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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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
$477
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
$14,306
At the Zoo
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$834
Otium
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$691
Regarder le vent chanter
Sandra Quintin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$417
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
$477
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
$691
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
$656
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
$811
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
$691
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
$715
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
$715
Le soleil sommeille sur les rues de Paris
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$894
Hommage à Dora Maar 1,2,3,4,5 (Complete suite)
Antonio Saura
Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$14,306
Reste près de mon coeur
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 34 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 13.4 inch
$894
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
$3,576
At the Cafe
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 10 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
$656
The Couple on the Bed
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 13 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.1 x 0.1 inch
$596
Couple at Party
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 13.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.1 inch
$668
Portraits
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 26 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch
$596
Police and Woman
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 27 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$596
Maggio Fiorentino
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$834
The Talking Cards
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.9 x 0.1 inch
$703
Goodbye Maremma
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$834
The Old and Soldier
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$596
Erotic Scene
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$691
Gardener
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$715
Le temps des brumes
Yoann Merienne
Painting - 300 x 250 x 3 cm Painting - 118.1 x 98.4 x 1.2 inch
$38,148
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
$3,576
Jardin des nations-Carla
Antonio Saura
Print - 74.8 x 55.8 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.4 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,431
My Brother's Room II
Teona Yamanidze
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$6,557
Femmes aux chapeaux
Julien Cuny
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch
$2,980
Hiawatha Parlor Car
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
$894
