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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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Painting, Struggle, Guy Ghazanchyan

Struggle

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,783

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 89 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,196 $957

Painting, Desperate People, Ya-Wei Li

Desperate People

Ya-Wei Li

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

$2,392

Fine Art Drawings, Dark City, Simon Goldberg

Dark City

Simon Goldberg

Fine Art Drawings . 27 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$419

Painting, Confession, Nawel Aubert

Confession

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$1,076

Print, Le Cirque, Yves Brayer

Le Cirque

Yves Brayer

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.05 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$359

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

$1,794

Painting, Lisa, Marie-Ange Daudé

Lisa

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 40 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$2,392

Painting, Rainy Day, Smoka

Rainy Day

Smoka

Painting . 195 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,870

Painting, The Boy, Ya-Wei Li

The Boy

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 69.5 x 49.5 x 4 cm Painting . 27.4 x 19.5 x 1.6 inch

$2,152

Painting, Mirage, Marta Grassi

Mirage

Marta Grassi

Painting . 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,315

Painting, Tigre, Hom Nguyen

Tigre

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 180 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

$27,503

Painting, Encounter 5, Adam Norgaard

Encounter 5

Adam Norgaard

Painting . 60.6 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.9 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$885

Photography, Autoportrait, Jean Le Gac

Autoportrait

Jean Le Gac

Photography . 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography . 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$837

Painting, Sans titre, Adam Nidzgorski

Sans titre

Adam Nidzgorski

Painting . 29 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$861

Painting, Alice, Sébastien Allart

Alice

Sébastien Allart

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

$2,272

Sculpture, Golgotha, Philippe Pasqua

Golgotha

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture . 160 x 100 x 79 cm Sculpture . 63 x 39.4 x 31.1 inch

$46,636

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

$897

Painting, Portriat, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portriat

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$957 $765

Painting, The Phenomenon, Ya-Wei Li

The Phenomenon

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 55 x 45 x 4 cm Painting . 21.7 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,392

Painting, Le paradis blanc, Julien Cuny

Le paradis blanc

Julien Cuny

Painting . 110 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,016 $711

Painting, Untitled, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 50 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$837

Painting, Roseline, Sébastien Allart

Roseline

Sébastien Allart

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

$2,272

Painting, Miradas, Núria Bosch

Miradas

Núria Bosch

Painting . 166 x 153 x 3.5 cm Painting . 65.4 x 60.2 x 1.4 inch

$8,610

Painting, Untitled, Guy Ghazanchyan

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

$5,979

Photography, No title, Philippe Pasqua

No title

Philippe Pasqua

Photography . 200 x 156 x 1 cm Photography . 78.7 x 61.4 x 0.4 inch

$17,937

Painting, The rain, Ramonn Vieitez

The rain

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 64.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 25.5 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch

$2,157

Painting, Contentment, Busari Adewale

Contentment

Busari Adewale

Painting . 121.9 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 42 x 1 inch

$3,150

Print, Sterre, Ger Doornink

Sterre

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 72 cm Print . 34.3 x 28.3 inch

$1,172