Sullen Collection

Hyena (Bewick)
canis hyaena THE STRIPED HYENA Its eyes are remarkably wild, sullen and ferocious

Gorski, W.O. Mr. portrait photograph, 1914 May 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Gorski, W.O. Mr. portrait photograph, 1914 May 13

Studio portrait of a man dressed in jacket, vest, tie and striped pants, c1880-c1889. Creator: Alexander Hesler
Studio portrait of a man dressed in jacket, vest, tie and striped pants, c1880-c1889

Bust of Archduke Karl, 1842. Creator: Josef Klieber
Bust of Archduke Karl, 1842

Self-Portrait, c. 1855-56 (oil on paper, laid down on canvas)
3469043 Self-Portrait, c.1855-56 (oil on paper, laid down on canvas) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 40.6x34.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

Mrs. Marie Linde, 1902. Creator: Edvard Munch
Mrs. Marie Linde, 1902

Marcellin
Artwork titled Marcellin (Opera Comique, Paris), showing a side angled portrait of a sullen looking man, neatly dressed. Date: circa 1928

Julien Leys, the son of the painter, 1863 (oil on canvas)
471295 Julien Leys, the son of the painter, 1863 (oil on canvas) by Leys, Jan August Hendrik, Baron (1815-69); 57x48x6 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

The Stygian Lake
" The Stygian Lake, with the Ireful Sinners, Dante and Virgil enter the fifth circle of Hell and come to the Stygian marsh or Styx

Don Quixote - Poor fond Leandra
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore from the story The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. A party with officers is sent out

Degas in a Green Jacket, c. 1856 (oil on canvas)
5984013 Degas in a Green Jacket, c.1856 (oil on canvas) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917))

Wash Day, 1890 (watercolour and pencil on paper)
985357 Wash Day, 1890 (watercolour and pencil on paper) by Henry, Edward Lamson (1841-1919); 18.5x31 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Wash Day. Edward Lamson Henry (1841-1919)

A Portrait of a Girl, Seated Three-Quarter Length, 1906 (oil on canvas)
652981 A Portrait of a Girl, Seated Three-Quarter Length, 1906 (oil on canvas) by Picard, Louis (1861-1940); 80x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Portrait of a Girl)

Portrait of Madame Thiers, 1834 (graphite pencil on paper)
ALM403391 Portrait of Madame Thiers, 1834 (graphite pencil on paper) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); 31.9x24 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio

Half Length of Ralph, 1923 (oil on canvas board)
RCP330967 Half Length of Ralph, 1923 (oil on canvas board) by Tuke, Henry Scott (1858-1929); 45x30.4 cm; Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, Falmouth

Portrait of John Aubrey, 1666 (black lead & chalk on paper)
AMO110719 Portrait of John Aubrey, 1666 (black lead & chalk on paper) by Faithorne, William (1616-91); 19.6x14.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: John Aubrey (1626-97)

La Confidence (oil on canvas laid on board)
JBN202319 La Confidence (oil on canvas laid on board) by Fontaine, Victor (1837-84); 71.5x56 cm; Private Collection; John Bennett Fine Paintings; Belgian, out of copyright

Maria Marin de Orozco, Mexico City, c. 1925 (b / w photo)
GBW469884 Maria Marin de Orozco, Mexico City, c.1925 (b/w photo) by Modotti, Tina (1896-1942); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Italian, out of copyright

Waiting for the Times, 1831 (oil on canvas)
NUL116557 Waiting for the Times, 1831 (oil on canvas) by Haydon, Benjamin Robert (1786-1846); 30.4x33 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Self portrait (oil on panel)
XKH155102 Self portrait (oil on panel) by Ree, Anita (1885-1933); 42.2x30 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Terrified Cat! (chromolitho)
732912 Terrified Cat! (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Terrified Cat!.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Characters in High Life, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO189771 Characters in High Life, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English

Four Girls, Mexico City, c. 1926 (b / w photo)
472706 Four Girls, Mexico City, c.1926 (b/w photo) by Modotti, Tina (1896-1942); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Italian, out of copyright

Three Sullen People sitting around the table, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730715 Three Sullen People sitting around the table, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three Sullen People sitting around the table)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer, engraved by Paul Barfus (1823-95
HGM79026 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer, engraved by Paul Barfus (1823-95) (engraving) by Schworer, P. (19th century) (after); Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague

To the Budennyy Detachment, 1923 (oil on canvas)
CCL214322 To the Budennyy Detachment, 1923 (oil on canvas) by Grekov, Mitrofan Borisovic (1882-1934); 37x52 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

