Somber Portrait Painters

Painting, Dérive, Nicolas Monjo

Dérive

Nicolas Monjo

Painting - 73 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 x 1 inch

$2,109

Painting, La pêche, Julien Cuny

La pêche

Julien Cuny

Painting - 100 x 70 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$610

Print, Rimbaud, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Rimbaud

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Print - 48 x 37 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.9 x 14.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,221

Print, Skeleton Study, Insane 51

Skeleton Study

Insane 51

Print - 94 x 69 cm Print - 37 x 27.2 inch

$2,187

Painting, Vent de folie, Cécile Desserle

Vent de folie

Cécile Desserle

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,330

Painting, The Playground, Teona Yamanidze

The Playground

Teona Yamanidze

Painting - 130 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

$7,770

Print, Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton I, Antonio Saura

Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton I

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$2,886

Painting, Surreal face, Carlos Mendez

Surreal face

Carlos Mendez

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,443

Painting, Selo D, Ivan Tzonev

Selo D

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$655

Sculpture, Vanité, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 22 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch

$15,540

Print, MOD 21, Lidia Masllorens

MOD 21

Lidia Masllorens

Print - 144 x 138 x 1 cm Print - 56.7 x 54.3 x 0.4 inch

$5,883

Photography, No title, Philippe Pasqua

No title

Philippe Pasqua

Photography - 170 x 140 x 0.5 cm Photography - 66.9 x 55.1 x 0.2 inch

$15,540

Painting, Un monde meilleur, Hom Nguyen

Un monde meilleur

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 250 x 190 x 3 cm Painting - 98.4 x 74.8 x 1.2 inch

$77,698

Painting, Six kilomètres, Nathan Chantob

Six kilomètres

Nathan Chantob

Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$16,095

Painting, Thamatos, Michelino Iorizzo

Thamatos

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting - 129 x 100 x 0.5 cm Painting - 50.8 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

$11,100

Print, Zahra, YZ (Yzeult)

Zahra

YZ (Yzeult)

Print - 25 x 25 x 1 cm Print - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

$777

Painting, Chiaruscoro of still life, Lisbeth Buonanno

Chiaruscoro of still life

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch

$1,332

Painting, Lyral, Yoann Merienne

Lyral

Yoann Merienne

Painting - 180 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 70.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$10,878

Fine Art Drawings, Advertisement for Tirreno, Mino Maccari

Advertisement for Tirreno

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 11.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 4.5 x 0 inch

$721

Fine Art Drawings, Mirada Frontal IV, Teresa Riba

Mirada Frontal IV

Teresa Riba

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 71 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 28 inch

$999

Fine Art Drawings, Simone Veil, Hom Nguyen

Simone Veil

Hom Nguyen

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$14,319

Painting, Preparing the pan, Dzovig Arnelian

Preparing the pan

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting - 25.5 x 16.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch

$600

Sculpture, Ronaldo, Marin Marcos

Ronaldo

Marin Marcos

Sculpture - 51 x 19 x 2 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,219

Painting, Bain de nuage, Ewa Hauton

Bain de nuage

Ewa Hauton

Painting - 200 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

$11,100 $9,990

Painting, Barnús vermell, Teresa Riba

Barnús vermell

Teresa Riba

Painting - 27 x 21 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.3 inch

$666

Painting, The Masks, Mino Maccari

The Masks

Mino Maccari

Painting - 24.5 x 34 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.6 x 13.4 x 0 inch

$1,332

Painting, Vanité tatouée - bleue, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité tatouée - bleue

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$12,210

Print, L'année du Tigre, Hom Nguyen

L'année du Tigre

Hom Nguyen

Print - 81 x 66 x 0.5 cm Print - 31.9 x 26 x 0.2 inch

$1,665

Painting, Autoportrait, Ghislaine Ferreira

Autoportrait

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,220

Sculpture, Aigua I, Teresa Riba

Aigua I

Teresa Riba

Sculpture - 32 x 8 x 7 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 3.1 x 2.8 inch

$3,552

Painting, We Are All The Same / SAMOURAÏ, Insane 51

We Are All The Same / SAMOURAÏ

Insane 51

Painting - 135 x 135 x 3 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 1.2 inch

$16,095

Sculpture, Taureau 1, Julien Cuny

Taureau 1

Julien Cuny

Sculpture - 60 x 50 x 35 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 19.7 x 13.8 inch

