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Head In Hands Collection

"Capturing the Depths of Despair: A Collection of Art Depicting the 'Head in Hands' Pose" In this captivating collection

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: The Man of Sorrows. Title-page to Small Passion. c1511, (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer

The Man of Sorrows. Title-page to Small Passion. c1511, (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Man of Sorrows. Title-page to Small Passion. c1511, (1906). The drawing is held by the British Museum, London. From The Engravings of Albert Durer, by Lionel Cust. [Seeley and Co

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Depressed Sad Moody Woman Leaning Head Onto Arm Slouched Lean Back Of Chair Seated Depression Stress

Depressed Sad Moody Woman Leaning Head Onto Arm Slouched Lean Back Of Chair Seated Depression Stress
UNITED STATES - Circa 1960s: Depressed Sad Moody Woman Leaning Head Onto Arm Slouched Lean Back Of Chair Seated Depression Stress

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Depiction of Meningitis. 19th century (engraving)

Depiction of Meningitis. 19th century (engraving)
672821 Depiction of Meningitis. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Portrait of Hester Lynch Thrale, 1843 (engraving)

Portrait of Hester Lynch Thrale, 1843 (engraving)
863526 Portrait of Hester Lynch Thrale, 1843 (engraving); (add.info.: Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury 1741-1821) British diarist and author

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Formula 1 2021: Azerbaijan GP

Formula 1 2021: Azerbaijan GP
BAKU CITY CIRCUIT, AZERBAIJAN - JUNE 06: Toto Wolff, Team Principal and CEO, Mercedes AMG reacts to the screen in the garage during the Azerbaijan GP at Baku City Circuit on Sunday June 06

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Portraits, 1857. Creator: Félicien Rops

Portraits, 1857. Creator: Félicien Rops
Portraits, 1857. Periodical: Uylenspiegel, no. 24, 12 July 1857

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Seated woman with head in hand. Creator: Abraham Van Dyck

Seated woman with head in hand. Creator: Abraham Van Dyck
Seated woman with head in hand

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Seated woman with one hand under her chin, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels

Seated woman with one hand under her chin, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Seated woman with one hand under her chin, 1875-1934

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Li sotte Marie-Josèphe, 1891. Creator: Félicien Rops

Li sotte Marie-Josèphe, 1891. Creator: Félicien Rops
Li sotte Marie-Josephe, 1891. Book: L'oeuvre lithographie de Felicien Rops

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Portraits, 1857. Creator: Félicien Rops

Portraits, 1857. Creator: Félicien Rops
Portraits, 1857. From periodical: Uylenspiegel, no. 24, 12 July 1857

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Night, 1915. Creator: Richard Roland Holst

Night, 1915. Creator: Richard Roland Holst
Night, 1915

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Travel views of Morocco, 1904. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Morocco, 1904. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Morocco, 1904

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: A Visit to Monte Carlo, Despair, 1886. Creator: Paul Charles Renouard

A Visit to Monte Carlo, Despair, 1886. Creator: Paul Charles Renouard
A Visit to Monte Carlo, Despair, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Paris Writing Words of Love to Oenone. Creator: Georg Pencz

Paris Writing Words of Love to Oenone. Creator: Georg Pencz
Paris Writing Words of Love to Oenone

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Weeping Woman, 1883. Creator: Vincent van Gogh

Weeping Woman, 1883. Creator: Vincent van Gogh
Weeping Woman, 1883

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Wishes, plate three from A Glove, 1881. Creator: Max Klinger

Wishes, plate three from A Glove, 1881. Creator: Max Klinger
Wishes, plate three from A Glove, 1881

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Wishes, plate three from A Glove, 1881. Creator: Max Klinger

Wishes, plate three from A Glove, 1881. Creator: Max Klinger
Wishes, plate three from A Glove, 1881

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Study: Nude Woman Seen from the Back (recto) Sketches of Peasants Working (verso), c. 1846

