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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, Winds, Reinaldo Chavez

Winds

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 8 x 32 cm Painting . 3.1 x 12.6 inch

€320

Fine Art Drawings, Portraits, Mino Maccari

Portraits

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 23 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.1 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

€770

Print, Galene, Rocio Mazuecos

Galene

Rocio Mazuecos

Print . 20 x 20 x 0.01 cm Print . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€170

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, Selo M, Ivan Tzonev

Selo M

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€80

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

Painting, The Podium, Ilia Balavadze

The Podium

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 140 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 55.1 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€4,700

Painting, Hard Way, Ilia Balavadze

Hard Way

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 190 x 210 x 5 cm Painting . 74.8 x 82.7 x 2 inch

€5,600

Painting, Oliver Hartt, Ramonn Vieitez

Oliver Hartt

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 39.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€1,822

Photography, BAnana superstar, OverSide

BAnana superstar

OverSide

Photography . 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€350

Print, Like a poem, Ger Doornink

Like a poem

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 66 x 1 cm Print . 34.3 x 26 x 0.4 inch

€980 €882

Painting, Morgane, Zwy Milshtein

Morgane

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 39 x 22 cm Painting . 15.4 x 8.7 inch

€1,800

Painting, Code 1932, Thierry Carrier

Code 1932

Thierry Carrier

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

€12,000

Painting, Absences, Reinaldo Chavez

Absences

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 19 x 19 cm Painting . 7.5 x 7.5 inch

€380

Painting, Low life, Lisbeth Buonanno

Low life

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 89 x 139 x 1.8 cm Painting . 35 x 54.7 x 0.7 inch

€4,000

Painting, Angie, Rene Rikkelman

Angie

Rene Rikkelman

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

€1,400

Photography, Rebalance, Ali Buhamad

Rebalance

Ali Buhamad

Photography . 40 x 30 x 5 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 x 2 inch

€1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Plaid Shirt, Nathan Chantob

Plaid Shirt

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 22 x 0.4 inch

€2,600

Painting, Arribada, Alejandra Caballero

Arribada

Alejandra Caballero

Painting . 65 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,250

Painting, Le centaure, Julien Cuny

Le centaure

Julien Cuny

Painting . 70 x 50 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

€300

Sculpture, Aigua III, Teresa Riba

Aigua III

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 34 x 33 x 14 cm Sculpture . 13.4 x 13 x 5.5 inch

€3,800

Painting, Untitled, Teona Yamanidze

Untitled

Teona Yamanidze

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

€5,500

Photography, Hand, Bridgeman

Hand

Bridgeman

Photography . 27 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography . 10.6 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€240

Painting, Untitled, Natia Sapanadze

Untitled

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 30 x 24 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch

€580

Painting, Donald Duck, Maxime Frairot

Donald Duck

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€180

Painting, Philippine, Philippe Pasqua

Philippine

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€3,350

Photography, O prazer, James Sparshatt

O prazer

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 inch

€845

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€500

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€500 €425

Painting, Portrair, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrair

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€500 €425

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

€15,000

Painting, Volandas II, Carlos Mendez

Volandas II

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 98 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.6 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

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

Painting, Jeremy Abbott, Ramonn Vieitez

Jeremy Abbott

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 39.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€1,822

Painting, Oga madam, Eyitayo Alagbe

Oga madam

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1 inch

€4,645

Print, Akai, Ger Doornink

Akai

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 70 x 1 cm Print . 34.3 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€980 €882