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![Print, Elsa, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/955533_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Telephone, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/766266_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Fairy Tales of the Sun, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/691161_1_grid.jpg)
Fairy Tales of the Sun
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 48.7 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.2 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
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![Painting, Selo M, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1420023_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo-T, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1355358_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Portrait of Gabriele D'Annunzio, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1296510_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait of Gabriele D'Annunzio
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 11.4 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Anonyme - Amazone, YZ (Yzeult)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/379073_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Rimbaud, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1626777_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Rimbaud, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1626750_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Le Yakuza, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1325046_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1249524_1_grid.jpg)
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
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![Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1192716_1_grid.jpg)
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
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![Painting, Horizon-Bezdenitsa - 2, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/455275_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Neshama, Nathan Chantob](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135437_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Le chaman, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1325064_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, L'endormie, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1325052_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Flamenco, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1325049_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mademoiselle 7, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537370_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mademoiselle 6, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537367_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mademoiselle 5, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537364_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Jean Baudrillard, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1554669_1_grid.jpg)
Jean Baudrillard
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 29.2 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Cyrano et le doute, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111802_1_grid.jpg)
Cyrano et le doute
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Les Gascons I, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111796_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'intrigue, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111781_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cyrano II, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111778_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les gascons en admiration acrylique, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111769_1_grid.jpg)
Les gascons en admiration acrylique
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Les gascons unisson, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111766_1_grid.jpg)
Les gascons unisson
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Cyrano I, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111763_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Je l'avais vu plus grand, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111703_1_grid.jpg)
Je l'avais vu plus grand
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 115 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 35 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Etude, 2010, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1431792_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans, Florian Eymann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/629379_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vanité rouge aux papillons gris, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/531785_1_grid.jpg)
Vanité rouge aux papillons gris
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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![Painting, Vanité bleue, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/328744_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Beauté d'ébène, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1177188_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Marat, Pei-Ming Yan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/612558_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme au chapeau 3, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2040069_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Figures, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1571592_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1192683_1_grid.jpg)
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
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![Painting, Portrait huile sur toile, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/10843_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait huile sur toile
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, L'oiseaux 18, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/811848_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Singe, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/564076_1_grid.jpg)
Singe
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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![Painting, Girafe, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/539758_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Le Marin, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1325091_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait huile sur toile, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/10946_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait huile sur toile
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Corbeau 15, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/813099_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'oiseau 19, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/811851_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Sentint l'aire, Teresa Riba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/215506_1_grid.jpg)
Sentint l'aire
Teresa Riba
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 39.4 inch
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![Painting, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143121_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Je t’ai vu, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021793_1_grid.jpg)
Je t’ai vu
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 41 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
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![Fine Art Drawings, Je suis mignon ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021790_1_grid.jpg)
Je suis mignon ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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![Fine Art Drawings, Qu’est-ce qu’il y a ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021787_1_grid.jpg)
Qu’est-ce qu’il y a ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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![Fine Art Drawings, Élégance, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021784_1_grid.jpg)
Élégance
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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![Fine Art Drawings, Je suis beau, non?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021778_1_grid.jpg)
Je suis beau, non?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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![Fine Art Drawings, Je suis tout doux, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021775_1_grid.jpg)
Je suis tout doux
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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![Fine Art Drawings, Un peu d’amour SVP, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021772_1_grid.jpg)
Un peu d’amour SVP
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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![Fine Art Drawings, Je gère, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021769_1_grid.jpg)
Je gère
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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![Fine Art Drawings, Où suis-je ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2021766_1_grid.jpg)
Où suis-je ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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![Painting, Je peux faire un truc ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111718_1_grid.jpg)
Je peux faire un truc ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Tête CB2, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/972873_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait B2, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/961470_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait AV-1, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/946464_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait 1, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/866736_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête M5, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/856011_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête S3, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/840672_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête 4, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/832410_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête 2, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/806073_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête 4, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/792141_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Discrétion, Nathan Chantob](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/153022_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait A1, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/937509_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Petra 2, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/816369_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Im so wild, Marie-Ange Daudé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1757871_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Horizon, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1581879_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Vanité aux papillons, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1405812_1_grid.jpg)
Vanité aux papillons
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 22 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch
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![Painting, Emma, Jean-Baptiste Dumont](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1245816_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Festival des passeurs d'humanité, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1626789_1_grid.jpg)
Festival des passeurs d'humanité
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
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![Painting, Selo G, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/887259_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo A1, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/873870_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Material Girl, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444129_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, L'année du tigre, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1996266_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1313733_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0 inch
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![Fine Art Drawings, Woman, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1108794_1_grid.jpg)
Woman
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.6 x 0 inch
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![Fine Art Drawings, Tamer of Butterflies, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1108581_1_grid.jpg)
Tamer of Butterflies
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 34 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 13.4 x 0 inch
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![Print, Heart, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/954978_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo-S, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/894120_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo D, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/797748_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo MK, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/772431_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lick me, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444222_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Heart, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1308621_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1595280_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La course, Benjamin Carbonne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1031106_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Costume, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/995103_1_grid.jpg)
Costume
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.1 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Exubérance, Lucile Callegari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/966804_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Scenography, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/946722_1_grid.jpg)
Scenography
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
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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…