$1,554

Fine Art Drawings, Wagner, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Wagner

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 15.7 inch

$19,979

Sculpture, Corbeau II, Yoann Merienne

Corbeau II

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture - 49.5 x 62 x 31 cm Sculpture - 19.5 x 24.4 x 12.2 inch

$11,100

Fine Art Drawings, Chaperon rouge illustration 4, Ghislaine Ferreira

Chaperon rouge illustration 4

Ghislaine Ferreira

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$555

Painting, La robe verte, Jean-Baptiste Dumont

La robe verte

Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Painting - 80 x 60 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 inch

$2,220

Painting, Mome Sa Bopp, Sancko

Mome Sa Bopp

Sancko

Painting - 50 x 50 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,099

Sculpture, Fer et bois, Olivier de Sagazan

Fer et bois

Olivier de Sagazan

Sculpture - 97 x 20 x 16 cm Sculpture - 38.2 x 7.9 x 6.3 inch

$3,885

Painting, Middle white mask, Marc Prat

Middle white mask

Marc Prat

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,553

Painting, Superman, Ponthep Supunsaleekul

Superman

Ponthep Supunsaleekul

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$888

Print, Le Pape, Pei-Ming Yan

Le Pape

Pei-Ming Yan

Print - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Print - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$5,550

Fine Art Drawings, Scenography, Eugene Berman

Scenography

Eugene Berman

Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch

$999

Painting, Ode to Alice Neel, Randi Matushevitz

Ode to Alice Neel

Randi Matushevitz

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 inch

$1,200

Painting, 111 117, Florian Eymann

111 117

Florian Eymann

Painting - 66 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 26 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,170

Fine Art Drawings, Grande vanité aux papillons, Philippe Pasqua

Grande vanité aux papillons

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 160 x 160 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 63 x 1.6 inch

$31,079

Sculpture, Sur le fil -1, Magali Berdaguer

Sur le fil -1

Magali Berdaguer

Sculpture - 110 x 75 x 3 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,665

Painting, La Transmission, Alice Laverty

La Transmission

Alice Laverty

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,220

Painting, Le Temps Passe, Tu te Questionnes, Clement Garnung

Le Temps Passe, Tu te Questionnes

Clement Garnung

Painting - 110 x 140 x 5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 55.1 x 2 inch

$3,330

Painting, Flottement, Olivier de Sagazan

Flottement

Olivier de Sagazan

Painting - 45 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 17.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$3,330

Painting, Portrait 2, Erdna André

Portrait 2

Erdna André

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$555

Print, Agora, Marc Prat

Agora

Marc Prat

Print - 62 x 96 cm Print - 24.4 x 37.8 inch

$610

Painting, Peace, Marie-Ange Daudé

Peace

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting - 87 x 87 x 2 cm Painting - 34.3 x 34.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,220

Painting, You lose control, Lucile Callegari

You lose control

Lucile Callegari

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,219

Painting, Le chemin, Véronique Bourgeois-Noury

Le chemin

Véronique Bourgeois-Noury

Painting - 146 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$3,330

Fine Art Drawings, Sagesse, Erdna André

Sagesse

Erdna André

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$444

Print, Le courage des inconscients, Yoann Merienne

Le courage des inconscients

Yoann Merienne

Print - 100 x 70 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$888

Fine Art Drawings, Le chaman, Julien Cuny

Le chaman

Julien Cuny

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$277

Fine Art Drawings, Empress Louiza, YZ (Yzeult)

Empress Louiza

YZ (Yzeult)

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$999

Print, Jean-Michel Basquiat, OverSide

Jean-Michel Basquiat

OverSide

Print - 130 x 130 x 3 cm Print - 51.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,330

Painting, Visage aux grandes oreilles, Laetitia Allal

Visage aux grandes oreilles

Laetitia Allal

Painting - 180 x 89 cm Painting - 70.9 x 35 inch

$3,552

Sculpture, Nez, Antonio Saura

Nez

Antonio Saura

Sculpture - 51 x 64 x 1 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 25.2 x 0.4 inch

$5,550

Painting, The Minority, Ya-Wei Li

The Minority

Ya-Wei Li

Painting - 45 x 35 x 4 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch

$2,220

Print, Fille 2, Ghislaine Ferreira

Fille 2

Ghislaine Ferreira

Print - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$555

Photography, Run DMC- Back to the source, OverSide

Run DMC- Back to the source

OverSide

Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$388

Painting, Chine mon amour, Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss

