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![Painting, Lorelei, Melinda Matyas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/600663_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Looking down on you 2, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1434615_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, I've shaken off the dust of the lands, Melinda Matyas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/945411_1_grid.jpg)
I've shaken off the dust of the lands
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$6,486
![Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1355334_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0 inch
$503
![Painting, Faces and Places, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1823562_1_grid.jpg)
Faces and Places
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 114 x 110 x 0.5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 43.3 x 0.2 inch
$3,600
![Painting, Sweet Dreams, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1290195_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, I had a dream, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1200000_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sleeping Beauty, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1054209_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Enigmatic Desire, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1054176_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rising sun, kingdom of lead, Melinda Matyas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/844314_1_grid.jpg)
Rising sun, kingdom of lead
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 91 x 122 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 48 x 0.8 inch
$7,269
![Fine Art Drawings, Les Clés, Nicolas Carréga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1309593_1_grid.jpg)
Les Clés
Nicolas Carréga
Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 9.3 inch
$447
![Print, Femme 2, Manuella Ferré](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1449096_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Femme 1, Roger Decaux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1406922_1_grid.jpg)
Femme 1
Roger Decaux
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$4,473
![Print, Introspection 3, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1009335_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Coppélia, Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1553679_1_grid.jpg)
Coppélia
Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss
Painting - 60 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch
$391
![Sculpture, One second and seventy six milliseconds, Krikor Avessian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1143243_1_grid.jpg)
One second and seventy six milliseconds
Krikor Avessian
Sculpture - 81.7 x 41.5 x 36 cm Sculpture - 32.2 x 16.3 x 14.2 inch
$5,640 $5,076
![Print, Résilience, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/678921_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Metoo, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/448773_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Dark swan, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/448761_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Lovelovelove, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/448764_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Confidence, Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085432_1_grid.jpg)
Confidence
Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 46 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$470
![Photography, Wrapped 2, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1791372_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Wrapped 1, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790922_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Holding unto, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790880_1_grid.jpg)
Holding unto
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 53 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.9 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Zigzag Syndrome, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790850_1_grid.jpg)
Zigzag Syndrome
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 59 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.2 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Despondent Motherhood, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790769_1_grid.jpg)
Despondent Motherhood
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Intoxicated 4, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790727_1_grid.jpg)
Intoxicated 4
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Intoxicated 3, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790676_1_grid.jpg)
Intoxicated 3
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Intoxicated 2, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790637_1_grid.jpg)
Intoxicated 2
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Intoxicated 1, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790595_1_grid.jpg)
Intoxicated 1
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Intoxicated Womb, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790424_1_grid.jpg)
Intoxicated Womb
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Trapped 5, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790403_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Trapped 4, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790370_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Trapped 3, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790364_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Trapped 2, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790325_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Trapped 1, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790298_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Corner Love 3, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790274_1_grid.jpg)
Corner Love 3
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 48 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 18.9 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Corner Love 2, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790268_1_grid.jpg)
Corner Love 2
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 55 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 21.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Corner Love 1, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790214_1_grid.jpg)
Corner Love 1
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 42 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 16.5 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Fetus 2, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790178_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Fetus 1, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790175_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Kissed by sun, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785444_1_grid.jpg)
Kissed by sun
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 57 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 22.4 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Photography, Not yet, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785405_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Midnight screams, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785378_1_grid.jpg)
Midnight screams
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
![Painting, Sleeping man, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1765878_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Egon 3, Marie-Ange Daudé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1757880_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Egon 1, Marie-Ange Daudé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1757874_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Upside Down, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1054134_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A stunning Mystery, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1054131_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sereine élégance, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152191_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le carnet défendu, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1904406_1_grid.jpg)
Le carnet défendu
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch
$783
![Painting, Nu d'atelier, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1129365_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Métamorphoses de l'amour, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1145235_1_grid.jpg)
Métamorphoses de l'amour
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$783
![Painting, Gourmandise, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1140963_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Contre mon coeur, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1130082_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Recueillement, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1948674_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les couleurs de l'été, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1946016_1_grid.jpg)
Les couleurs de l'été
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$447
![Painting, Lucille, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210418_1_grid.jpg)
Lucille
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 250 x 200 x 6 cm Painting - 98.4 x 78.7 x 2.4 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Empreinte, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206580_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Un monde meilleur, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197121_1_grid.jpg)
Un monde meilleur
Hom Nguyen
Painting - 250 x 190 x 3 cm Painting - 98.4 x 74.8 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Calligraphie, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206592_1_grid.jpg)
Calligraphie
Hom Nguyen
Painting - 160 x 140 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 55.1 x 2 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, L'hymne à la vie, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197465_1_grid.jpg)
L'hymne à la vie
Hom Nguyen
Painting - 200 x 250 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 98.4 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Sans repères, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197126_1_grid.jpg)
Sans repères
Hom Nguyen
Painting - 200 x 350 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 137.8 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Madone sur velours vert, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189876_1_grid.jpg)
Madone sur velours vert
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch
Price upon request
![Fine Art Drawings, Empress Aïcha, YZ (Yzeult)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1521861_1_grid.jpg)
Empress Aïcha
YZ (Yzeult)
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 138 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 54.3 x 2 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Icare, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152816_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Composition, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1954257_1_grid.jpg)
Composition
Hom Nguyen
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Icare, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1954431_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Un monde meilleur, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2095629_1_grid.jpg)
Un monde meilleur
Hom Nguyen
Painting - 240 x 140 x 5 cm Painting - 94.5 x 55.1 x 2 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Beatrice, Michelino Iorizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211638_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La peintre, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198643_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Mod 24, Lidia Masllorens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196066_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Doudre 3, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212883_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La vie, Cécile Desserle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182685_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Thessaly, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139870_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait de Chamane, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1604223_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, MOD 23, Lidia Masllorens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196716_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, L'Arlequin, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1325007_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Melissa, Michelino Iorizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206646_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Le Matador, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1173042_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Tornem-hi V, Teresa Riba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/295066_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Tornem-hi III, Teresa Riba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/295060_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Saint Denis, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/238567_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Even, Michelino Iorizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205818_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dans le même bateau, Nicolas Monjo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150522_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Passage piéton, Nicolas Monjo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150519_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Maryse Condé, Marin Marcos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1329000_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, You, Michelino Iorizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204950_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1291863_1_grid.jpg)
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
Sold
![Painting, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1209375_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Portrait of his Wife, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/950043_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait of his Wife
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 43.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 17.1 x 0 inch
Sold
![Sculpture, Tarda al sol V, Teresa Riba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/124570_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Ébène, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/553144_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…