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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Print, Our, Didier Hamey

Our

Didier Hamey

Print - 32 x 28 cm Print - 12.6 x 11 inch

$564

Print, Absinthe, Didier Hamey

Didier Hamey

Print - 32 x 28 cm Print - 12.6 x 11 inch

$564

Print, Poulen, Didier Hamey

Didier Hamey

Print - 32 x 28 cm Print - 12.6 x 11 inch

$564

Print, Pan Chô, Didier Hamey

Didier Hamey

Print - 32 x 28 cm Print - 12.6 x 11 inch

$564

Print, Oyana, Didier Hamey

Didier Hamey

Print - 32 x 28 cm Print - 12.6 x 11 inch

$564

Fine Art Drawings, D.A.R.E Study, James Shipton

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

$233

Fine Art Drawings, Imperfect, James Shipton

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

$233

Fine Art Drawings, Don't Speak, James Shipton

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

$233

Print, Horace, Claude Weisbuch

Claude Weisbuch

Print - 32 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$240

Print, Vierge, Bernard Louédin

Bernard Louédin

Print - 28 x 20 x 0.1 cm Print - 11 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$192

Painting, Masques #5, Zahra Zeinali

Zahra Zeinali

Painting - 145 x 98 x 5 cm Painting - 57.1 x 38.6 x 2 inch

$7,803

Print, Verseau, Bernard Louédin

Bernard Louédin

Print - 29 x 20 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$192

Fine Art Drawings, Nude V, Fredy Escobar Vega

Fredy Escobar Vega

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 inch

$396

Fine Art Drawings, Eve, Fredy Escobar Vega

Eve

Fredy Escobar Vega

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 inch

$360

Fine Art Drawings, Nude VI, Fredy Escobar Vega

Fredy Escobar Vega

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 inch

$396

Fine Art Drawings, Adam II, Fredy Escobar Vega

Fredy Escobar Vega

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 inch

$396

Fine Art Drawings, Adam, Fredy Escobar Vega

Fredy Escobar Vega

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 inch

$396

Fine Art Drawings, Nude IV, Fredy Escobar Vega

Fredy Escobar Vega

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.5 inch

$396

Fine Art Drawings, Nude III, Fredy Escobar Vega

Fredy Escobar Vega

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 inch

$396

Fine Art Drawings, Nude II, Fredy Escobar Vega

Fredy Escobar Vega

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 inch

$396

Fine Art Drawings, Nude I, Fredy Escobar Vega

Fredy Escobar Vega

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 inch

$396

Fine Art Drawings, Kiss II, Fredy Escobar Vega

Fredy Escobar Vega

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 16.5 inch

$408

Print, Ciel ouvert, Roland Topor

Roland Topor

Print - 65 x 48 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 18.9 x 0 inch

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Print, Fons, Josep Guinovart

Josep Guinovart

Print - 66 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 26 x 19.7 x 0 inch

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Print, Anagogie, Monkeybird

Monkeybird

Print - 52 x 52 x 0.2 cm Print - 20.5 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Fétiches, Bault

Bault

Print - 55 x 75 cm Print - 21.7 x 29.5 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Philippe Cognée

Philippe Cognée

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.5 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 257, Tarek Butayhi

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Tarek Butayhi

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch

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Print, Sans titre, Otto Wols

Otto Wols

Print - 15.5 x 12.3 cm Print - 6.1 x 4.8 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Philippe Cognée

Philippe Cognée

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.5 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Philippe Cognée

Philippe Cognée

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.5 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Cognée

Philippe Cognée

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 4.7 inch

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