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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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Painting, Brave, Sancko

Brave

Sancko

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

$1,188

Painting, Silence-1, Ivan Tzonev

Silence-1

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 148 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 58.3 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,161

Painting, Mireia, Michelino Iorizzo

Mireia

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$11,044 $9,940

Sculpture, Mouflon, Julien Cuny

Mouflon

Julien Cuny

Sculpture - 20 x 18 x 12 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 7.1 x 4.7 inch

$504

Sculpture, Aigua III, Teresa Riba

Aigua III

Teresa Riba

Sculpture - 34 x 33 x 14 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 13 x 5.5 inch

$4,562

Sculpture, Aigua II, Teresa Riba

Aigua II

Teresa Riba

Sculpture - 45 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch

$4,202

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, François Chapuis

Portrait

François Chapuis

Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 32.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 12.8 x 0.1 inch

$2,641

Painting, Purple Haze, Rene Rikkelman

Purple Haze

Rene Rikkelman

Painting - 160 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

$3,902

Painting, Daydreamer, Rene Rikkelman

Daydreamer

Rene Rikkelman

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,541

Fine Art Drawings, Three Horsemen, Mino Maccari

Three Horsemen

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 28.8 x 20.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.3 x 8.2 x 0 inch

$576

Fine Art Drawings, La Paix, Hom Nguyen

La Paix

Hom Nguyen

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$14,286

Fine Art Drawings, Women, Mino Maccari

Women

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 5 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2 x 4.7 x 0 inch

$540

Fine Art Drawings, Smoking Man, Mino Maccari

Smoking Man

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.2 x 0 inch

$456

Painting, Jour d'hiver, Ivan Tzonev

Jour d'hiver

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 81 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,681

Painting, L'angelo, Michelino Iorizzo

L'angelo

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$9,604

Painting, Giulia, Michelino Iorizzo

Giulia

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting - 61 x 86 x 5 cm Painting - 24 x 33.9 x 2 inch

$7,083

Painting, Venus, Michelino Iorizzo

Venus

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting - 69 x 69 x 5 cm Painting - 27.2 x 27.2 x 2 inch

$6,723

Painting, Etre libre, Cécile Desserle

Etre libre

Cécile Desserle

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

$4,562

Sculpture, Buffle, Julien Cuny

Buffle

Julien Cuny

Sculpture - 18 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

$456

Fine Art Drawings, At School, Mino Maccari

At School

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 25 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$588

Fine Art Drawings, The Figure, Mino Maccari

The Figure

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

$588

Painting, Andrea, Antoine Stevens

Andrea

Antoine Stevens

Painting - 200 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$14,406

Painting, Madalena, Antoine Stevens

Madalena

Antoine Stevens

Painting - 180 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 70.9 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$10,684

Painting, Material Girl, Dylan Cram

Material Girl

Dylan Cram

Painting - 61 x 92 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,509

Painting, Cold Shoulder, Dylan Cram

Cold Shoulder

Dylan Cram

Painting - 46 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 1.6 inch

$1,981

Painting, [Screenshot], Dylan Cram

[Screenshot]

Dylan Cram

Painting - 41 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 16.1 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,501

Painting, Selo S, Ivan Tzonev

Selo S

Ivan Tzonev

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

$1,200

Painting, Selo E, Ivan Tzonev

Selo E

Ivan Tzonev

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

$1,200

Painting, Horizon A, Ivan Tzonev

Horizon A

Ivan Tzonev

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

$1,200

Painting, Selo R, Ivan Tzonev

Selo R

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 89 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,681

Painting, Selo D, Ivan Tzonev

Selo D

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 89 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,681

Painting, Keiky, Michelino Iorizzo

Keiky

Michelino Iorizzo

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

$7,923

Painting, Zircoin, Lisbeth Buonanno

Zircoin

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

$540

Painting, Portrait 3, Erdna André

Portrait 3

Erdna André

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

$600

Print, Introspection 1, Sancko

Introspection 1

Sancko

Print - 30 x 60 cm Print - 11.8 x 23.6 inch

$227

Painting, Selo-S.V, Ivan Tzonev

Selo-S.V

Ivan Tzonev

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

$1,200

Painting, Oscar, Lisbeth Buonanno

Oscar

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

$120

Painting, Selo J2, Ivan Tzonev

Selo J2

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$360