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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, Hard Way, Ilia Balavadze

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 150 x 205 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 80.7 x 1.6 inch

$5,343

Painting, Forest, Teona Yamanidze

Teona Yamanidze

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

$4,878

Painting, Comedy Man, Ya-Wei Li

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 86 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 33.9 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,904

Painting, Portrait No.4, Renjie Gao

Renjie Gao

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,162

Painting, Queen 1, Nicolas Briere

Nicolas Briere

Painting . 140 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1 inch

$8,131

Painting, Mademoiselle 33, Kaige Yang

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,510

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$871

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

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

$2,904

Painting, Requiem, Natia Sapanadze

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 50 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,485

Painting, Entre líneas, Núria Bosch

Núria Bosch

Painting . 65 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,742

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$871 $784

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$871

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$871

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$871 $784

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$871 $784

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$871 $784

Painting, Selo 17, Ivan Tzonev

Ivan Tzonev

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

$290

Painting, Oasis, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

$2,904

Fine Art Drawings, Biunivoco, Lantomo

Lantomo

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

$2,915

Painting, Forest, Teona Yamanidze

Teona Yamanidze

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

$4,878

Painting, Portrait No.3, Renjie Gao

Renjie Gao

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,162

Painting, Trucks, Rene Rikkelman

Rene Rikkelman

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,846

Painting, Taro, Ricardo Tena

Ricardo Tena

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$8,433

Painting, Body, Julien Cuny

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1 inch

$2,091

Painting, Estelle, Sébastien Allart

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 150 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$2,904

Painting, Fête, Zwy Milshtein

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,858

Painting, Hard Way, Ilia Balavadze

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 205 x 205 x 4 cm Painting . 80.7 x 80.7 x 1.6 inch

$6,388

Painting, Oropimente, Toni Caldentey

Toni Caldentey

Painting . 146 x 113 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,788

Painting, Oasis, Ilia Balavadze

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 110 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

$2,323

Painting, Code 1921, Thierry Carrier

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 27 x 19 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,162

Painting, Untitled, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 139 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 54.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,833 $3,450

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$871 $784

Painting, Kerio, Yoann Merienne

Yoann Merienne

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

$12,196

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$871 $784

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

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

$2,904

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

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

$2,904

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

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

$2,904

Painting, Viento I, Carlos Mendez

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,323