Detailed Somber Illustrations
As opposed to somber abstract art, detailed somber illustrations can arguably be much more dark. If abstract art shifts away from realism and uses color and shape to convey a subject or aid the expression of the artist, then detailed illustrations reflect reality and all facets of it. By creating work that echoes or attempts to render a traumatic political and historical past, the artist may present work that holds up a mirror to the viewer, showing them a subject they may not wish to see. Whether it is the artist's own experience or a visual retelling of the experience of others, the dull hues of somber illustration reveals the mindset of the artist, relying on blacks, greys and browns to do so. The struggle between chaos and inner peace, the relationships between humans and the allure of darkness evoked through work has inspired the artist throughout time. Delve into Artsper's selection of somber illustrations including the likes of Orphné Acheron, who takes her name from Greek mythology's Orphné, the Nymph of the Darkness. This evokes eternity, mythology and immersion into the mysterious depths explored in her work of the fantastic. Vladimir Velickovic's work, on the other hand, reflects violent memories of his childhood, leading him to now seek to leave a scar on the viewer's memory of his portraits.
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Sans titre
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 50 x 34.9 x 0.02 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.7 x 0 inch
€1,500
Head study (1585)
Guy Denning
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 8.3 inch
€650
The girl with the lost pearl earring
Nef
Painting - 45 x 33 x 0.1 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13 x 0 inch
€1,400
Sans titre
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Fine Art Drawings - 14.3 x 6 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.6 x 2.4 x 0 inch
€11,200
Nous ne sommes pas les derniers
Zoran Music
Painting - 57 x 76.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22.4 x 30.1 x 0 inch
€75,000
Nous ne sommes pas les derniers
Zoran Music
Print - 33 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0 inch
€2,500
Sans titre
Vladimir Velickovic
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 8.5 inch
€1,150
Empty Paintings on The Wall
Teona Yamanidze
Painting - 144 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 56.7 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
€7,100
Tachimawari, combat codifié
Claude Weisbuch
Print - 65 x 50 x 0.05 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€550
Nous attaquerons à l'aube
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,000
Untitled
Josep Guinovart
Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
Bouquet (Cyprès de Pornic)
François Houtin
Painting - 101.5 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 40 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
€12,000
La maladie de Hambourg
Roland Topor
Fine Art Drawings - 49.5 x 32.3 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 12.7 x 0 inch
€1,500
Portrait
Serge Fontinsky
Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 23.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 9.3 x 0.1 inch
€580
Zoro
Christian Zeimert
Fine Art Drawings - 77 x 57 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30.3 x 22.4 x 0.2 inch
€800
Nous ne sommes pas les derniers
Zoran Music
Fine Art Drawings - 73 x 54 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.7 x 21.3 inch
€70,000
Troisième cabane de jardinier (deuxième état)
François Houtin
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 inch
€300
Encre II
Maylis Bourdet
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 44 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 17.3 x 0.4 inch
€560
Sans titre #2
Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€2,500
Au bal costumé
Mario Avati
Fine Art Drawings - 54 x 44.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 17.4 x 0 inch
€3,000
You look at me sadly, Nevo 1
Nevelin Ivanov
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€410
Vanité
Eugénie Lichet
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 59 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 23.2 x 0 inch
€650
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Painting - 59 x 36.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.2 x 14.4 x 0.2 inch
€1,500
Le danseur de kabuki
Claude Weisbuch
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 32 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 12.6 x 1.2 inch
€2,200
Untitled
Joan Vilacasas
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 84 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 33.1 x 0 inch
€2,800
Au pied de la lettre
Bruno Mallart
Sculpture - 43 x 27 x 7 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 10.6 x 2.8 inch
€3,500
Sans Titre 12 - Ref BDNW9154
Jean-Pierre Stora
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.8 inch
€750
Le dernier combat de Bosc
Christian Zeimert
Painting - 75 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
€4,500
New York, Battery Park
Jean-Emile Laboureur
Print - 18 x 27.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 7.1 x 10.8 x 0 inch
€5,000
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 inch
€1,500
Bridge on the River
Emile-Louis Minet
Fine Art Drawings - 16.7 x 21.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.6 x 8.4 x 0.1 inch
€300
Sepulchre
Alfred Pichon
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 10.6 x 0 inch
€480
Songe d'Hiver
Orphné Achéron
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 19.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.7 inch
€700
G_43
Alina Aldea
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch
€950
Yellow Man Car
Bault
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch
€220
Les inséparables
Elips
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
€470
Resolve
James Shipton
Fine Art Drawings - 59.4 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
€212
