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Gloomy Collection (#2)

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

Background imageGloomy Collection: Irresistible

Irresistible
José Ignacio Gil Blanco

Background imageGloomy Collection: Changing times

Changing times
Laurentiu Pavel

Background imageGloomy Collection: Ummu Nisan Kandilcioglu

Ummu Nisan Kandilcioglu

Background imageGloomy Collection: Men on the street, 1920-1930. Creator: Patrick Kroon

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

Background imageGloomy Collection: Minister and a priest, 1920-1930. Creator: Patrick Kroon

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

Background imageGloomy Collection: Alone in the World, 1878. Creator: Jozef Israels

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

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

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

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

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

Background imageGloomy Collection: Vik i Myrdal church in winter, with full moon, Iceland. January 2015

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

Background imageGloomy Collection: Sydney Harbour Bridge, Lavender Bay and City

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

Background imageGloomy Collection: Old willow tree reflected in a flooded field

Old willow tree reflected in a flooded field
Detail of old willow tree in flooded field near Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

Background imageGloomy Collection: Lost to the sea

Lost to the sea
Ionut Petrea

Background imageGloomy Collection: New York City, Manhattan skyline seen from Long Island City in Queens

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

Background imageGloomy Collection: Bare tree

Bare tree

Background imageGloomy Collection: Bare tree branches against overcast sky

Bare tree branches against overcast sky

Background imageGloomy Collection: Glen Roeder, the Queens Park Rangers captain, who has to sit out the replay

Glen Roeder, the Queens Park Rangers captain, who has to sit out the replay. 26th May 1982

Background imageGloomy Collection: Gloomy. Composition Nr. 221, 1917. Artist: Kandinsky, Wassily Vasilyevich (1866-1944)

Gloomy. Composition Nr. 221, 1917. Artist: Kandinsky, Wassily Vasilyevich (1866-1944)
Gloomy. Composition Nr. 221, 1917. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageGloomy Collection: Rock formations at Brimham Rocks created by variable erosion of soft and hard layers

Rock formations at Brimham Rocks created by variable erosion of soft and hard layers of carboniferous age millstone grit, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK, October 2016

Background imageGloomy Collection: Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) in foggy forest, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, southern Spain

Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) in foggy forest, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, southern Spain, January

Background imageGloomy Collection: Gorky Park, industry, industrial, pollution, polluting, global warming, climate change

Gorky Park, industry, industrial, pollution, polluting, global warming, climate change, skyline, Moscow, Russia, Russian, Europe, European, air pollution, bleak, dreary, grey, gloomy, grim, smoke

Background imageGloomy Collection: Sheep (Ovis aries) resting on the Quiraing mountains with low cloud cover, Isle of Skye

Sheep (Ovis aries) resting on the Quiraing mountains with low cloud cover, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK. July

Background imageGloomy Collection: Edinburgh: Advocates Close, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Edinburgh: Advocates Close, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Edinburgh: Advocates Close, 1864. From each side of the [high] street there branch out dark and narrow closes or tortuous wynds

Background imageGloomy Collection: Rhododendrons in the park of Ardkinglas Woodland House, Cairndow, Aryll and Bute

Rhododendrons in the park of Ardkinglas Woodland House, Cairndow, Aryll and Bute, Scotland, Great Britain

Background imageGloomy Collection: Ardkinglas Woodland House (built 1908), Cairndow, Aryll and Bute, Scotland, Great Britain

Ardkinglas Woodland House (built 1908), Cairndow, Aryll and Bute, Scotland, Great Britain

Background imageGloomy Collection: Historic wine cellar of the Cistercian monastery Eberbach near Kiedrich, Rheingau, Hesse

Historic wine cellar of the Cistercian monastery Eberbach near Kiedrich, Rheingau, Hesse, Germany

Background imageGloomy Collection: Misty moody autumn view of Santa Magdalena Church and Odle Mount in Trentino Alto Adige

Misty moody autumn view of Santa Magdalena Church and Odle Mount in Trentino Alto Adige. Val di Funes, Italy

Background imageGloomy Collection: Domegge di Cadore at dusk with the church of San Giorgio martire, Cadore, Belluno, Veneto

