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![Painting, Blood Rain, Erdna André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1910586_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Black panther, Erdna André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1905300_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bobby Seale, Erdna André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899915_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Pensive, Erdna André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1560516_1_grid.jpg)
Pensive
Erdna André
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$576
![Fine Art Drawings, Mickaël, Erdna André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1373718_1_grid.jpg)
Mickaël
Erdna André
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$576
![Fine Art Drawings, Le penseur, Erdna André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1341816_1_grid.jpg)
Le penseur
Erdna André
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$576
![Painting, Désobéir, Clement Garnung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/601155_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fragments #1, Clement Garnung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/493417_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Regardons la réalité en face, Clement Garnung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1528977_1_grid.jpg)
Regardons la réalité en face
Clement Garnung
Painting - 155 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 61 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,536
![Painting, Mamadou, Clement Garnung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1475520_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Theatrical Scene, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1355382_1_grid.jpg)
Theatrical Scene
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$576
![Painting, Apart Head, Alice Laverty](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1133469_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Portrait, Juan Sebastian Barbera](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/369912_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Encuentros 3, Juan Sebastian Barbera](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/369900_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Encuentros 1, Juan Sebastian Barbera](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/369807_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Encuentros 2, Juan Sebastian Barbera](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/369792_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Silence, Jean-Baptiste Dumont](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2134003_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Sirocco, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/974415_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Libeccio, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/887718_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Sirocco, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/887712_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, You Man, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/863103_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Écorce, portrait I, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/446577_1_grid.jpg)
Écorce, portrait I
Yoann Merienne
Painting - 200 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$16,141
![Painting, Le dernier rituel 7, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/338947_1_grid.jpg)
Le dernier rituel 7
Yoann Merienne
Painting - 180 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 70.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$13,835
![Painting, Le printemps dans l'air, Cécile Desserle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202171_1_grid.jpg)
Le printemps dans l'air
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,805
![Painting, L'hymne à la vie, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197465_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cloth Master in blue - Monochrome, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182069_1_grid.jpg)
Cloth Master in blue - Monochrome
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 20.5 x 12 x 0.5 cm Painting - 8.1 x 4.7 x 0.2 inch
$550 $495
![Painting, Cloth Master in brown - Monochrome, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182066_1_grid.jpg)
Cloth Master in brown - Monochrome
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 20.5 x 12 x 0.5 cm Painting - 8.1 x 4.7 x 0.2 inch
$550 $495
![Painting, Entrecote II, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182034_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Domestic yellows III, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182033_1_grid.jpg)
Domestic yellows III
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 26 x 12 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 4.7 x 0.2 inch
$600
![Painting, Domestic yellows II, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182032_1_grid.jpg)
Domestic yellows II
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 26 x 14 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 5.5 x 0.2 inch
$600
![Painting, Domestic yellows I, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182031_1_grid.jpg)
Domestic yellows I
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 26.5 x 16.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.4 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch
$600
![Painting, The red room, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182029_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Meditation II, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182028_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Meditation I, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182027_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Peace of mind, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181626_1_grid.jpg)
Peace of mind
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 28 x 12.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11 x 4.9 x 0.2 inch
$600 $540
![Painting, Almost ready, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181616_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Slicing the onion, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181603_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
$14,873
![Fine Art Drawings, La Paix, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175111_1_grid.jpg)
La Paix
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$14,873
![Painting, Shoten, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147235_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Althéïse, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139869_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2099604_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Entité, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2094279_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Woman, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2027607_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Entité, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2027589_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, My other self, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1796310_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Splashed emotions, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1722144_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fusion, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1683543_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A romantic scene, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1593855_1_grid.jpg)
A romantic scene
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 62 x 62 x 0.5 cm Painting - 24.4 x 24.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,440
![Painting, Melampyro, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1504284_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ontologs 4, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1462593_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Amelia on her way, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1171932_1_grid.jpg)
Amelia on her way
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,130
![Print, The little hero, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1168599_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Vanité Gainée De Cuir Tatouée IV, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1103601_1_grid.jpg)
Vanité Gainée De Cuir Tatouée IV
Philippe Pasqua
Photography - 120 x 92 cm Photography - 47.2 x 36.2 inch
$11,529
![Fine Art Drawings, Vieillesse, Erdna André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/770766_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Oublié, Erdna André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/770811_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Vanité du Pêcheur, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444912_1_grid.jpg)
Vanité du Pêcheur
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Print - 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Print - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch
$3,459
![Print, Vanité d’Automne, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444909_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Vanité au Papillon I, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444906_1_grid.jpg)
Vanité au Papillon I
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Print - 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Print - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch
$3,459
![Print, Le Ver est dans le Fruit..., Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444882_1_grid.jpg)
Le Ver est dans le Fruit...
Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Print - 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Print - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch
$3,459
![Print, L’Amérique I, Jean-Michel Rousvoal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444873_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, François Chapuis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201999_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait
François Chapuis
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$692
![Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, François Chapuis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201998_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait
François Chapuis
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 35 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$669
![Painting, Andrea, Antoine Stevens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2131324_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Madalena, Antoine Stevens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2131315_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Maria, Antoine Stevens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2131312_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Makeda, Antoine Stevens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2131309_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Orange, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1944369_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dark Side, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1243434_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Marc Prat | Absis III - Triptic on wood, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/999072_1_grid.jpg)
Marc Prat | Absis III - Triptic on wood
Marc Prat
Painting - 240 x 220 x 5 cm Painting - 94.5 x 86.6 x 2 inch
$13,835
![Painting, The ladies are waiting I, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181524_1_grid.jpg)
The ladies are waiting I
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 16.5 x 25.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 6.5 x 10 x 0.2 inch
$600 $510
![Painting, A walk in September, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2015538_1_grid.jpg)
A walk in September
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch
$625
![Painting, Interior III, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2015502_1_grid.jpg)
Interior III
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 67 x 67 x 0.5 cm Painting - 26.4 x 26.4 x 0.2 inch
$750 $675
![Painting, A woman's mirror - Top view 2, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1927515_1_grid.jpg)
A woman's mirror - Top view 2
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 60 x 49 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.3 x 0.2 inch
$550
![Painting, Breast Print 28, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207596_1_grid.jpg)
Breast Print 28
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 15.2 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm Painting - 6 x 6 x 0.2 inch
$250 $225
![Painting, Breast Print 27, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207567_1_grid.jpg)
Breast Print 27
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 14 x 16.5 x 0.4 cm Painting - 5.5 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch
$250 $225
![Painting, Breast Print 26, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207465_1_grid.jpg)
Breast Print 26
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 16.8 x 12.2 x 0.4 cm Painting - 6.6 x 4.8 x 0.2 inch
$250 $225
![Painting, Breast Print 25, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207418_1_grid.jpg)
Breast Print 25
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 15.2 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm Painting - 6 x 6 x 0.2 inch
$250 $225
![Painting, Breast print 8, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2006781_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Breast print 10, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2004126_1_grid.jpg)
Breast print 10
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 16.5 x 12.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 6.5 x 4.9 x 0.1 inch
$250 $225
![Painting, Ripped Apart, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1822998_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The jail of femininity, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1822986_1_grid.jpg)
The jail of femininity
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 24 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.3 x 0.2 inch
$265
![Painting, Survivor - Almost, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1822971_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, An elegant breakfast, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181455_1_grid.jpg)
An elegant breakfast
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 110 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,200 $1,870
![Sculpture, Andy Warhol, Marin Marcos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/52133_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Marilyn, Marin Marcos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/51877_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Green Man Kitchen, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182195_1_grid.jpg)
Green Man Kitchen
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 14 x 7 x 0.5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 2.8 x 0.2 inch
$430 $387
![Print, Auto-portrait, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1996806_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled 2, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1927725_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Face II, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1927659_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Face I, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1927590_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Concerned, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1833573_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dressed for a wedding, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1822941_1_grid.jpg)
Dressed for a wedding
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$312
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…