Somber Portrait Painters

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print - 70 x 47.5 cm Print - 27.6 x 18.7 inch

$1,327

Fine Art Drawings, Simone Veil, Hom Nguyen

Simone Veil

Hom Nguyen

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$14,891

Painting, Victoria, Antoine Stevens

Victoria

Antoine Stevens

Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$6,810

Painting, Untitled III, Lidia Masllorens

Untitled III

Lidia Masllorens

Painting - 160 x 186 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 73.2 x 2 inch

$17,084

Print, Resilience 2, Sancko

Resilience 2

Sancko

Print - 30 x 60 cm Print - 11.8 x 23.6 inch

$218

Painting, Eros, Marco Stefanucci

Eros

Marco Stefanucci

Painting - 42 x 33.5 x 2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 13.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,731

Print, Butinage, Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Butinage

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Print - 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Print - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch

$3,463

Painting, Moine 1, Nicolas Favre

Moine 1

Nicolas Favre

Painting - 42 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$462

Painting, Kateya, Dam

Kateya

Dam

Painting - 86 x 86 x 3 cm Painting - 33.9 x 33.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,886

Painting, Portrait, Laurent Godard

Portrait

Laurent Godard

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

$3,232

Sculpture, Bull, Krikor Avessian

Bull

Krikor Avessian

Sculpture - 48 x 43.5 x 14 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 17.1 x 5.5 inch

$6,360

Painting, Jean Michel Basquiat, OverSide

Jean Michel Basquiat

OverSide

Painting - 130 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,348

Painting, 4-5-17, Montse Valdés

4-5-17

Montse Valdés

Painting - 160 x 195 cm Painting - 63 x 76.8 inch

$24,725

Painting, Lola, Roman Gulman

Lola

Roman Gulman

Painting - 60 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$2,765

Photography, Flower 6, Dzovig Arnelian

Flower 6

Dzovig Arnelian

Photography - 21 x 28 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11 inch

$480

Fine Art Drawings, Rendez-vous, Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss

Rendez-vous

Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss

Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 35 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

$369

Fine Art Drawings, Sepulchre, Alfred Pichon

Sepulchre

Alfred Pichon

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 10.6 x 0 inch

$554

Print, Portrait, Nicolas Carréga

Portrait

Nicolas Carréga

Print - 25 x 17 x 0.2 cm Print - 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

$462

Painting, Condominun, Gerry Nnubia

Condominun

Gerry Nnubia

Painting - 21 x 27.9 cm Painting - 8.25 x 11 inch

$462

Painting, Grace Kelly, Marin Marcos

Grace Kelly

Marin Marcos

Painting - 160 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$20,778

Painting, A la bonne vôtre VI, Christophe Blanc

A la bonne vôtre VI

Christophe Blanc

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

$3,348

Painting, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Painting - 61 x 50 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 inch

$6,926

Painting, Fingerprint, Krikor Avessian

Fingerprint

Krikor Avessian

Painting - 3.5 x 3.5 cm Painting - 1.4 x 1.4 inch

$396

Print, AIR-Goldorak SILVER, OverSide

AIR-Goldorak SILVER

OverSide

Print - 48 x 37 x 0.5 cm Print - 18.9 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch

$289

Painting, Origine 4, Julien Cuny

Origine 4

Julien Cuny

Painting - 204 x 75 cm Painting - 80.3 x 29.5 inch

$439

Painting, Origine 2, Julien Cuny

Origine 2

Julien Cuny

Painting - 204 x 75 cm Painting - 80.3 x 29.5 inch

$439

Painting, Origine 1, Julien Cuny

Origine 1

Julien Cuny

Painting - 204 x 75 cm Painting - 80.3 x 29.5 inch

$439

Painting, The Turn III, Dylan Cram

The Turn III

Dylan Cram

Painting - 51 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,524

Painting, The Turn II, Dylan Cram

The Turn II

Dylan Cram

Painting - 51 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,524

Painting, [Screenshot], Dylan Cram

[Screenshot]

Dylan Cram

Painting - 41 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 16.1 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,258

Fine Art Drawings, Meeting, Mino Maccari

Meeting

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch

$693

Fine Art Drawings, Appearance, Mino Maccari

Appearance

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 12 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.1 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch

$693

Painting, Red Flowers à la fenêtre, Julien Cuny

Red Flowers à la fenêtre

Julien Cuny

Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,886

Painting, Tête 2, Ivan Tzonev

Tête 2

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$289

Fine Art Drawings, Figure, Mino Maccari

Figure

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 24 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$762

Fine Art Drawings, Jumping, Mino Maccari

Jumping

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch

$635

Fine Art Drawings, Couple, Mino Maccari

Couple

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch

$693

Fine Art Drawings, Figures, Mino Maccari

Figures

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$670

Fine Art Drawings, Figures, Mino Maccari

Figures

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$693

Fine Art Drawings, Figures, Mino Maccari

Figures

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 25 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$670

Fine Art Drawings, Portraits, Mino Maccari

Portraits

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 11 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.3 x 0.1 inch

