Somber Portrait Painters

Print, MOD 23, Lidia Masllorens

MOD 23

Lidia Masllorens

Print - 144 x 138 x 1 cm Print - 56.7 x 54.3 x 0.4 inch

$6,035

Print, Rimbaud, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Rimbaud

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

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

$1,253

Print, Rimbaud, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Rimbaud

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

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

$1,253

Painting, Clairière, Yoann Merienne

Clairière

Yoann Merienne

Painting - 150 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 43.3 x 1 inch

$11,159

Painting, Meditacion P XI, Marc Prat

Meditacion P XI

Marc Prat

Painting - 12 x 12 x 0.1 cm Painting - 4.7 x 4.7 x 0 inch

$285

Painting, Passage 2, Ivan Tzonev

Passage 2

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,708

Print, Etude de Fille, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Etude de Fille

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Print - 26 x 36 x 1 cm Print - 10.2 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

$1,366

Print, Etude de Fille, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Etude de Fille

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Print - 26 x 36 x 1 cm Print - 10.2 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

$1,366

Print, Rimbaud, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Rimbaud

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Print - 46 x 36 x 1 cm Print - 18.1 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

$1,366

Print, Mithra, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Mithra

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Print - 76 x 120 cm Print - 29.9 x 47.2 inch

$1,139

Painting, Le Temps Passe, Tu te Questionnes, Clement Garnung

Le Temps Passe, Tu te Questionnes

Clement Garnung

Painting - 110 x 140 x 5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 55.1 x 2 inch

$3,416

Print, Abierta 10, Antonio Saura

Abierta 10

Antonio Saura

Print - 75 x 104 cm Print - 29.5 x 40.9 inch

$2,505

Painting, La pêche, Julien Cuny

La pêche

Julien Cuny

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

$626

Fine Art Drawings, Radical Party, Mino Maccari

Radical Party

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 14.5 x 9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.7 x 3.5 x 0 inch

$888

Print, Madone au serpent -  Napoli 90, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Madone au serpent - Napoli 90

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

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

$1,025

Painting, Portrait 3, Erdna André

Portrait 3

Erdna André

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$569

Painting, Progresio IX, Marc Prat

Progresio IX

Marc Prat

Painting - 80 x 180 x 10 cm Painting - 31.5 x 70.9 x 3.9 inch

$3,302

Painting, Marc Prat, Zen Mask, Marc Prat

Marc Prat, Zen Mask

Marc Prat

Painting - 150 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 2 inch

$4,555

Painting, A travers, Olivier de Sagazan

A travers

Olivier de Sagazan

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

$3,985

Print, Pasolini - Dans l'infamie des temps, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Pasolini - Dans l'infamie des temps

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Print - 102.5 x 69 cm Print - 40.4 x 27.2 inch

$2,243

Print, Rimbaud, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Rimbaud

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

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

$1,366

Print, Etude de jeune fille, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Etude de jeune fille

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

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

$2,050

Print, El patito feo, Antonio Saura

El patito feo

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$911

Painting, ST8, Ivan Tzonev

ST8

Ivan Tzonev

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

$968

Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen

Human

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$14,689

Painting, Poule ou coq ?, Julien Cuny

Poule ou coq ?

Julien Cuny

Painting - 100 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 1 inch

$1,025

Sculpture, Architectura 1, Julien Cuny

Architectura 1

Julien Cuny

Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$1,594

Fine Art Drawings, The Kiss, Mino Maccari

The Kiss

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$911

Photography, Crâne, Philippe Pasqua

Crâne

Philippe Pasqua

Photography - 150 x 200 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

$21,635

Fine Art Drawings, Angels and Demons (Portrait of Giorgio Morandi), Mino Maccari

Angels and Demons (Portrait of Giorgio Morandi)

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,082

Painting, Frou-frou, Julien Cuny

Frou-frou

Julien Cuny

Painting - 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch

$3,302

Fine Art Drawings, Figures, Mino Maccari

Figures

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 34 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 13.4 x 0 inch

$1,127

Painting, Le marin, Julien Cuny

Le marin

Julien Cuny

Painting - 200 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$2,733

Fine Art Drawings, Figures, Mino Maccari

Figures

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 14.5 x 16.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.7 x 6.5 x 0.1 inch