Domegge di Cadore at dusk with the church of San Giorgio martire, Cadore, Belluno, Veneto, Italy

Background imageGloomy Collection: Sylvenstein bridge on frozen lake Sylvensteinsee, Lenggries, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district

Sylvenstein bridge on frozen lake Sylvensteinsee, Lenggries, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Background imageGloomy Collection: Stairs to the Ovoo on the mountain above Amarbayasgalant Monastery. Mount Buren-Khaan

Stairs to the Ovoo on the mountain above Amarbayasgalant Monastery. Mount Buren-Khaan, Baruunburen district, Selenge province, Mongolia

Background imageGloomy Collection: Ongi river. Saikhan-Ovoo district, Middle Gobi province, Mongolia

Ongi river. Saikhan-Ovoo district, Middle Gobi province, Mongolia

Background imageGloomy Collection: View of Amarbayasgalant Monastery from above. Mount Buren-Khaan, Baruunburen district

View of Amarbayasgalant Monastery from above. Mount Buren-Khaan, Baruunburen district, Selenge province, Mongolia

Background imageGloomy Collection: Panoramic view of a rainbow over the green Mongolian steppe. Ovorkhangai province

Panoramic view of a rainbow over the green Mongolian steppe. Ovorkhangai province, Mongolia

Background imageGloomy Collection: Amarbayasgalant Monastery from above framed by prayer flags

Amarbayasgalant Monastery from above framed by prayer flags. Mount Buren-Khaan, Baruunburen district, Selenge province, Mongolia

Background imageGloomy Collection: Liebestraum

Liebestraum
Hengki Lee

Background imageGloomy Collection: Mountain lake with remains of old wooden pier at windy cloudy morning

Mountain lake with remains of old wooden pier at windy cloudy morning

Background imageGloomy Collection: Monochrome lavender fields. Beautiful image of lavender field

Monochrome lavender fields. Beautiful image of lavender field, artistic abstract process in black and white. Summer sunset landscape, contrasting

Background imageGloomy Collection: Foggy morning in Arches National Park, Utah, USA

Foggy morning in Arches National Park, Utah, USA

Background imageGloomy Collection: Scenic landscape with sea and sunset at winter time in rocky coastline

Scenic landscape with sea and sunset at winter time in rocky coastline

Background imageGloomy Collection: Landscape with pine forest and stones at evening in coastline, Finland

Landscape with pine forest and stones at evening in coastline, Finland

Background imageGloomy Collection: Old Polish observatory White elephant on mt. Pip Ivan top. Spring Carpathians mountains hills

Old Polish observatory White elephant on mt. Pip Ivan top. Spring Carpathians mountains hills covered by pink rhododendron flowers. Landscape photography Old Polish observatory White elephant on mt

Background imageGloomy Collection: Calmness and cold autumn morning landscape with sunrise, beautiful reflections

Calmness and cold autumn morning landscape with sunrise, beautiful reflections and peaceful lake in Finland

Background imageGloomy Collection: Scary gargoyle sits on the roof of Westport House in County Mayo, Ireland. Photo illustration

Scary gargoyle sits on the roof of Westport House in County Mayo, Ireland. Photo illustration

Background imageGloomy Collection: lost souls

lost souls
Jay Satriani

Background imageGloomy Collection: Spooky house

Spooky house
Darko Sreckovic

Background imageGloomy Collection: Gloomy Morning at Bandon Beach

Gloomy Morning at Bandon Beach
Lydia Jacobs

Background imageGloomy Collection: Pray Nobody Is Home

Pray Nobody Is Home
Miles Morgan

Background imageGloomy Collection: Battersea Bridge

Battersea Bridge
This pastel painting provides a gloomy view of Battersea Bridge, an arch bridge which spans the river Thames in London, designed by the architect Joseph Bazalgette circa 1890. Date: circa 1919

Background imageGloomy Collection: Sorcerer's Tower

Sorcerer's Tower
An imaginative painting of a sinister looking Sorcerer's tower, standing imposingly under a gloomy, night sky. Date: circa 1918




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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.