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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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Photography, Children’s, Bridgeman

Children’s

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€240

Fine Art Drawings, Free Boys, Ilia Balavadze

Free Boys

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 85 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€3,500

Painting, Distrait, Fabrice Leito

Distrait

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€3,400

Fine Art Drawings, Plates- bandes, Nathan Chantob

Plates- bandes

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 54 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

€3,500

Print, Untitled, Antonio Saura

Untitled

Antonio Saura

Print . 56 x 75 cm Print . 22 x 29.5 inch

€1,800

Painting, A travers, Olivier de Sagazan

A travers

Olivier de Sagazan

Painting . 60 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€3,500

Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen

Human

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 200 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€25,000

Painting, Masque, Charles Lapicque

Masque

Charles Lapicque

Painting . 83 x 54 x 0.2 cm Painting . 32.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

€9,000

Painting, La demoiselle III, Kaige Yang

La demoiselle III

Kaige Yang

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

€1,600

Painting, Combustion, Benjamin Carbonne

Combustion

Benjamin Carbonne

Painting . 160 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 63 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,300

Print, Le Pain, Alain Bonnefoit

Le Pain

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 37 x 55.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 14.6 x 21.9 x 0.1 inch

€800

Painting, Permeation, Luiza Kasprzyk

Permeation

Luiza Kasprzyk

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

€1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Quiet Time, Damilola Ilori

Quiet Time

Damilola Ilori

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 9 x 1 inch

€961

Painting, Sabine, Jean Ducommun

Sabine

Jean Ducommun

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,922 €1,634

Painting, Sans titre, Rafiy Okefolahan

Sans titre

Rafiy Okefolahan

Painting . 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€5,500

Painting, La route -1, Ivan Tzonev

La route -1

Ivan Tzonev

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

€225

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 67.5 x 52 cm Print . 26.6 x 20.5 inch

€1,300

Sculpture, YOLO with balloon, Sagrasse

YOLO with balloon

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 66 x 34 x 32 cm Sculpture . 26 x 13.4 x 12.6 inch

€650

Painting, Empreinte, Hom Nguyen

Empreinte

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 200 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€30,000

Print, Untitled 2, Jaume Plensa

Untitled 2

Jaume Plensa

Print . 105 x 70 x 0.04 cm Print . 41.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€4,900

Painting, Code 2109, Thierry Carrier

Code 2109

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 200 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€12,000

Painting, Le bain, Béatrice Terra

Le bain

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Print, Abierta 2, Antonio Saura

Abierta 2

Antonio Saura

Print . 75 x 104 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.5 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€2,200

Sculpture, Cardinal, Olivier de Sagazan

Cardinal

Olivier de Sagazan

Sculpture . 63 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture . 24.8 x 9.8 x 11 inch

€3,000

Sculpture, Bardot, Marin Marcos

Bardot

Marin Marcos

Sculpture . 56 x 17 x 30 cm Sculpture . 22 x 6.7 x 11.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Operating, Katalin Soós

Operating

Katalin Soós

Painting . 130 x 163 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 64.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,600

Painting, You Do You, Zena Blackwell

You Do You

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 122 x 117 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 46.1 x 1.6 inch

€5,437

Painting, Tigre, Hom Nguyen

Tigre

Hom Nguyen

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

€25,300

Painting, Myriam, Sébastien Allart

Myriam

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,900

Painting, Lille la Nuit, Nathan Chantob

Lille la Nuit

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 63 x 54 x 1 cm Painting . 24.8 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

€3,000

Painting, Evanescence, Nawel Aubert

Evanescence

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€900

Painting, Destiny, Oleg Zhivetin

Destiny

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting . 120 x 120 x 0.2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

€914

Sculpture, Yolo Lanciacurio, Sagrasse

Yolo Lanciacurio

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 38 x 19 x 16 cm Sculpture . 15 x 7.5 x 6.3 inch

€410

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

Print, Pour Jorn, Antonio Saura

Pour Jorn

Antonio Saura

Print . 75 x 54 cm Print . 29.5 x 21.3 inch

€950

Fine Art Drawings, Flash, Lantomo

Flash

Lantomo

Fine Art Drawings . 73 x 54 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28.7 x 21.3 inch

€3,200

Painting, Frágil, Núria Bosch

Frágil

Núria Bosch

Painting . 130 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Sculpture, Ave II, Rocio Mazuecos

Ave II

Rocio Mazuecos

Sculpture . 26 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€725

Print, Hidden, Hom Nguyen

Hidden

Hom Nguyen

Print . 100 x 234 x 1 cm Print . 39.4 x 92.1 x 0.4 inch

€11,000

Painting, Blue Skull, Philippe Pasqua

Blue Skull

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 195 x 159.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 76.8 x 62.8 x 0 inch

€15,000

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