$683

Painting, Still life I, Yoann Merienne

Still life I

Yoann Merienne

Painting - 150 x 110 cm Painting - 59.1 x 43.3 inch

$11,159

Painting, Rony, Nathan Chantob

Rony

Nathan Chantob

Painting - 126 x 158 x 3 cm Painting - 49.6 x 62.2 x 1.2 inch

$16,511

Print, Tagebücher, planche 51, Antonio Saura

Tagebücher, planche 51

Antonio Saura

Print - 39 x 54 cm Print - 15.4 x 21.3 inch

$1,253

Print, Tagebücher, planche 17, Antonio Saura

Tagebücher, planche 17

Antonio Saura

Print - 39 x 54 cm Print - 15.4 x 21.3 inch

$1,253

Print, Portrait XII, Antonio Saura

Portrait XII

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$569

Print, Portrait XI, Antonio Saura

Portrait XI

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$569

Print, Portrait X, Antonio Saura

Portrait X

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$569

Print, Portrait IX, Antonio Saura

Portrait IX

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$569

Print, Portrait VIII, Antonio Saura

Portrait VIII

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$569

Print, Portrait VII, Antonio Saura

Portrait VII

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$569

Print, Portrait VI, Antonio Saura

Portrait VI

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$569

Print, Portrait V, Antonio Saura

Portrait V

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$569

Print, Portrait IV, Antonio Saura

Portrait IV

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$569

Print, Portrait XIII, Antonio Saura

Portrait XIII

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$569

Print, Portrait II, Antonio Saura

Portrait II

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$569

Print, Portrait I, Antonio Saura

Portrait I

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$569

Painting, Natural Predators in Captivity, Teona Yamanidze

Natural Predators in Captivity

Teona Yamanidze

Painting - 25 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

$911

Painting, Natural Predators in Captivity, Teona Yamanidze

Natural Predators in Captivity

Teona Yamanidze

Painting - 20 x 25 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

$911

Painting, Barnús groc, Teresa Riba

Barnús groc

Teresa Riba

Painting - 27 x 21 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.3 inch

$683

Painting, Mirades II, Teresa Riba

Mirades II

Teresa Riba

Painting - 27 x 21 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.3 inch

$683

Painting, Mirades III, Teresa Riba

Mirades III

Teresa Riba

Painting - 27 x 21 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.3 inch

$683

Print, Skeleton Study, Insane 51

Skeleton Study

Insane 51

Print - 94 x 69 cm Print - 37 x 27.2 inch

$2,243

Print, Contemplations 8, Antonio Saura

Contemplations 8

Antonio Saura

Print - 23.5 x 17.5 cm Print - 9.3 x 6.9 inch

$740

Painting, Cent cinq, Nathan Chantob

Cent cinq

Nathan Chantob

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

$5,580

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$5,693

Fine Art Drawings, Couple, Mino Maccari

Couple

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 16.3 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 6.4 x 0.1 inch

$626

Fine Art Drawings, Spettacolo, Mino Maccari

Spettacolo

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 49.5 x 69.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 27.4 x 0.1 inch

$911

Print, Toro II screenprint, Marc Prat

Toro II screenprint

Marc Prat

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$319

Painting, Femme au chapeau 2, Julien Cuny

Femme au chapeau 2

Julien Cuny

Painting - 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch

$2,847

Fine Art Drawings, Consultation, Mino Maccari

Consultation

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,366

Fine Art Drawings, Family Consultation, Mino Maccari

Family Consultation

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 6.7 x 0 inch

$1,139

Painting, Mon amour, Lisbeth Buonanno

Mon amour

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

$342

Print, Elsa, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Elsa

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$569

Painting, People and bread, Nathan Chantob

People and bread

Nathan Chantob

Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch

$16,511

Print, Alger 2003 Parcours Maurice Audin - El Biar, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Alger 2003 Parcours Maurice Audin - El Biar

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

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

$797

Painting, Libre amour, Cécile Desserle

Libre amour

Cécile Desserle

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,050

Print, Desnos-Nerval 2001, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Desnos-Nerval 2001

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

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

$1,253

Print, Port-au-Prince 2, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Port-au-Prince 2

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

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

$797

Painting, Sans titre, Ivan Tzonev

Sans titre

Ivan Tzonev

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

$683

Print, The terror of the ghetto, Mino Maccari

The terror of the ghetto

Mino Maccari

Print - 47 x 34.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.5 x 13.6 x 0 inch

$729

Painting, La peintre, Julien Cuny

La peintre

Julien Cuny

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

$626

Print, Abierta 9, Antonio Saura

Abierta 9

Antonio Saura

Print - 75 x 104 x 1 cm Print - 29.5 x 40.9 x 0.4 inch

$1,822

Painting, Masculine Electric Wires I, Dzovig Arnelian

Masculine Electric Wires I

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

$435

Painting, The Magic Hidden In The Portraits, Ya-Wei Li

The Magic Hidden In The Portraits

Ya-Wei Li

Painting - 45 x 35 x 4 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch

$2,277

Print, Alger 2003, Parcours Maurice Audin "El Biar", Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Alger 2003, Parcours Maurice Audin "El Biar"

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

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

$797

Fine Art Drawings, Monument, Mino Maccari

Monument

Mino Maccari

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

$285

Painting, Les choses trop grandes, Nathan Chantob

Les choses trop grandes

Nathan Chantob

Painting - 162 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$17,080

Print, Derrière la vitre 8, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Derrière la vitre 8

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

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

$797

Painting, Lapin 10, Ghislaine Ferreira

Lapin 10

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$569

Print, FALLING IN, Insane 51

FALLING IN

Insane 51

Print - 60 x 60 x 0.3 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$2,038

Painting, Monsieur Chine 6, Ghislaine Ferreira

Monsieur Chine 6

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$569

Painting, Selo D, Ivan Tzonev

Selo D

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$672

Sculpture, Harshal, Yoann Merienne

Harshal

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture - 16 x 11 x 9 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 4.3 x 3.5 inch

$2,277

Painting, Turbulence, Cécile Desserle

Turbulence

Cécile Desserle

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

$3,871

Painting, Vanité, Julien Cuny

Vanité

Julien Cuny

Painting - 105 x 75 cm Painting - 41.3 x 29.5 inch

$683

Print, Sans-titre, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Sans-titre

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Print - 76 x 56 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$797

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

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

$3,416

Print, MoonCake, Insane 51

MoonCake

Insane 51

Print - 43 x 73 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.9 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,924

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

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

$3,416

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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