Life Portrait Artists
The Blue Dancers (1899) by Edgar Degas can possibly be recognized as one of the greatest ever pastel drawings. Living, breathing figures captured in a moment they may have deemed a banal peek into their everyday life. To draw from life, or “figure draw," usually refers to the instructional class taught in many schools and academies of fine art. The pastel, charcoal or humble pencil thus signifies the beginnings of an artist's career. It is often regarded as the most ideal way for artists to render the human body and master its line, depth and shape necessary for the portrait, a valuable skill. However, life portraiture often captures the body in motion causing the artist to depict muscle action, direction and perspective. Though the 19th century produced Degas, it also produced the camera and the focus on artists to depict movement – to snapshot life. In Artsper's own selections, the works of life portrait artist Marc Desgrandchamps are inspired by the decomposition of the movement of Eadweard Muybridge's chronophotographic experiments. Whilst Alejandra Caballero's work is much more introspective, noting that the quieter, more subtle movements in life, such as talking on the phone or taking a bath, must also be captured.
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Serie vidas minúsculas 12
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
€325
Serie vidas minúsculas 11
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
€325
Serie vidas minúsculas 10
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
€325
Serie vidas minúsculas 7
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
€325
Serie vidas minúsculas 16
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
€325
Serie vidas minúsculas 15
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
€325
Serie vidas minúsculas 14
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
€325
Serie vidas minúsculas 13
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
€325
Serie vidas minúsculas 12
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
€325
Triclinium
Eleonora Drumeva
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 62 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch
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Approaching danger
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 75 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
Family housewarming
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
Bistrot du 9e
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
€250
Peace and Tranquility 1
Joshua Salami
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,319
Stay Bold, Stay Gold
Joshua Salami
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,319
Hopeful of the dream city
Joshua Salami
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
€1,808
In her favorite color 1
Joshua Salami
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
€1,113
Declined expectation
Joshua Salami
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
€1,113
La Nit i la Ciutat
Alejandra Caballero
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€3,200
Thanksgiving Day
Alexander Levich
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,900
Come rain or come shine
Laëtitia Giraud
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,750
Golf without a hole
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 75 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,700
The green idea is ending
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 30 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€900
Aleck 2
Helen Uter
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€500
Moutons Baldwin
Helen Uter
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€500
La passion
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,100
Spring girl in the window
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 80 x 59.9 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€926