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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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Fine Art Drawings, Plates- bandes, Nathan Chantob

Plates- bandes

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 54 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

€3,500

Painting, Roseline, Sébastien Allart

Roseline

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Print, Vanité, Pei-Ming Yan

Vanité

Pei-Ming Yan

Print . 78 x 119 x 1 cm Print . 30.7 x 46.9 x 0.4 inch

€3,400

Painting, Carcasse, Benjamin Carbonne

Carcasse

Benjamin Carbonne

Painting . 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€9,975

Painting, Silios, Yoann Merienne

Silios

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 120 x 160 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 2 inch

€10,500

Fine Art Drawings, Image of Death, Eugene Berman

Image of Death

Eugene Berman

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.6 x 0 inch

€1,000

Design, Ma benz, Marie-Ange Daudé

Ma benz

Marie-Ange Daudé

Design . 100 x 100 x 1 cm Design . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

Painting, Fur collar, Lantomo

Fur collar

Lantomo

Painting . 73 x 54 x 4 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.6 inch

€3,400

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 40 x 30 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Entre mim, Teresa Carneiro

Entre mim

Teresa Carneiro

Painting . 140 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€7,650

Painting, Between prayer, Axel Traverso

Between prayer

Axel Traverso

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

€5,500

Sculpture, Andy Warhol, Marin Marcos

Andy Warhol

Marin Marcos

Sculpture . 52 x 34 x 17 cm Sculpture . 20.5 x 13.4 x 6.7 inch

€2,500

Print, Le Flirt, Yves Pero

Le Flirt

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€675

Painting, Out of shape, Axel Traverso

Out of shape

Axel Traverso

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

€5,500

Print, Barbie, Cécile Plaisance

Barbie

Cécile Plaisance

Print . 158 x 118 x 4.5 cm Print . 62.2 x 46.5 x 1.8 inch

€18,000

Painting, Trois visages, Hom Nguyen

Trois visages

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 180 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€45,000

Painting, Wendy, Sébastien Allart

Wendy

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Au Cabaret, Yves Brayer

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 9.3 inch

€300

Painting, Kerio, Yoann Merienne

Kerio

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 120 x 160 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 2 inch

€10,500

Sculpture, Yolo Horns, Sagrasse

Yolo Horns

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 27.5 x 9 x 9 cm Sculpture . 10.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch

€200

Sculpture, Yolo Fuck, Sagrasse

Yolo Fuck

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 27.5 x 9 x 9 cm Sculpture . 10.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch

€200

Painting, That's Him, Ya-Wei Li

That's Him

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 45 x 35 x 4 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch

€2,000

Painting, Code 2109, Thierry Carrier

Code 2109

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 200 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€12,000

Painting, Velvet static, Axel Traverso

Velvet static

Axel Traverso

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€6,700

Painting, Felicia, Sébastien Allart

Felicia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Fine Art Drawings, Petreous, Reinaldo Chavez

Petreous

Reinaldo Chavez

Fine Art Drawings . 12.5 x 21.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.9 x 8.3 inch

€320

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 inch

€800

Painting, Mme Deborah, Zhi Rong Song

Mme Deborah

Zhi Rong Song

Painting . 41 x 31 x 1 cm Painting . 16.1 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch

€647

Print, Pour Jorn, Antonio Saura

Pour Jorn

Antonio Saura

Print . 75 x 54 cm Print . 29.5 x 21.3 inch

€950

Painting, Alice, Sébastien Allart

Alice

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 61 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Sculpture, Yolo Pugno, Sagrasse

Yolo Pugno

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 35 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture . 13.8 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€320

Painting, Zaltaïne, Yoann Merienne

Zaltaïne

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€7,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Zwy Milshtein

Sans titre

Zwy Milshtein

Fine Art Drawings . 54 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.3 x 31.5 inch

€1,500

Fine Art Drawings, Sans Titre, Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Sans Titre

Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Sculpture, Sweet Love, Sagrasse

Sweet Love

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 21 x 50 x 20 cm Sculpture . 8.3 x 19.7 x 7.9 inch

€230

Sculpture, Life is Soft, Sagrasse

Life is Soft

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 32 x 15.5 x 13 cm Sculpture . 12.6 x 6.1 x 5.1 inch

€240

Sculpture, Life is Soft, Sagrasse

Life is Soft

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 32 x 15.5 x 13 cm Sculpture . 12.6 x 6.1 x 5.1 inch

€240

Sculpture, Yolo Hands Heart, Sagrasse

Yolo Hands Heart

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 27.5 x 9 x 9 cm Sculpture . 10.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch

€200

Painting, Iliana, Sébastien Allart

Iliana

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€800 €680

Painting, Harmony, Hanna Sidorowicz

Harmony

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 185 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 72.8 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€7,900

Painting, Croyance, Hom Nguyen

Croyance

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€20,100

Print, Âne, Guillaume Piot

Âne

Guillaume Piot

Print . 42 x 30 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.8 inch

€90

Sculpture, Yolo Horns, Sagrasse

Yolo Horns

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 35 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture . 13.8 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€320

Sculpture, Yolo Hands Heart, Sagrasse

Yolo Hands Heart

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 35 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture . 13.8 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€320

Sculpture, Yolo Fuck, Sagrasse

Yolo Fuck

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 35 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture . 13.8 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€330

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€800 €704

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€800 €704

Painting, Entité, Hom Nguyen

Entité

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€17,600

Painting, Juin, Yoann Merienne

Juin

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 150 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 2 inch

€12,000

Painting, The Scarecrow, Mino Maccari

The Scarecrow

Mino Maccari

Painting . 20.5 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.1 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€380

Sculpture, Wall lips mmmh, Sagrasse

Wall lips mmmh

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 61 x 63 x 5 cm Sculpture . 24 x 24.8 x 2 inch

€450