$577

Fine Art Drawings, Figure, Mino Maccari

Figure

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$600

Fine Art Drawings, Conversation, Mino Maccari

Conversation

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$577

Fine Art Drawings, Figure, Mino Maccari

Figure

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$670

Fine Art Drawings, Rider, Mino Maccari

Rider

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch

$600

Fine Art Drawings, Train, Mino Maccari

Train

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 25 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$577

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Mino Maccari

Portrait

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 16 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 6.3 x 0.1 inch

$623

Fine Art Drawings, Conversation, Mino Maccari

Conversation

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$600

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Mino Maccari

Portrait

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$693

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Mino Maccari

Portrait

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 15 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$646

Fine Art Drawings, Soldier, Mino Maccari

Soldier

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$670

Fine Art Drawings, Painter, Mino Maccari

Painter

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$693

Fine Art Drawings, Figures, Mino Maccari

Figures

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 11 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 4.3 x 0.1 inch

$577

Fine Art Drawings, Figure, Mino Maccari

Figure

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 27.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 10.8 x 0.1 inch

$670

Fine Art Drawings, Rough Conversation, Mino Maccari

Rough Conversation

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

$623

Painting, L'alchimie, Julien Cuny

L'alchimie

Julien Cuny

Painting - 189 x 140 cm Painting - 74.4 x 55.1 inch

$4,156

Painting, Tete - B, Ivan Tzonev

Tete - B

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 20 x 20 x 4 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

$92

Painting, Beyond You, Cécile Desserle

Beyond You

Cécile Desserle

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,021

Painting, Horizon 1, Ivan Tzonev

Horizon 1

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$92

Painting, Selo - 3, Ivan Tzonev

Selo - 3

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$92

Painting, Open Mind, Julien Cuny

Open Mind

Julien Cuny

Painting - 190 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 74.8 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,925

Painting, Horizon A1, Ivan Tzonev

Horizon A1

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$92

Painting, Le poète au keffieh, Julien Cuny

Le poète au keffieh

Julien Cuny

Painting - 100 x 70 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$635

Painting, Ne pas douter, Cécile Desserle

Ne pas douter

Cécile Desserle

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$4,386

Photography, Bright path - Size L, Clara Diebler

Bright path - Size L

Clara Diebler

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,385

Photography, Bright path - Size M, Clara Diebler

Bright path - Size M

Clara Diebler

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$577

Photography, River - Size L, Clara Diebler

River - Size L

Clara Diebler

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,385

Photography, Black Iris - Size L, Clara Diebler

Black Iris - Size L

Clara Diebler

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,385

Photography, Black Iris - Size M, Clara Diebler

Black Iris - Size M

Clara Diebler

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$577

Painting, Sience, Ivan Tzonev

Sience

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$404

Fine Art Drawings, Conflict, Mino Maccari

Conflict

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$462

Fine Art Drawings, The Vortex, Mino Maccari

The Vortex

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 51 x 70 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.1 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$693

Painting, Bande à part, Nicolas Monjo

Bande à part

Nicolas Monjo

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$3,232

Painting, Racine, Hom Nguyen

Racine

Hom Nguyen

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

$16,045

Painting, Icare, Hom Nguyen

Icare

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$22,509

Photography, La Délicate - Size M, Clara Diebler

La Délicate - Size M

Clara Diebler

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$577

Photography, Queen of Flowers - Format L, Clara Diebler

Queen of Flowers - Format L

Clara Diebler

Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,385

Print, Pablo Neruda - Santiago 81, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Pablo Neruda - Santiago 81

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

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

$1,270

Photography, River - Size S, Clara Diebler

River - Size S

Clara Diebler

Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$173

Photography, Black Iris - Size S, Clara Diebler

Black Iris - Size S

Clara Diebler

Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$173

Photography, Bright path - Size XS, Clara Diebler

Bright path - Size XS

Clara Diebler

Photography - 12 x 8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 4.7 x 3.1 x 0 inch

$115

Photography, River - Size XS, Clara Diebler

River - Size XS

Clara Diebler

Photography - 12 x 8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 4.7 x 3.1 x 0 inch

$115

Photography, Black Iris - Size XS, Clara Diebler

Black Iris - Size XS

Clara Diebler

Photography - 12 x 8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 4.7 x 3.1 x 0 inch

$115

Photography, La Délicate - Size L, Clara Diebler

La Délicate - Size L

Clara Diebler

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,385

Photography, Queen of Flowers - Format M, Clara Diebler

Queen of Flowers - Format M

Clara Diebler

Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$577

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Carlos Mendez

Untitled

Carlos Mendez

Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 64 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 25.2 x 0 inch

$641

Painting, La route -1, Ivan Tzonev

La route -1

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$289

Painting, Etre libre, Cécile Desserle

Etre libre

Cécile Desserle

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

$4,386

Painting, Oncle Bui, Hom Nguyen

Oncle Bui

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 200 x 200 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 inch

$41,555

Photography, Bright path - Size S, Clara Diebler

Bright path - Size S

Clara Diebler

Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$173

Painting, Kiss Me Like, Nathan Chantob

Kiss Me Like

Nathan Chantob

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$10,966

Fine Art Drawings, La dame de l'étole, Nathan Chantob

La dame de l'étole

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch

$3,232

Fine Art Drawings, Plaid Shirt, Nathan Chantob

Plaid Shirt

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$3,694

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…


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