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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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Sculpture, The Nest, Guy Ghazanchyan

The Nest

Guy Ghazanchyan

Sculpture . 62 x 53 x 49 cm Sculpture . 24.4 x 20.9 x 19.3 inch

$10,386

Painting, Kief, Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Kief

Jean-Baptiste Dumont

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

$2,100

Painting, Operating, Katalin Soós

Operating

Katalin Soós

Painting . 130 x 163 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 64.2 x 1.2 inch

$8,869

Painting, Swipe, Nathan Chantob

Swipe

Nathan Chantob

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

$8,752

Painting, Emma, Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Emma

Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,734

Painting, Juin, Yoann Merienne

Juin

Yoann Merienne

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

$14,003

Design, Child, Reinaldo Chavez

Child

Reinaldo Chavez

Design . 23.5 x 18 x 3 cm Design . 9.3 x 7.1 x 1.2 inch

$373

Painting, Deux, Hanna Sidorowicz

Deux

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,866

Painting, Menine, Hanna Sidorowicz

Menine

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 185 x 96 x 1 cm Painting . 72.8 x 37.8 x 0.4 inch

$8,399

Painting, Zayn, Ahmed Art

Zayn

Ahmed Art

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$688

Painting, Resonance 1, Guy Ghazanchyan

Resonance 1

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$5,835 $5,251

Painting, Work, Katalin Soós

Work

Katalin Soós

Painting . 98 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 38.6 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,334

Painting, Blockade, Guy Ghazanchyan

Blockade

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 150 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

$5,835

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 16, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 16

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$1,634

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$875 $744

Painting, Emergency, Katalin Soós

Emergency

Katalin Soós

Painting . 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$7,702

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$2,917

Painting, Untitled, Guy Ghazanchyan

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$525

Painting, Macba1, Katalin Soós

Macba1

Katalin Soós

Painting . 190 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 74.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$10,502

Painting, Macba2, Katalin Soós

Macba2

Katalin Soós

Painting . 190 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 74.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$10,502

Painting, Researchers, Katalin Soós

Researchers

Katalin Soós

Painting . 100 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 63 x 1.2 inch

$8,402

Painting, Madalena, Mario Henrique

Madalena

Mario Henrique

Painting . 115 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 45.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$6,885

Painting, Untitled, Guy Ghazanchyan

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$525

Painting, Hide, Nathan Chantob

Hide

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

$8,869

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 42 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$583 $525

Painting, Innate, Elizabeth Becker

Innate

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 20 x 16 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

$250

Painting, Elle et lui, Nathan Chantob

Elle et lui

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 130 x 195 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

$15,753

Painting, Classic H, Nathan Chantob

Classic H

Nathan Chantob

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

$10,386

Fine Art Drawings, Sunrise, Reinaldo Chavez

Sunrise

Reinaldo Chavez

Fine Art Drawings . 13.5 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.3 x 7.5 inch

$397

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