Study: Nude Woman Seen from the Back (recto) Sketches of Peasants Working (verso), c. 1846

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Sketches: Seated Man with Head in Hands and Two Figures Bendin... 1847/75 (recto); 1863/64 (verso)

Sketches: Seated Man with Head in Hands and Two Figures Bendin... 1847/75 (recto); 1863/64 (verso)
Sketches: Seated Man with Head in Hands and Two Figures Bending Toward Others in Background (recto); Reclining Woman (verso), 1847/75 (recto); 1863/64 (verso)

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Man and Woman in Attitudes of Distress, n.d. Creator: Henry Tresham

Man and Woman in Attitudes of Distress, n.d. Creator: Henry Tresham
Man and Woman in Attitudes of Distress, n.d

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Formula One World Championship

Formula One World Championship
Mario Andretti (USA) Lotus finished the race in third position. Spanish Grand Prix, Rd 5, Jarama, Spain, 29 April 1979

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Following the Husband to Hard Labor. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov

Following the Husband to Hard Labor. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Following the Husband to Hard Labor. Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Model Posing Circa 1938

Model Posing Circa 1938
A model with wet hair posing in the 1930 s. (Photo by Ivan Dmitri/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity) 1890 (oil on canvas)

Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity) 1890 (oil on canvas)
REV167103 Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity) 1890 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 81x65 cm; Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Lisa Maxwell Actress

Lisa Maxwell Actress

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: No Hay Quien Los Socorra (There is no one to help them), 1863 (etching, aquatint)

No Hay Quien Los Socorra (There is no one to help them), 1863 (etching, aquatint, burnishing & burin)
3745581 No Hay Quien Los Socorra (There is no one to help them), 1863 (etching, aquatint, burnishing & burin) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 25x34 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: El Sueno De La Razon Produce Monstruos (The Dream of Reason Produces Monsters)

El Sueno De La Razon Produce Monstruos (The Dream of Reason Produces Monsters), 1799 (etching & aquatint)
3745577 El Sueno De La Razon Produce Monstruos (The Dream of Reason Produces Monsters), 1799 (etching & aquatint) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 32x22 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Ruby Elzy in Porgy and Bess, 1935 (oil on cardboard)

Ruby Elzy in Porgy and Bess, 1935 (oil on cardboard)
3745708 Ruby Elzy in Porgy and Bess, 1935 (oil on cardboard) by Sudeikin, Sergei Yurevich (1882-1946); 70.8x56.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: La Fontaines Fables - The Woodman and Mercury

La Fontaines Fables - The Woodman and Mercury
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Woodman and Mercury

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Human Miseries, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints, 1898 / 99. Creator: Paul Gauguin

Human Miseries, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints, 1898 / 99. Creator: Paul Gauguin
Human Miseries, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints, 1898/99

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Portrait of a Woman, 1851. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome

Portrait of a Woman, 1851. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome
Portrait of a Woman, 1851

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Human Miseries, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints, 1898-99

Human Miseries, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints, 1898-99
3502570 Human Miseries, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints, 1898-99 by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 22.7x30.4 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Gift of Frank B

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Weeping Woman, 1883 (black and white chalk, with brush and stumping

Weeping Woman, 1883 (black and white chalk, with brush and stumping
2972203 Weeping Woman, 1883 (black and white chalk, with brush and stumping, brush and black and grey wash, and traces of graphite)

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Detail of The Burghers of Calais, completed 1889 (bronze) (see 340530)

Detail of The Burghers of Calais, completed 1889 (bronze) (see 340530)
MAE340531 Detail of The Burghers of Calais, completed 1889 (bronze) (see 340530) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); Calais, France; (add.info)

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: April (colour litho)

April (colour litho)
NBY335544 April (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; eNewberry Library; English, out of copyright

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Portrait of a lady (black, white & red chalk on buff paper)

