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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Liberté de penser
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
You lose control
Lucile Callegari
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,900
Vert et chair sur fond noir
Sandra Quintin
Painting - 59 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 23.2 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€600
Il pleut sur ma terre
Sandra Quintin
Painting - 51 x 39 x 1 cm Painting - 20.1 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
€600
Bienvenue sur terre
Sandra Quintin
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,100 €880
Posée sur la vague
Sandra Quintin
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,100
La danse insolite
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
€750
Regarder le vent chanter
Sandra Quintin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€350
Il pleut sur ma terre 2
Sandra Quintin
Painting - 80 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
€400
Hiawatha Parlor Car
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch
€750
Un regard énigmatique sous un voile écarlate
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 11 x 7 x 0.8 cm Painting - 4.3 x 2.8 x 0.3 inch
€750
Confidences et reflets
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 22 x 27 x 1.8 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.7 inch
€850
Lumières Volées
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€12,000
There Must Be an Angel
Marie-Ange Daudé
Painting - 100 x 100 x 6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.4 inch
€4,400
Lisbeth Buonanno
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 60 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
Black Pearl
Rene Rikkelman
Painting - 100 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
€1,900 €1,425
Les Fleurs Blanches
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
€4,350
Route Secondaire
Marie-Ange Daudé
Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch
€6,500
Ma Joconde (Mona Lisa)
Marie-Ange Daudé
Painting - 100 x 100 x 6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.4 inch
€4,400
Le printemps dans l'air
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,300
Une rencontre inattendue
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 19 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
€480