The Heir of the Ages, by James Payn (engraving)
1623257 The Heir of the Ages, by James Payn (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Heir of the Ages, by James Payn)

Girl in a Red Kimono (oil on canvas)
1631939 Girl in a Red Kimono (oil on canvas) by Breitner, Georg-Hendrik (1857-1923); 61x49.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Meisje in Rode Kimono (Geesje Kwak)); Photo eChristies Images; Dutch

SULLEN GIRL IN CAPE
Unhappy girl in a party frock, apple green silk cloak with rows of gauging (shirring) across the shoulders & a ruched collar, calf length socks & ballet slippers. Date: 1930s

SPORT / CLIMBING / ALMER
CHRISTIAN ALMER Alpine mountain guide. Date: circa 1855

Couple walking below the cliffs at Cliftonville, Kent
An elderly couple (not the jolliest pair I ve ever seen!) stroll along the seafront below the cliffs at Cliftonville, Margate, Kent circa 1920s

Scene in Ireland: visit of the tithe-proctor, early 1830s (c1890). Creator: Unknown
Scene in Ireland: visit of the tithe-proctor, early 1830s (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

Self-Portrait, 1857 (etching)
3247905 Self-Portrait, 1857 (etching) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 23.2x14.3 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; French, out of copyright

Self Portrait, c. 1857 (etching)
3247771 Self Portrait, c.1857 (etching) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 23.2x14.4 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; French, out of copyright

Self-portrait, 1857-8 (oil on paper, laid down on canvas)
3077101 Self-portrait, 1857-8 (oil on paper, laid down on canvas) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 21x16.2 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; French, out of copyright

The Green-Backed Monster, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
The Green-Backed Monster, 1865. Iago exclaims O, You are Well Tuned Now! But I ll set Down the Pegs that Make this Music. from Othelllo

A Derby Obstruction, 1861. Disraeli is endeavouring to obstruct the passage of the phaeton being driven by Lord Palmerston, with Gladstone beside him and Lord Russell in the rear seat

The Real Barbarian from China, 1861. A sullen Chinese man, representing China, presents Britannia with cash, presumably to settle all or part of the commitment China was forced to agree to after

Job and His Affliction Map Engraving
Engraved illustration of Job and His Affliction Map Engraving from The Popular Pictorial Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Published in 1862. Copyright has expired on this artwork

Charles Dickens Sketches by Boz Cross, cadaverous, odd
Vintage engraving from Charles Dickens Sketches by Boz. Cross, cadaverous, odd, and ill-natured

Dickenss Dombey and Son - The bereaved father
Vintage engraving of a scene from Charles Dickens Dombey and Son. All this time, the bereaved father has not been seen even by his attendant, for he sits in a corner of his own dark room

Portrait of the poet Alexander Blok (b / w photo)
XBH366618 Portrait of the poet Alexander Blok (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Penitent Magdalen (oil on canvas)
XIR390387 Penitent Magdalen (oil on canvas) by Moreelse, Paulus (1571-1638); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Caen, France; (add.info.: La Madaleine penitente; ); Dutch, out of copyright

Portrait of a Young Man, 1623 (oil on canvas)
XJL180969 Portrait of a Young Man, 1623 (oil on canvas) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660); Prado, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Silhouettes of skyscrapers and lightning on black sky, (B&W)

Portrait study of a young girl
Young girl with bobbed hair and fringe. Pastel study by Raymond Sheppard

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In the somber world of art, sullenness finds its way through various mediums and subjects. From the haunting gaze of a Bewick hyena to the brooding expression on Marcellin's face, melancholy seeps into every stroke and shade. A young boy in "Portrait of a Boy" captures his inner turmoil with eyes that speak volumes beyond his years. The self-portrait from 1855-56 reveals an artist lost in introspection, while Julien Leys' portrait showcases the inherited sorrow passed down from father to son. Two nude women sit side by side, their bodies bare but their emotions concealed beneath layers of hand-colored daguerreotype. "The Stygian Lake" plunges us into darkness as we navigate through murky depths, mirroring our own internal struggles. Don Quixote's forlorn lover Leandra reminds us of unrequited love's bitter taste. Degas dons a green jacket in his 1856 oil painting, hinting at hidden sorrows behind his confident facade. "Wash Day" brings forth feelings of weariness as laundry hangs heavy on lines under gray skies. A girl seated three-quarter length gazes off into the distance in her 1906 portrait - her pensive expression revealing secrets locked within her soul. Madame Thiers' graphite pencil rendering captures fleeting moments of sadness etched onto paper. Within these artworks lies a common thread - an exploration of sullenness that transcends time and medium. Each piece invites us to delve deeper into our own emotions and reflect upon the shadows that dwell within us all.