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![Print, MOD 23, Lidia Masllorens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196716_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le vent sur ma peau, Cécile Desserle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202206_1_grid.jpg)
Le vent sur ma peau
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
Sold
![Fine Art Drawings, Woman, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2027607_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Entité, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2027589_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Vieillesse, Erdna André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/770766_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Vanité du Pêcheur, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444912_1_grid.jpg)
Vanité du Pêcheur
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Print - 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Print - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch
$3,422
![Print, Vanité d’Automne, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444909_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Vanité au Papillon I, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444906_1_grid.jpg)
Vanité au Papillon I
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Print - 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Print - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch
$3,422
![Print, Le Ver est dans le Fruit..., Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444882_1_grid.jpg)
Le Ver est dans le Fruit...
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Print - 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Print - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch
$3,422
![Print, L’Amérique I, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444873_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pallium, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/695073_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Regards, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/446493_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Zaltaïne, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139871_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Kotobagaki, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139850_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lumière volée, Nathan Chantob](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1974195_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Marc Prat | Absis III - Triptic on wood, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/999072_1_grid.jpg)
Marc Prat | Absis III - Triptic on wood
Marc Prat
Painting - 240 x 220 x 5 cm Painting - 94.5 x 86.6 x 2 inch
$13,688
![Print, Fille 1, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/694539_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Toro I screenprint 2018, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/379916_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The ladies are waiting I, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181524_1_grid.jpg)
The ladies are waiting I
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 16.5 x 25.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 6.5 x 10 x 0.2 inch
$600 $540
![Painting, Bain de nuage, Ewa Hauton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168766_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Andrea, Antoine Stevens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2131324_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Madalena, Antoine Stevens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2131315_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Maria, Antoine Stevens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2131312_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Makeda, Antoine Stevens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2131309_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A walk in September, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2015538_1_grid.jpg)
A walk in September
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch
$625
![Painting, Interior III, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2015502_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A woman's mirror - Top view 2, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1927515_1_grid.jpg)
A woman's mirror - Top view 2
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 60 x 49 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.3 x 0.2 inch
$550
![Painting, A woman's mirror - Top View, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1756794_1_grid.jpg)
A woman's mirror - Top View
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 60 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$550
![Painting, Éteindre, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1222938_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Vanité, Pei-Ming Yan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144822_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Andy Warhol, Marin Marcos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/131848_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Bardot, Marin Marcos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/131845_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
$3,650
![Painting, Fragments #8, Clement Garnung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/601167_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Da Laï Lama, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1799019_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Empty Bed, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212255_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Comedy Man, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212240_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Black Suit and The Chicken, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212234_1_grid.jpg)
The Black Suit and The Chicken
Ya-Wei Li
Painting - 75 x 75 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch
$3,080
![Painting, Deep Sleep, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212225_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Look at one Other, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212192_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Green Table-Top, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212189_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Poet, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212183_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo J2, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/792768_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Subway summer, Nathan Chantob](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166146_1_grid.jpg)
Subway summer
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
$16,539 $14,555
![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
$4,448
![Painting, Riom-2, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/699117_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête-M, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/699090_1_grid.jpg)
![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
$4,905
![Painting, Je réfléchis, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/535607_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Chat I, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/535541_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Amaterasu, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139876_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
$855
![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
$3,449
![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
$5,133
![Print, Introspection 1, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/991056_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 3-1-17, Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/761400_1_grid.jpg)
![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
![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, Untitled X, Ya-Wei Li](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1212315_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…