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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, Alba, Sébastien Allart

Alba

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,264

Fine Art Drawings, Brothers, Reinaldo Chavez

Brothers

Reinaldo Chavez

Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 16 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.3 x 6.3 inch

$338

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 38 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15 inch

$967

Painting, Sage II, Fabrice Leito

Sage II

Fabrice Leito

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

$6,044

Sculpture, Mmmhhh Or, Sagrasse

Mmmhhh Or

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 12 x 20 x 4 cm Sculpture . 4.7 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

$483

Sculpture, Le clin d'oeil, Julien Cuny

Le clin d'oeil

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 45 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$967 $725

Fine Art Drawings, Meta, Erwann Tirilly

Meta

Erwann Tirilly

Fine Art Drawings . 130 x 142 cm Fine Art Drawings . 51.2 x 55.9 inch

$11,483

Painting, Stella Serena, Ger Doornink

Stella Serena

Ger Doornink

Painting . 50 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$10,274

Painting, Confession, Nawel Aubert

Confession

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$1,088

Print, Abierta 3, Antonio Saura

Abierta 3

Antonio Saura

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

$2,176

Print, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

$242

Painting, Mesdemoiselles, Kaige Yang

Mesdemoiselles

Kaige Yang

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

$3,022

Painting, Visage, Benjamin Carbonne

Visage

Benjamin Carbonne

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

$7,252

Painting, Melt Gold, Renjie Gao

Melt Gold

Renjie Gao

Painting . 53.5 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting . 21.1 x 15 x 0 inch

$1,934

Painting, L'anonyme 1, Jean Le Gac

L'anonyme 1

Jean Le Gac

Painting . 49 x 58 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.3 x 22.8 x 0 inch

$1,209

Painting, Bain de nuage, Ewa Hauton

Bain de nuage

Ewa Hauton

Painting . 200 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

$14,625 $13,163

Painting, Teal Wonder, Isabel Emrich

Teal Wonder

Isabel Emrich

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch

$4,657

Sculpture, Tornem-hi III, Teresa Riba

Tornem-hi III

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 40 x 20 x 17 cm Sculpture . 15.7 x 7.9 x 6.7 inch

$4,351

Painting, The Fishing, Eugene Berman

The Fishing

Eugene Berman

Painting . 17.1 x 23.8 x 0.1 cm Painting . 6.7 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$1,027

Fine Art Drawings, Love is Blind, Guillaume Piot

Love is Blind

Guillaume Piot

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

$1,571

Painting, Natacha, David Kandelaki

Natacha

David Kandelaki

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

$435

Print, Vanité, Pei-Ming Yan

Vanité

Pei-Ming Yan

Print . 78 x 119 x 0.1 cm Print . 30.7 x 46.9 x 0 inch

$1,934

Print, Untitled, Antonio Saura

Untitled

Antonio Saura

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

$2,176

Print, Romance, Mino Maccari

Romance

Mino Maccari

Print . 44.5 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.5 x 12.8 x 0 inch

$653

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

$967

Print, Diavasi, Yoann Merienne

Diavasi

Yoann Merienne

Print . 58 x 110 cm Print . 22.8 x 43.3 inch

$967

Painting, Life is Game, Sagrasse

Life is Game

Sagrasse

Painting . 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$725

Fine Art Drawings, Tomorrow, Hanna Sidorowicz

Tomorrow

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,055

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$967

Print, Fall, NKSIN

Fall

NKSIN

Print . 41 x 51 x 2 cm Print . 16.1 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,450

Painting, Sans titre, Zhengyong Liu

Sans titre

Zhengyong Liu

Painting . 77.5 x 54 x 1 cm Painting . 30.5 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

$2,417

Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen

Human

Hom Nguyen

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

$14,384

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

$1,813

Print, Reflejos I, Jaume Plensa

Reflejos I

Jaume Plensa

Print . 65 x 71 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 28 x 0 inch

$3,868

Painting, Mortehoe Sun, Bill Bate

Mortehoe Sun

Bill Bate

Painting . 122 x 92 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

$4,033

Painting, The Clown, Moutaz Al-Bashar

The Clown

Moutaz Al-Bashar

Painting . 220 x 220 x 1 cm Painting . 86.6 x 86.6 x 0.4 inch

$10,999

Painting, La paix, Hom Nguyen

La paix

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$16,680

Painting, Working day, David Jamin

Working day

David Jamin

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$2,538

Painting, Deep Inside, Ewa Hauton

Deep Inside

Ewa Hauton

Painting . 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,714

Print, Le cycle, Julien Cuny

Le cycle

Julien Cuny

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

$115