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![Painting, The Poet, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212183_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Subway summer, Nathan Chantob](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166146_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hongkong mood light, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2116059_1_grid.jpg)
Hongkong mood light
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$839
![Painting, How does it feel to be famous Mr. Van Gogh?, Melinda Matyas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/727842_1_grid.jpg)
How does it feel to be famous Mr. Van Gogh?
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 91 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$4,360
![Painting, I'm going to be a pilot, Melinda Matyas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/616812_1_grid.jpg)
I'm going to be a pilot
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,807
![Painting, Amaterasu, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139876_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'homme au bonnet d'ours, Florian Eymann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/207112_1_grid.jpg)
L'homme au bonnet d'ours
Florian Eymann
Painting - 72 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$3,381
![Painting, Breast print 8, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2006781_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Breast print 10, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2004126_1_grid.jpg)
Breast print 10
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 16.5 x 12.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 6.5 x 4.9 x 0.1 inch
$250
![Painting, Ripped Apart, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1822998_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The jail of femininity, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1822986_1_grid.jpg)
The jail of femininity
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 24 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.3 x 0.2 inch
$265
![Painting, Survivor - Almost, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1822971_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Covid Madness, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785225_1_grid.jpg)
Covid Madness
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 52 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.5 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Intimate conversations, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785051_1_grid.jpg)
Intimate conversations
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Reflections 4, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1784418_1_grid.jpg)
Reflections 4
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Reflections 3, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1784397_1_grid.jpg)
Reflections 3
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 57 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 22.4 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Lost words 4, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1783887_1_grid.jpg)
Lost words 4
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Lost words 3, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1783818_1_grid.jpg)
Lost words 3
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 52 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.5 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Lost words 1, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1783497_1_grid.jpg)
Lost words 1
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 62 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 24.4 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, A conversation with a therapist 7, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1782261_1_grid.jpg)
A conversation with a therapist 7
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, A conversation with a therapist 6, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1782243_1_grid.jpg)
A conversation with a therapist 6
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, A conversation with a therapist 5, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1782225_1_grid.jpg)
A conversation with a therapist 5
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, A conversation with a therapist 4, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1782192_1_grid.jpg)
A conversation with a therapist 4
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, A conversation with a therapist 3, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1782186_1_grid.jpg)
A conversation with a therapist 3
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, A conversation with a therapist 2, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1782153_1_grid.jpg)
A conversation with a therapist 2
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, A conversation with a therapist 1, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1782141_1_grid.jpg)
A conversation with a therapist 1
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 48 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 18.9 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Painting, A vibrant sunset, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1768797_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A yellow christmas, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1768788_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A blue wave, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1768785_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Masculine Electric Wires II, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1756788_1_grid.jpg)
Masculine Electric Wires II
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 50 x 35 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
$385
![Painting, Feminine Electric Wires, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1756779_1_grid.jpg)
Feminine Electric Wires
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 60 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$435
![Painting, Homo Faber (The creator), Melinda Matyas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1465626_1_grid.jpg)
Homo Faber (The creator)
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 91 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$5,031
![Print, Breast Print 1, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1456983_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Universe 24 - Nipple Print, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1307715_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Universe 23 - Nipple Print, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1307709_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Universe 22 - Nipple Print, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1307700_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Universe 20 - Nipple Print, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1307691_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Universe 19 - Nipple Print, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1307658_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Universe 17 - Nipple Print, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1307643_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Universe 15 - Nipple Print, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1307604_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Universe 12 - Nipple Print, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1307532_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Universe 11 - Nipple Print, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1307358_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Universe 10 - Nipple Print, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1307349_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Universe 8 - Nipple Print, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1241091_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 3-1-17, Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/761400_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La cote-1, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/686151_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo-TZ, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/686013_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo-G, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/685989_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo-O.T, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/684672_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled X, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212315_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Secular Bird, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212309_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 2-8-20, Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1125285_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 1-7-20, Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1125279_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Introspection 1, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/991056_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Joey Starr, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1017825_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Oublié, Erdna André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/770811_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Dignité, Erdna André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/770709_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Messi, Florian Nicolle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1600608_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dripping mask, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1175847_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Safe the Zec, Nathan Chantob](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166149_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La voix des pinceaux, Nathan Chantob](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2041125_1_grid.jpg)
La voix des pinceaux
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 140 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$14,534
![Photography, Autoportrait 5, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1614471_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Women, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1355481_1_grid.jpg)
Women
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 18.3 x 12.3 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.2 x 4.8 x 0 inch
$447
![Fine Art Drawings, Masked Head, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1355385_1_grid.jpg)
Masked Head
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$447
![Painting, Mama, I'm coming home, Melinda Matyas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/682467_1_grid.jpg)
Mama, I'm coming home
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,248
![Painting, Broken circles, Melinda Matyas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/642015_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Seven days running over the fields (diptych), Melinda Matyas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/629718_1_grid.jpg)
Seven days running over the fields (diptych)
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,255
![Painting, Ritual, Melinda Matyas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/623220_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, An elegant breakfast, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181455_1_grid.jpg)
An elegant breakfast
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 110 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,200
![Painting, Le rouge et le noir, Marie-Ange Daudé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1422651_1_grid.jpg)
Le rouge et le noir
Marie-Ange Daudé
Painting - 96 x 96 x 5 cm Painting - 37.8 x 37.8 x 2 inch
$3,913
![Painting, Dystopian Lullaby Cluster 11, Randi Matushevitz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1202592_1_grid.jpg)
Dystopian Lullaby Cluster 11
Randi Matushevitz
Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 2 inch
$4,000
![Painting, Cluster 18, Randi Matushevitz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1202589_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Reproduction of “Singing Boy with Flute” by Frans Hals, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197231_1_grid.jpg)
Reproduction of “Singing Boy with Flute” by Frans Hals
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 70 x 55 cm Painting - 27.6 x 21.7 inch
$2,460
![Print, Toro I screenprint 2018, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/379916_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Desperate Wedding, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212252_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, White Skelton, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212249_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Conjoined People, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212243_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Addiction, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212228_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sisyphus, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212204_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le temps passe, tu l'espionnes, Clement Garnung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/601242_1_grid.jpg)
Le temps passe, tu l'espionnes
Clement Garnung
Painting - 130 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$3,578
![Painting, Fragments #9, Clement Garnung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/601197_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fragments #8, Clement Garnung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/601167_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Demain tu verras ! #2, Clement Garnung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/601140_1_grid.jpg)
Demain tu verras ! #2
Clement Garnung
Painting - 150 x 110 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch
$4,248
![Fine Art Drawings, This is the end, Marie-Ange Daudé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1624704_1_grid.jpg)
This is the end
Marie-Ange Daudé
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$7,547
![Painting, Ontologs 3, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1462587_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ontologs 2, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1462584_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ontologs 1, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1462581_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Under the blue sky alone I celebrate, Melinda Matyas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/832452_1_grid.jpg)
Under the blue sky alone I celebrate
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$7,714
![Painting, Breakfast forever, Melinda Matyas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/799041_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Absis, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/35872_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Live on the dock, Lucile Callegari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/663117_1_grid.jpg)
Live on the dock
Lucile Callegari
Painting - 195 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$8,161
![Fine Art Drawings, Head of Man, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1355397_1_grid.jpg)
Head of Man
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$335
![Painting, The decision, Alice Laverty](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1329603_1_grid.jpg)
Somber Portrait Painters
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…