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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La danse insolite
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
$894
The Magic Hidden In The Portraits
Ya-Wei Li
Painting - 45 x 35 x 4 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch
$2,384
Vanité
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$4,530
Coeur de géant
Yoann Merienne
Sculpture - 76 x 44 x 45 cm Sculpture - 29.9 x 17.3 x 17.7 inch
$21,458
Le Saint-Régis au petit matin
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
$894
L'étreinte au clair d'ombre
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
$894
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
$691
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
$715
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
$787
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
$656
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
$691
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
$715
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
$691
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
$715
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
$691
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
$596
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
$620
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
$596
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
$691
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
$620
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
$596
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
$644
Conversation
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$620
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
$715
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
$668
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
$691
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
$715
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
$596
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
$596
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
$691
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
$644
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
$715
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
$715
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
$715
Portrait of Giorgio Morandi
Mino Maccari
Painting - 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,503
