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![Painting, Femme assise, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203718_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, François Chapuis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201999_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait
François Chapuis
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$671
![Painting, Le printemps dans l'air, Cécile Desserle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202171_1_grid.jpg)
Le printemps dans l'air
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,691
![Fine Art Drawings, Advertisement for Tirreno, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/954135_1_grid.jpg)
Advertisement for Tirreno
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 11.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 4.5 x 0 inch
$727
![Painting, Amelinda, Michelino Iorizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211631_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lieu commun, Nathan Chantob](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188916_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Voix de secours, Cécile Desserle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202229_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, You, Michelino Iorizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204950_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le maquis, Nicolas Monjo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1893567_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, MOD 21, Lidia Masllorens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196065_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Calligraphie, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197125_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Dream, Insane 51](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1419816_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Lust / luxure (seven deadly sins), Insane 51](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1483893_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Roberta, Roman Gulman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200002_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Limor, Roman Gulman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200001_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Pablo Neruda - Santiago 81, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/999468_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mireia, Michelino Iorizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192737_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, The Couples, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1223088_1_grid.jpg)
The Couples
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$951
![Print, Eros, Insane 51](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1700283_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le Chewing-gum, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1173933_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, L'année du Tigre, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1943472_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Psyche, Insane 51](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1700757_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Couple Reading, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/954039_1_grid.jpg)
Couple Reading
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$671
![Painting, Femme au chapeau, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1939908_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Danse du soleil, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/897045_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rade, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907329_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Autoportrait, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/703743_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Rimbaud, Boulevard Saint-Michel, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1973673_1_grid.jpg)
Rimbaud, Boulevard Saint-Michel
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Print - 80 x 60 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$1,118
![Painting, Élégance, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537388_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La forêt carnivore, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2132038_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mémoire des forêts, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1610253_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les oiseaux I, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/813096_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Chouette, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/539578_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Tête Montagne, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008158_1_grid.jpg)
Tête Montagne
Julien Cuny
Sculpture - 60 x 50 x 35 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 19.7 x 13.8 inch
$1,566 $1,174
![Fine Art Drawings, Coupe Walking, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/954033_1_grid.jpg)
Coupe Walking
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 22.6 x 13.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.9 x 5.4 x 0.1 inch
$615
![Sculpture, Aigua I, Teresa Riba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1514322_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Marie, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/704808_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blonde Brune Rousse, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111727_1_grid.jpg)
Blonde Brune Rousse
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 115 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$1,376
![Sculpture, Bouquetin, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008152_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Liberté de penser, Cécile Desserle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1458726_1_grid.jpg)
Liberté de penser
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,013
![Painting, Le coq, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175158_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le centaure, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1538367_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Abierta 3, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/543613_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Abierta 1, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/543610_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mon amour, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212755_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tu es toujours dans mes pensées, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212165_1_grid.jpg)
Tu es toujours dans mes pensées
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch
$336
![Painting, Près de mon coeur, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211875_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Des étoiles pour toi, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211860_1_grid.jpg)
Des étoiles pour toi
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch
$336
![Sculpture, Taureau 5, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2014554_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La tête à l'envers, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111724_1_grid.jpg)
La tête à l'envers
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 80 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$705
![Painting, A magical Landscape, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1504794_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Rimbaud, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1217868_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Abierta 2, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166557_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Rise Up, Insane 51](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1214052_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Empty Paintings on The Wall, Teona Yamanidze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1449162_1_grid.jpg)
Empty Paintings on The Wall
Teona Yamanidze
Painting - 144 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 56.7 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$7,941
![Painting, Moon Vénus, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210237_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sargal Djiguene, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1103007_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Strong, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1102989_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Un homme mystérieux, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193118_1_grid.jpg)
Un homme mystérieux
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 13 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.1 x 3.9 x 0 inch
$559 $503
![Print, Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton I, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174972_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Visage, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1185948_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Poule ou coq ?, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1274490_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Architectura 1, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1173966_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Wagner, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/348844_1_grid.jpg)
Wagner
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 15.7 inch
$20,132
![Painting, Frou-frou, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1638492_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le marin, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1172886_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Power of to love, Cécile Desserle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155812_1_grid.jpg)
Power of to love
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
$5,369
![Painting, The Captives, Teona Yamanidze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1449102_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme au chapeau 2, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2040066_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Autoportrait II, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/728700_1_grid.jpg)
Autoportrait II
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,684
![Print, Rimbaud, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1217862_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sur place ou à emporter, Nicolas Monjo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150526_1_grid.jpg)
Sur place ou à emporter
Nicolas Monjo
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$895
![Painting, Mirades III, Teresa Riba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1305498_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Meditacion P XI, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1279590_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Trois visages, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1243407_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Proud, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1102995_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mains III, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/604593_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ma belle aventure, Cécile Desserle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156971_1_grid.jpg)
Ma belle aventure
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,698
![Painting, Portrait 3, Erdna André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1129599_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Progresio IX, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/795813_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Marc Prat, Zen Mask, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/620031_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Minus, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/581325_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Toro I screenprint 2018, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/379922_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vanité, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176869_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Meditacion P VII, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1066308_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Preparing the pan, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181563_1_grid.jpg)
Preparing the pan
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 25.5 x 16.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch
$600 $540
![Painting, Vert outremer, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177686_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152822_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Officine, Lucile Callegari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2128153_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Rimbaud, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1328805_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Passage 2, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/919956_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Taureau 3, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008164_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Taureau 2, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008155_1_grid.jpg)
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…