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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, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 53 x 53 cm Painting . 20.9 x 20.9 inch

€3,000

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€2,500

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€2,500

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€2,500

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€2,500

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€2,500

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 9, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 9

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,300

Painting, Selenaraia, Yoann Merienne

Selenaraia

Yoann Merienne

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

€16,000

Painting, Nocthea, Yoann Merienne

Nocthea

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 200 x 200 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 inch

€20,000

Painting, Twins, Fresha D

Twins

Fresha D

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

€950

Fine Art Drawings, In the Field, Ilia Balavadze

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€850

Fine Art Drawings, In the Field, Ilia Balavadze

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€850

Fine Art Drawings, I'm Yours #2, Guillaume Piot

I'm Yours #2

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 45 x 33 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 13 inch

€950

Painting, Liaison, Marta Grassi

Liaison

Marta Grassi

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

€2,200

Painting, Untitled, Mario Henrique

Untitled

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€6,500

Painting, Catalina, Mario Henrique

Catalina

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Fine Art Drawings, Theatrical Scene, Eugene Berman

Theatrical Scene

Eugene Berman

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€500

Painting, Green Table-Top, Ya-Wei Li

Green Table-Top

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,900

Painting, Untitled, Mario Henrique

Untitled

Mario Henrique

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

€6,500

Sculpture, Libeccio, Yoann Merienne

Libeccio

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 77.5 x 46 x 33 cm Sculpture . 30.5 x 18.1 x 13 inch

€22,000

Painting, Code 1921, Thierry Carrier

Code 1921

Thierry Carrier

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

€1,000

Painting, l'endormie, Julien Cuny

l'endormie

Julien Cuny

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

€1,800

Print, Multiple, Julien Cuny

Multiple

Julien Cuny

Print . 60 x 80 cm Print . 23.6 x 31.5 inch

€95

Painting, Summer, Ahmed Art

Summer

Ahmed Art

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

€350

Painting, Nima, Yoann Merienne

Nima

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 160 x 300 x 3 cm Painting . 63 x 118.1 x 1.2 inch

€25,000

Painting, Diavasi, Yoann Merienne

Diavasi

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 160 x 300 x 3 cm Painting . 63 x 118.1 x 1.2 inch

€25,000

Painting, Fleurs, Kaige Yang

Fleurs

Kaige Yang

Painting . 33 x 33 x 1 cm Painting . 13 x 13 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Painting, Return, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Return

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

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

€600

Painting, Selo-S.V, Ivan Tzonev

Selo-S.V

Ivan Tzonev

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

€1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Mino Maccari

Portrait

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 10.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 4.1 x 0 inch

€480

Painting, En cuisine, David Jamin

En cuisine

David Jamin

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

€1,380

Sculpture, Io, Rocio Mazuecos

Io

Rocio Mazuecos

Sculpture . 87 x 55 x 30 cm Sculpture . 34.3 x 21.7 x 11.8 inch

€7,260

Painting, Oasis, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Oasis

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,500

Painting, Le Papou, Olivier Daumas

Le Papou

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 40 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Fine Art Drawings, I'm Yours #1, Guillaume Piot

I'm Yours #1

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 15.7 inch

€1,000

Painting, Shoten, Yoann Merienne

Shoten

Yoann Merienne

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

€7,000

Painting, Pyrethia, Yoann Merienne

Pyrethia

Yoann Merienne

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

€7,000

Painting, Thalar, Yoann Merienne

Thalar

Yoann Merienne

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

€7,000

Painting, Black Leather, Smoka

Black Leather

Smoka

Painting . 60 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Lovefall, Dzovig Arnelian

Lovefall

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 63 x 57 x 0.5 cm Painting . 24.8 x 22.4 x 0.2 inch

€891

Painting, Beauté I, Kaige Yang

Beauté I

Kaige Yang

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

€2,500

Painting, Emergency, Katalin Soós

Emergency

Katalin Soós

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

€6,600

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 25 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print . 9.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€600

Painting, Waves In, Ruslana Levandovska

Waves In

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€2,229

Painting, Beyond, Elizabeth Becker

Beyond

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€357

Fine Art Drawings, Etude 2019, Hanna Sidorowicz

Etude 2019

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,650

Painting, Jazz, Julien Cuny

Jazz

Julien Cuny

Painting . 146 x 114 x 5 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 2 inch

€1,600

Painting, Éclat II, Fabrice Leito

Éclat II

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,800