
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
€8,000 €7,200
Invité au repas 15
Roger Decaux
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
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Figures
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
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Nude
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 21.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 8.5 x 0 inch
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Sitting Sensual Woman
Mino Maccari
Painting - 35 x 18.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 7.3 x 0.1 inch
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Erotic Scene
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 10.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 4.1 x 0.1 inch
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The Couple
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
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In Good Company
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
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Glistening adornment
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch
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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
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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
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Nude with Dogs
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 69 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 27.2 x 0.1 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
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Nude
Albert Fernand-Renault
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 63 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 24.8 x 0 inch
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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
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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
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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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La vague 1
Marie Taklanti
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 73 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0 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
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Nude of a Woman
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 20.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 8.1 x 0 inch
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Credendo Vides 017
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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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
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La femme médecine
Julien Cuny
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
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Nude
Simon Goldberg
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 18.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.3 x 0.1 inch
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La ronde
Marie Taklanti
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 80 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
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Jugement
Laetitia Allal
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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