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![Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2027574_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled I, Lidia Masllorens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1923558_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Racines, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1659645_1_grid.jpg)
Racines
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
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![Painting, Icare, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1659309_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Héritage, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1659267_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Woman, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1659255_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Woman, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1659243_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Un monde meilleur, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1619460_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Un monde meilleur, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1524378_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Heritage, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1524372_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1326939_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hung, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1326909_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Racines, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1044855_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Catching a Shadow, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1134948_1_grid.jpg)
Catching a Shadow
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 27.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.9 x 10.7 x 0 inch
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![Fine Art Drawings, La Mezzana, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1134936_1_grid.jpg)
La Mezzana
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.7 x 0 inch
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![Painting, L'ombre sur la mesure, Nathan Chantob](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1920138_1_grid.jpg)
L'ombre sur la mesure
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Portrait d'anonyme en dripping, Laurent Godard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315431_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait d'anonyme en dripping
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, The worried William -Dripping portrait, Laurent Godard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315428_1_grid.jpg)
The worried William -Dripping portrait
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, The sweet Samuel - Dripping portrait, Laurent Godard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315425_1_grid.jpg)
The sweet Samuel - Dripping portrait
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Damien the determined - Dripping portrait, Laurent Godard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315422_1_grid.jpg)
Damien the determined - Dripping portrait
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Martin the malicious - Dripping portrait, Laurent Godard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315419_1_grid.jpg)
Martin the malicious - Dripping portrait
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Billy the benevolent - Dripping portrait, Laurent Godard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1180632_1_grid.jpg)
Billy the benevolent - Dripping portrait
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, The adorable Alice - Dripping portrait, Laurent Godard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1180629_1_grid.jpg)
The adorable Alice - Dripping portrait
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, The talented Timothy- Dripping portrait, Laurent Godard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1180626_1_grid.jpg)
The talented Timothy- Dripping portrait
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Le coquet Connor - Portrait en dripping, Laurent Godard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1179708_1_grid.jpg)
Le coquet Connor - Portrait en dripping
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Le consciencieux César - Portrait en dripping, Laurent Godard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1179705_1_grid.jpg)
Le consciencieux César - Portrait en dripping
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, La perplexe Perinne - Portrait en dripping, Laurent Godard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1179702_1_grid.jpg)
La perplexe Perinne - Portrait en dripping
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, L'intrépide Igor - Portrait en dripping, Laurent Godard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1176675_1_grid.jpg)
L'intrépide Igor - Portrait en dripping
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, L'hésitant Hector - Portrait en dripping, Laurent Godard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1176669_1_grid.jpg)
L'hésitant Hector - Portrait en dripping
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Le brillant Baptiste - Portrait en dripping, Laurent Godard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1176663_1_grid.jpg)
Le brillant Baptiste - Portrait en dripping
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Le rassurant Raoul - Portrait en dripping, Laurent Godard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1176441_1_grid.jpg)
Le rassurant Raoul - Portrait en dripping
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Park-1, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/334972_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Embrumée, Nathan Chantob](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/218779_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Seymour, Nathan Chantob](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1964838_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Orange, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925019_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Simon Goldberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/892494_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait
Simon Goldberg
Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 5.9 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Le déjeuner aux agrumes, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/847218_1_grid.jpg)
Le déjeuner aux agrumes
Yoann Merienne
Painting - 170 x 300 x 5 cm Painting - 66.9 x 118.1 x 2 inch
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![Painting, From Shalott, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/590442_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Amy Winehouse, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1922727_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Fragile, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1922583_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Blueyellowred, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1918860_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Blueyellow, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1916445_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Callas, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1910049_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Blue, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1907844_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Twiggy, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1905681_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled 1, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1904988_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Twiggy, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1904550_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Mysterious, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1902540_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Natalie, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1902378_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Weathered, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1902216_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Red, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1902156_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Malika, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1902060_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Klimt, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1901664_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Croyance, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1535436_1_grid.jpg)
Croyance
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Boscio, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1504257_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Croyance, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1659372_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The year of the tiger, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1524375_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, The Gig, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1296486_1_grid.jpg)
The Gig
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 4 x 10 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 1.6 x 3.9 x 0 inch
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![Painting, L'ammiratore, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1138440_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, The dance, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1963995_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, The Couple, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1134921_1_grid.jpg)
The Couple
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Mains libres, Nathan Chantob](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/318472_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Révision, Nathan Chantob](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166231_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Diagonal Sheep, Nathan Chantob](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2000607_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le voyage immobile, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1954839_1_grid.jpg)
Le voyage immobile
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Ma poule, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1189938_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 18-11-12, Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/761412_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 1-5-19, Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/761403_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 1-1-17, Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/761382_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 3-7-15, Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/761307_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Brachilla, Dam](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/724491_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo-L, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/701169_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo-2D, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/637143_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Marie Taklanti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/483913_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 1-1-22, Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1564434_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 1-8-21 (Diptych), Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1564416_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 1-8-17, Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1125297_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 4-8-17, Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1125078_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 2-5-19, Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1125072_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 2-6-17, Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1125057_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 3-5-17-2, Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1125024_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Meditacion P VIII 2018, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1066311_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Boy, Simon Goldberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/892527_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Bridge, Simon Goldberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/892446_1_grid.jpg)
Bridge
Simon Goldberg
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.1 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Universe 3 - Nipple Print, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1237572_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Universe 2 - Nipple Print, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1237509_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Universe 1 - Nipple Print, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1237482_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Porte de l'Ame, Nasti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1755714_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Siam, Marie-Ange Daudé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1422663_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Hand, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1296516_1_grid.jpg)
Hand
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 14.2 x 0 inch
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![Print, The Game, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1964046_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, MOD 22, Lidia Masllorens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1924548_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, MOD 19, Lidia Masllorens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1786275_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…