Gloomy Collection

Pierrot and Columbine -- Smile, Please
Columbine tickles a gloomy Pierrot with a peacock feather and asks him to Smile, Please!

River Clyde, shipbuilding industry in Glasgow, Scotland. May 1951

London Boxing 1870
Two fighters slug it out in the gloomy interior of a tent, watched by a small crowd of Londoners who have probably bet on the outcome

Gold Mining Ghost Town of Bodie, Bodie State Historic Park, California, USA

Rossetti / Family Group
Poet and artist, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), with his sister Christina, his brother William Michael, and their mother in a photograph by Lewis Carroll (Rev CL Dodgson), 1863

Ardkinglas Woodland House & Garden, Cairndow, Aryll and Bute, Scotland, Great Britain

An astronaut surveys his situation after being marooned on a barren planet. Ominous clouds form in the distance while his scorched capsule is nearby

The Embankment at Night - Base of Cleopatras Needle
The Embankment at Night - Sphinx at the base of Cleopatras Needle. Date: circa 1910s

Fractal graphics, abstract

Athlete, 20 years, jumping hurdles, Winterbach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Thames Embankment by night - View toward Westminster, London
Thames Embankment by night - View toward the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London. Note the elctricity saving of only lighting every other light. Date: circa 1910s

Urkiola Natural Park. Cross. Biscay province. Basque Country. Spain
Urkiola Natural Park. Cross. Biscay province, Basque country, Spain

Glacier at sunrise on summit of Mount Kibo, 5895m, Killimanjaro National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Nocturne: Grey and Silver - Chelsea Embankment, Winter, c. 1879 (oil on canvas)
FSG324776 Nocturne: Grey and Silver - Chelsea Embankment, Winter, c.1879 (oil on canvas) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 62.6x47.5 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Trafalgar Square, London on a foggy night - the neon lights on the circular dome of the Coliseum Theatre on St. Martins Lane can be seen peeking out over the distant rooftops beyond

Reynisdrangar rock formation, dramatic clouds, black sand beach, near Vik i Myrdal, South Coast, Suourland, Iceland

View to Cuillin Hills from Elgol harbour, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Three seasons of foliage, red maples and fall snowstorm near Midway, Utah

Railway signal at night
Colour-light signalling, a modern innovation in the early 1960s, on an electrified railway line. Electrification of busy routes demanded a system of train control that was rapid

Ww1 / 1915 / German Optimism
The German people favours OPTIMISMUS rather than PESSIMISMUS [though isn t it ironic that the sign should be rose-tinted spectacles ?]

silk
Ryan Braxton

Austrian soldier in a trench on the eastern front, Russia, 1915 (photo)
699200 Austrian soldier in a trench on the eastern front, Russia, 1915 (photo); (add.info.: Austrian soldier in a trench on the eastern front)

"Scene from Tennyson's 'Dora'", by A. H. Burr, 1864. Creator: W Thomas
"Scene from Tennyson's 'Dora'", by A. H. Burr, 1864. Engraving of a painting. The '...reconciliation scene...We remember nothing finer in the whole exhibition than that

Lonely way back home
Robert Kuavi

Mystic forest
Ales Krivec

Thor's Calling
Marco Bruna

when everything must come to an end
Djeff Act

Ilulissat Icefjord also called Kangia or Ilulissat Kangerlua at Disko Bay. The Icefjord is listed as UNESCO World Heritage. Greenland, Danish Territory

Ilulissat Icefjord also called Kangia or Ilulissat Kangerlua at Disko Bay. The Icefjord is listed as UNESCO World Heritage. Greenland, Danish Territory

Sunset over the mine. Russian coal mining town Barentsburg at fjord Gronfjorden. The coal mine is still in operation. Arctic Region, Scandinavia, Norway, Svalbard

Thoughts on Fire
Eric Schwarz

Pork Chops
Sam Fagan

Broken red heart in the moody girl's hands
Aleksandr Sumarokov

Hanging in the balance
Ales Krivec

depression
Gilbert Claes

Irresistible
José Ignacio Gil Blanco

Changing times
Laurentiu Pavel

Ummu Nisan Kandilcioglu

Men on the street, 1920-1930. Creator: Patrick Kroon
Men on the street, 1920-1930. Two gloomy men in top hats on the street in conversation with a priest. Sketch for a political cartoon

Minister and a priest, 1920-1930. Creator: Patrick Kroon
Minister and a priest, 1920-1930. A smiling politician and a gloomy priest. Sketch for a political cartoon

Alone in the World, 1878. Creator: Jozef Israels
Alone in the World, 1878. Woman weeping next to dead body

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Tween the Gloaming and the Mirk, 1883. Creator: Mary Nimmo Moran
Tween the Gloaming and the Mirk, 1883

Lost to the sea
Ionut Petrea

Vik i Myrdal church in winter, with full moon, Iceland. January 2015

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Lavender Bay and City on an overcast day viewed from North Sydney

The Silent Highway - Man, 1858
The Silent Highway - Man. 1858. Your MONEY or your LIFE!. The Thames in the summer of 1858 was in a dangerously filthy state

New York City, Manhattan skyline seen from Long Island City in Queens

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In a world of gloomy landscapes and somber moments, Pierrot and Columbine put on their painted smiles, desperately seeking to bring light into the darkness. The River Clyde stands as a symbol of the shipbuilding industry in Glasgow, Scotland, its once bustling docks now echoing with silence and memories of a bygone era in May 1951. The Gold Mining Ghost Town of Bodie tells tales of lost dreams and abandoned hopes, where empty streets whisper stories of forgotten riches. Nocturne: Grey and Silver - Chelsea Embankment, Winter captures the melancholic beauty that winter brings to London's riverside, evoking feelings of solitude amidst the city's hustle. An astronaut surveys his situation after being marooned on a barren planet – an isolated figure against an endless expanse. In Winterbach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, an athlete leaps over hurdles with determination despite the cold surroundings; his perseverance shining through even in gloominess. Thames Embankment by night reveals a mysterious aura as it stretches towards Westminster Bridge – shadows dancing along dimly lit paths. Urkiola Natural Park's cross stands tall against grey skies in Biscay province within Basque Country; a beacon amidst nature's moody palette. As sunrise paints Mount Kibo's summit in vibrant hues atop Kilimanjaro National Park’s glacier at dawn breaks through the gloominess like hope piercing despair. Trafalgar Square loses its usual vibrancy under foggy London nights but still holds an eerie charm that captivates passersby. Fractal graphics create abstract patterns that mirror life’s complexities even when obscured by darkness. Reynisdrangar rock formation emerges dramatically from black sand beaches near Vik i Myrdal in Suourland Iceland; nature showcasing its raw power beneath brooding clouds. In this collection of images capturing moments both real and imagined across various corners of our world lies the beauty of gloominess.