Chine mon amour

Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss

Painting - 60 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch

$388

Print, Figures, Mino Maccari

Figures

Mino Maccari

Print - 44.5 x 34.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.5 x 13.6 x 0 inch

$555

Painting, Ontologs 7, Sarkis Sislian

Ontologs 7

Sarkis Sislian

Painting - 27.4 x 75.5 cm Painting - 10.8 x 29.7 inch

$1,872

Painting, Chrysès, Piet Rodriguez

Chrysès

Piet Rodriguez

Painting - 91 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,553

Fine Art Drawings, Essence VIII, Marc Prat

Essence VIII

Marc Prat

Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$444

Fine Art Drawings, Personnage à la houppe, Georges Bru

Personnage à la houppe

Georges Bru

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 7.9 inch

$1,165

Painting, Sans titre, Antonio Saura

Sans titre

Antonio Saura

Painting - 30 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.1 x 0 inch

$22,199 $19,979

Photography, La Jeune Femme au Papillon, Jean-Michel Rousvoal

La Jeune Femme au Papillon

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,665

Print, The Ghost, Dzovig Arnelian

The Ghost

Dzovig Arnelian

Print - 19.5 x 14.5 cm Print - 7.7 x 5.7 inch

$730

Print, Confabulacion, Juan Sebastian Barbera

Confabulacion

Juan Sebastian Barbera

Print - 76 x 65 cm Print - 29.9 x 25.6 inch

$999

Fine Art Drawings, Woman, Simon Goldberg

Woman

Simon Goldberg

Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$333

Painting, <<O>>, Nathalie Pirotte

<<O>>

Nathalie Pirotte

Painting - 60 x 35 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch

$943

Fine Art Drawings, Écran noir, Marie-Ange Daudé

Écran noir

Marie-Ange Daudé

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$7,492

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print - 70 x 47.5 cm Print - 27.6 x 18.7 inch

$1,276

Painting, Red (Hommage to Rembrandt), Melinda Matyas

Red (Hommage to Rembrandt)

Melinda Matyas

Painting - 45.7 x 35.6 x 2 cm Painting - 18 x 14 x 0.8 inch

$1,887

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Albert Fernand-Renault

Portrait

Albert Fernand-Renault

Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$555

Painting, Gueule d'ange N°17, Stephane Richard

Gueule d'ange N°17

Stephane Richard

Painting - 68 x 49 x 1 cm Painting - 26.8 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch

$988

Painting, Le déni, Benjamin Carbonne

Le déni

Benjamin Carbonne

Painting - 162 x 114 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 inch

$5,550

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait of Woman, François Chapuis

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

$1,776

Fine Art Drawings, Invité au repas 15, Roger Decaux

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

$999

Fine Art Drawings, Retrato 1, Juan Sebastian Barbera

Retrato 1

Juan Sebastian Barbera

Fine Art Drawings - 75.9 x 55.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 inch

$1,400

Print, Joséphine Baker, Marin Marcos

Joséphine Baker

Marin Marcos

Print - 30 x 25 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

$888

Sculpture, Hom, Hom Nguyen

Hom

Hom Nguyen

Sculpture - 40 x 32 x 25 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 12.6 x 9.8 inch

$28,748

Sculpture, Installation 1, Sarkis Sislian

Installation 1

Sarkis Sislian

Sculpture - 60.5 x 60.5 x 17 cm Sculpture - 23.8 x 23.8 x 6.7 inch

$3,480

Print, Portrait 5, Manuella Ferré

Portrait 5

Manuella Ferré

Print - 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print - 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$100

Design, Alter Ego (after Roger Ballen), Roger Ballen

Alter Ego (after Roger Ballen)

Roger Ballen

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

$1,387

Painting, Angel - White, OverSide

Angel - White

OverSide

Painting - 160 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,885

Print, Roger Ballen, Des oiseaux - Édition limitée, Roger Ballen

Roger Ballen, Des oiseaux - Édition limitée

Roger Ballen

Print - 25.5 x 20 cm Print - 10 x 7.9 inch

$777

Print, Vanité, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité

Philippe Pasqua

Print - 152.4 x 123.2 x 2.5 cm Print - 60 x 48.5 x 1 inch

$18,800

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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