![Print, Imagination and Action, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202286_1_grid.jpg)
Somber Portrait Painters
Save your search and find it in your favorites
Save your search to find it quickly
Saved search
Your search is accessible from the favorites tab > My favorite searches
Unsaved search
A problem occurred
![Print, Imagination and Action, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202286_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, The Long Wait, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202285_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, The Ceremony, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202284_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, The Intruding Lady, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202283_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Diplomatic Clerks, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202282_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Hommage à Dora Maar 3, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174924_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Hommage à Dora Maar 2, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174922_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Hommage à Dora Maar I, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173300_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Nude of Woman, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2002980_1_grid.jpg)
Nude of Woman
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$785
![Fine Art Drawings, Figures, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2001705_1_grid.jpg)
Figures
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$670
![Fine Art Drawings, Mermaid, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2001672_1_grid.jpg)
Mermaid
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.1 x 0 inch
$670
![Fine Art Drawings, Bats, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2001645_1_grid.jpg)
Bats
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$693
![Fine Art Drawings, Mr. Gioia, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2001456_1_grid.jpg)
Mr. Gioia
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$693
![Print, L'année du tigre, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1996266_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Égérie, Cécile Desserle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1479783_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vanité aux papillons rouges, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1343466_1_grid.jpg)
Vanité aux papillons rouges
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 130 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$12,582
![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
$20,778
![Photography, Le Temps Suspendu... 027, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/527906_1_grid.jpg)
Le Temps Suspendu... 027
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$923
![Photography, Le Temps Suspendu... 022, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/527903_1_grid.jpg)
Le Temps Suspendu... 022
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$923
![Photography, Le Temps Suspendu... 013, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/527897_1_grid.jpg)
Le Temps Suspendu... 013
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$923
![Sculpture, Coupelle de vanités, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176339_1_grid.jpg)
Coupelle de vanités
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 28 x 45 x 35 cm Sculpture - 11 x 17.7 x 13.8 inch
$28,858
![Print, Abierta 8, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166592_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vertical yellow, Carlos Mendez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180624_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, My red milk II, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1585377_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, My red milk I, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1585365_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gravity 8, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583424_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gravity 7, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583418_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gravity 5, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583403_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gravity 4, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583391_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gravity 3, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583385_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gravity 2, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583382_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gravity 1, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583379_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Veil 4, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1462617_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Barrel II, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197225_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Barrel I, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197222_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Free, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1102962_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Costume, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/945690_1_grid.jpg)
Costume
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 4.6 x 0 inch
$693
![Painting, Introspection 1, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/924237_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Madone, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444210_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo S, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/792531_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Horizon A, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/792507_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo R, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/792501_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Lidia Masllorens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139024_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tu trouves pas elle a grands pieds ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111721_1_grid.jpg)
Tu trouves pas elle a grands pieds ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$889
![Painting, Silence-1, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/701175_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme assise - B.N., Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/701163_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait M.R, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/337012_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'attente, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/337009_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Une chair d'ombre, Don, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174977_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Une chair d'ombre, Philippe II, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174976_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton III, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174975_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton II, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174974_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, At the Cafe, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2046333_1_grid.jpg)
At the Cafe
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 10 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
$635
![Fine Art Drawings, The Couple on the Bed, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2046330_1_grid.jpg)
The Couple on the Bed
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 13 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.1 x 0.1 inch
$577
![Fine Art Drawings, Couple at Party, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2046327_1_grid.jpg)
Couple at Party
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 13.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.1 inch
$646
![Fine Art Drawings, Portraits, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2006127_1_grid.jpg)
Portraits
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 26 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch
$577
![Fine Art Drawings, Police and Woman, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2006121_1_grid.jpg)
Police and Woman
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 27 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$577
![Fine Art Drawings, Maggio Fiorentino, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2006118_1_grid.jpg)
Maggio Fiorentino
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$808
![Fine Art Drawings, The Talking Cards, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2006112_1_grid.jpg)
The Talking Cards
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.9 x 0.1 inch
$681
![Fine Art Drawings, Goodbye Maremma, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2006109_1_grid.jpg)
Goodbye Maremma
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$808
![Fine Art Drawings, The Old and Soldier, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2006106_1_grid.jpg)
The Old and Soldier
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$577
![Fine Art Drawings, Erotic Scene, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2003007_1_grid.jpg)
Erotic Scene
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$670
![Fine Art Drawings, Gardener, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2001648_1_grid.jpg)
Gardener
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$693
![Fine Art Drawings, The Couple, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2001642_1_grid.jpg)
The Couple
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 16 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 6.3 x 0.1 inch
$866
![Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2001453_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 14.5 x 14 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.7 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch
$693
![Painting, Le petit Tibétain, Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1281090_1_grid.jpg)
Le petit Tibétain
Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,027
![Photography, Papillon Mon Amour, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/748914_1_grid.jpg)
Papillon Mon Amour
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,731
![Photography, Les Hespérides L'Insouciance, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/748884_1_grid.jpg)
Les Hespérides L'Insouciance
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,731
![Photography, Le Souffle de la Légèreté, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/748860_1_grid.jpg)
Le Souffle de la Légèreté
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,731
![Photography, La Jeune Femme au Papillon, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/748851_1_grid.jpg)
La Jeune Femme au Papillon
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,731
![Print, Jardin des nations-Carla, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/897054_1_grid.jpg)
Jardin des nations-Carla
Antonio Saura
Print - 74.8 x 55.8 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.4 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,385
![Painting, Toro'19 VI, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/852504_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Etude, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156688_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vert outremer (1), Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177690_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête G, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156379_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Étude, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1919040_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Landscape with Figures, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1694220_1_grid.jpg)
Landscape with Figures
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$2,309
![Painting, Le Mur, Alice Laverty](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459566_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Extase, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1405782_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Image of Death, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1355352_1_grid.jpg)
Image of Death
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$1,154
![Fine Art Drawings, Liberté, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1325061_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Si Mi La Ré, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/976602_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Carmen, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1945356_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 171 218, Florian Eymann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785372_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 171 218 2, Florian Eymann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785351_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Mira, buste, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1330467_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cyrano si j'étais..., Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111784_1_grid.jpg)
Cyrano si j'étais...
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$889
![Painting, Je boirai bien une bière, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111736_1_grid.jpg)
Je boirai bien une bière
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$900
![Sculpture, Libeccio, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1045344_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Jour d'hiver, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/684699_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo-S.V, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/684675_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fleurs II, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/648099_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blue Skull, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203966_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…