Portrait of a lady (black, white & red chalk on buff paper)
HFA328418 Portrait of a lady (black, white & red chalk on buff paper) by Helleu, Paul Cesar (1859-1927); 39x33 cm; Private Collection; Haldane Fine Art; French, out of copyright

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Dark Genius; Dunkler Genius, 1891-2 (pencil on oaper over canvas)

Dark Genius; Dunkler Genius, 1891-2 (pencil on oaper over canvas)
1766397 Dark Genius; Dunkler Genius, 1891-2 (pencil on oaper over canvas) by Hodler, Ferdinand (1853-1918); 43x25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dark Genius; Dunkler Genius)

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: The Press Gang, (pencil and watercolour)

The Press Gang, (pencil and watercolour)
828409 The Press Gang, (pencil and watercolour) by Kilburne, George Goodwin (1839-1924); 44.5x62.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Press Gang. George Goodwin Kilburne (1839-1924)

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: The Annunciation to the Shepherds (oil on canvas)

The Annunciation to the Shepherds (oil on canvas)
3085184 The Annunciation to the Shepherds (oil on canvas) by Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (17th century); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Scenes from Romeo and Juliet: Juliets Chamber (IV, V), 1882 (gouache, en grisaille)

Scenes from Romeo and Juliet: Juliets Chamber (IV, V), 1882 (gouache, en grisaille)
827149 Scenes from Romeo and Juliet: Juliets Chamber (IV, V), 1882 (gouache, en grisaille) by Dicksee, Frank (1853-1928); 31.1x43.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from Romeo and Juliet)

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Yearnings, 1881 (etching)

Yearnings, 1881 (etching)
5864227 Yearnings, 1881 (etching) by Klinger, Max (1857-1920); 48.6x31.8 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: from the series Ein Handschuh (A Glove) 11 1/8 x 4 1/8 in

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Portrait of Aubrey Beardsley (1872-98) by Frederick Evans (1853-1943) (sepia photo)

Portrait of Aubrey Beardsley (1872-98) by Frederick Evans (1853-1943) (sepia photo)
STC87437 Portrait of Aubrey Beardsley (1872-98) by Frederick Evans (1853-1943) (sepia photo) by Evans, Frederick Henry (1853-1943); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British

Background imageHead In Hands Collection: Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (litho)

Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (litho)
1144495 Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (litho) by Desbordes, Constant Joseph (1761-1827); Musee de la Chartreuse, Douai, France; (add.info)



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"Capturing the Depths of Despair: A Collection of Art Depicting the 'Head in Hands' Pose" In this captivating collection, we delve into the profound emotions conveyed through art, as artists throughout history have sought to capture the universal experience of sorrow and melancholy. From Albrecht Durer's haunting "The Man of Sorrows" to a model posing with a sense of depression and stress in 1938, these images evoke a deep sense of sadness. One striking piece from 1863 titled "No Hay Quien Los Socorra (There is no one to help them)" portrays a desolate figure leaning their head onto their arm, slouched in despair against the back of a chair. The etching and aquatint technique intensify the somber mood, leaving viewers feeling an overwhelming sense of hopelessness. Another thought-provoking artwork is Francisco Goya's "El Sueno De La Razon Produce Monstruos (The Dream of Reason Produces Monsters)" from 1799. Through etching and aquatint, Goya explores how our darkest thoughts can give rise to monstrous outcomes. The image depicts a moody woman resting her head on her arm while seated, symbolizing introspection amidst chaos. Vincent van Gogh's poignant painting "Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity)" captures raw emotion with his signature brushstrokes. This oil on canvas masterpiece conveys profound grief as an elderly man buries his face in his hands, seemingly at the precipice between life and death. Moving beyond traditional mediums, even frescoes like "The Last Judgement" by an unknown artist from 1538-41 depict individuals with heads bowed down in contemplation or anguish within its intricate details captured by black-and-white photography. Political commentary also finds its place among these depictions; H. Humphrey's hand-colored etching titled "Political-Dreamings. - Visions of Peace. .