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![Painting, Bodhisattva mask, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1175841_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mask in pinks and blue, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1175838_1_grid.jpg)
Mask in pinks and blue
Marc Prat
Painting - 130 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,243
![Painting, Méditation P 2, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1066317_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Verlaine, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1807227_1_grid.jpg)
Verlaine
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch
$17,892
![Fine Art Drawings, Rimbaud, Regards, étude n°16, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1807224_1_grid.jpg)
Rimbaud, Regards, étude n°16
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.4 inch
$15,655
![Fine Art Drawings, Regards, Rimbaud, étude n°9, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1341507_1_grid.jpg)
Regards, Rimbaud, étude n°9
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 8.7 inch
$20,128
![Print, Maryse Condé, Marin Marcos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1329000_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dark Side, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1243434_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Camille Claudel, série Les Palpitantes, Alice Laverty](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1121850_1_grid.jpg)
Camille Claudel, série Les Palpitantes
Alice Laverty
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$3,355
![Sculpture, Libeccio, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1045344_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Personnage en colère, Georges Bru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/37135_1_grid.jpg)
Personnage en colère
Georges Bru
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 9.1 inch
$1,230
![Fine Art Drawings, Perspective d'animal, Georges Bru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/36023_1_grid.jpg)
Perspective d'animal
Georges Bru
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$1,677
![Fine Art Drawings, Acrobat, Georges Bru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/36012_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Hommage à Dora Maar 1,2,3,4,5 (Complete suite), Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174925_1_grid.jpg)
Hommage à Dora Maar 1,2,3,4,5 (Complete suite)
Antonio Saura
Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$13,419
![Painting, Vanité tatouée - bleue, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160284_1_grid.jpg)
Vanité tatouée - bleue
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$6,709
![Painting, 6:22pm – Beirut Explosion, August 4, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1766028_1_grid.jpg)
6:22pm – Beirut Explosion, August 4
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 120 x 180 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 70.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,680
![Painting, Portrait B, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1464468_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La maison rouge, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1287024_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Furn El Chebbak, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197261_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Achrafieh – Karm El Zeytoun, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197255_1_grid.jpg)
Achrafieh – Karm El Zeytoun
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 60 x 80 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$1,320
![Painting, Empty Drinks, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197243_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Still Life, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197219_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Trapped inside, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197216_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Brave, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1103001_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Interior II, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1054218_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Interior I, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1054215_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ramlet Al Baida, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1054197_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, The Reader, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/996462_1_grid.jpg)
The Reader
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$380
![Fine Art Drawings, Toro study, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/959727_1_grid.jpg)
Toro study
Marc Prat
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 120 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$872
![Painting, Mains IV, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/604707_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Yellow and blue, Carlos Mendez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180635_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Green and Red, Carlos Mendez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180632_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Golden Character, Carlos Mendez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180630_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vertical Red 2, Carlos Mendez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180628_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vertical red, Carlos Mendez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180608_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Abierta 4, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166551_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Arno, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160302_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête V, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152377_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête Z, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2141320_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête Z, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137908_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête 2, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2069436_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Coeur à l'envers, Cécile Desserle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1451898_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Nice-Le Cap 2, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1327650_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Trois corbeaux, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700347_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Andy Warhol, Marin Marcos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172844_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Ronaldo, Marin Marcos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172830_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Installation 2, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583451_1_grid.jpg)
Installation 2
Sarkis Sislian
Sculpture - 60.5 x 60.5 x 17 cm Sculpture - 23.8 x 23.8 x 6.7 inch
$3,480
![Painting, Pratensis, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1504302_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Veil 2, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1472226_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Veil 1, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1462605_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Forêt, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700362_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Corbeau 20, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700356_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Loup 8, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700344_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Loup 6, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700341_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Loup 2, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700329_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Nature, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/696069_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Monsieur Chien 4, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537391_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Monsieur chat 5, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537385_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tu me crois ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537382_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Je pense à toi, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537379_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Je te vois pas, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537361_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Alors, que pense-tu ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537358_1_grid.jpg)
Alors, que pense-tu ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$447
![Painting, Oui, j'ai peur, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537355_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Je suis la meilleure, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537352_1_grid.jpg)
Je suis la meilleure
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$447
![Painting, Eh, je ne suis pas belle ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537346_1_grid.jpg)
Eh, je ne suis pas belle ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$447
![Painting, Je suis Monsieur Lapin, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537343_1_grid.jpg)
Je suis Monsieur Lapin
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$447
![Painting, Je ne suis pas content, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537340_1_grid.jpg)
Je ne suis pas content
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$447
![Painting, Pourquoi tu dis ça ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537337_1_grid.jpg)
Pourquoi tu dis ça ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$447
![Painting, Eh, tu ne comprends pas ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/535622_1_grid.jpg)
Eh, tu ne comprends pas ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$447
![Painting, Monsieur Lapin II, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/535619_1_grid.jpg)
Monsieur Lapin II
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$447
![Painting, Monsieur lapin, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/535616_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Miss lapin, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/535613_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Monsieur chien 4, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/535574_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Monsieur chien III, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/535568_1_grid.jpg)
Monsieur chien III
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$447
![Painting, Monsieur Chien II, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/535550_1_grid.jpg)
Monsieur Chien II
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$503
![Fine Art Drawings, Nexus papel III, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/44468_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Chiaruscoro of still life, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182116_1_grid.jpg)
Chiaruscoro of still life
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
$1,342
![Fine Art Drawings, Pensif, Erdna André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1560000_1_grid.jpg)
Pensif
Erdna André
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$559
![Painting, Meditacion P VI, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1066305_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Sirocco, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/974415_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, En suspens, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/887211_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Etude d'après Marie Madeleine, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/738486_1_grid.jpg)
Etude d'après Marie Madeleine
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 95.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 37.6 inch
$20,128
![Print, Mao, Pei-Ming Yan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/612546_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Le nouveau règne, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/567324_1_grid.jpg)
Le nouveau règne
Yoann Merienne
Sculpture - 93 x 70 x 42 cm Sculpture - 36.6 x 27.6 x 16.5 inch
$27,956
![Sculpture, La direction, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463318_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Althéïse, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139869_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Nyx, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139852_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lyral, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138987_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Kitaï, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1332570_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Meditacion P X, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1279578_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Kid, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177768_1_grid.jpg)
Kid
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$14,425
![Fine Art Drawings, Woman, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175118_1_grid.jpg)
Woman
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$10,959
![Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2099604_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…