Lively Life Scenes

The attempt to capture a moment fascinated the Impressionist painters of 19th century France. Their loose, rapid brushstrokes sought to create a snapshot of a scene before them. However, it can be argued that an element of realism is necessary to ensure that the artist is indeed a witness to a scene bursting with vitality. In the years that predated the emergence of the Impressionist artists, artists like Edouard Manet were moving away from a background in realism and using such scenes to redefine the artist’s ability to immortalize a moment.  In his Music in the Tuileries (1862), the artist is present in the scene himself. As a fashionable and wealthy crowd gathers in this garden of Paris, the musicians aren’t even visible, but the viewer can almost hear the children playing or the strains of music over the incessant chattering of a gathered crowd. With Manet in the scene, off to the far left, clutching a cane - he offers an understanding of how to retell this lively life scene, he was there. Frantically painted faces suggest constant movement, whilst thick tree trunks separate the crowd only for a moment. In Artsper’s own selection of works, elbow your way through the works depicted by Michel Boulet, or indeed  through the crowded scenes of Marco Santaniello as he conveys the energy from the everyday life of those who fill the streets. 

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Painting, Egret, Joe Lasker

Egret

Joe Lasker

Painting - 61 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 40 x 2 inch

$13,200

Painting, Cellphone, Joe Lasker

Cellphone

Joe Lasker

Painting - 142.2 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 56 x 20 x 2 inch

$8,800

Painting, Mille, Joe Lasker

Mille

Joe Lasker

Painting - 40.6 x 81.3 x 5.1 cm Painting - 16 x 32 x 2 inch

$13,200

Painting, Norfolk, Joe Lasker

Norfolk

Joe Lasker

Painting - 30.5 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 12 x 18 x 2 inch

$3,200

Painting, Orange shirt, Joe Lasker

Orange shirt

Joe Lasker

Painting - 45.7 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Painting - 18 x 12 x 2 inch

$4,200

Painting, La vie, Joe Lasker

La vie

Joe Lasker

Painting - 111.8 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 44 x 36 x 2 inch

$22,000

Painting, Valley forge, Joe Lasker

Valley forge

Joe Lasker

Painting - 104.1 x 149.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 41 x 59 x 2 inch

$23,000

Painting, The Mountain, Joe Lasker

The Mountain

Joe Lasker

Painting - 7691.1 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 3028 x 36 x 2 inch

$15,600

Painting, Black cat, Joe Lasker

Black cat

Joe Lasker

Painting - 96.5 x 86.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 38 x 34 x 2 inch

$16,000

Painting, Casa Emma Lou, Joe Lasker

Casa Emma Lou

Joe Lasker

Painting - 73.7 x 94 x 5.1 cm Painting - 29 x 37 x 2 inch

$14,000

Painting, Red sky, Joe Lasker

Red sky

Joe Lasker

Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 inch

$7,450

Painting, White sky, Joe Lasker

White sky

Joe Lasker

Painting - 66 x 86.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 26 x 34 x 2 inch

$7,200

Painting, Balcony, Joe Lasker

Balcony

Joe Lasker

Painting - 116.8 x 142.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 46 x 56 x 2 inch

$22,000

Painting, Icarus, Joe Lasker

Icarus

Joe Lasker

Painting - 94 x 116.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 37 x 46 x 2 inch

$22,000

Painting, Candy, Joe Lasker

Candy

Joe Lasker

Painting - 109.2 x 109.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 43 x 43 x 2 inch

$16,000

Painting, Red window, Joe Lasker

Red window

Joe Lasker

Painting - 88.9 x 144.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 35 x 57 x 2 inch

$18,800

Painting, Nude, Joe Lasker

Nude

Joe Lasker

Painting - 27.9 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 11 x 20 x 2 inch

$3,200

Fine Art Drawings, N° 758 Novelette, R. Cavalié

N° 758 Novelette

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 35 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

$211

Fine Art Drawings, N° 755 Etude VII, R. Cavalié

N° 755 Etude VII

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 60 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$269

Fine Art Drawings, N° 757 Ondine., R. Cavalié

N° 757 Ondine.

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

$187