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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Equestrienne 3, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50.8 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.5 inch
$501
I've never ridden an elephan
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 185 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 72.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,696
Portrait of an Elderly Gentleman.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 115.3 x 150.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 45.4 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$6,500
A touch of a dream
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 115 x 137 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 53.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,249
Réminiscence 3
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,168
Réminiscence 2
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,168
A travers champs
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 19 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$358
Dancing in the dark 1
Laëtitia Giraud
Painting - 16 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 6.3 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$358
On the way to a dream
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 190 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,172
Winter Flowers (From the Series “The Seasons”, Winter)
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$6,557
White and Blue Canoe (From the Series “The Seasons”, Summer)
Alexander Levich
Painting - 120 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$6,557
Sea, the Way I Like It
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 220 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 86.6 x 0.8 inch
$6,795
Réminiscence 1
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,168
Réminiscence 4
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,168
Arrêt sur image 1
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$417
"Celestial Empire" - (diptych)
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 370 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 145.7 x 0.8 inch
$7,153
Hôtel de Ville de Paris
Frederic Weisz
Painting - 130 x 89 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 2 inch
$4,351
Happy with sea ans sand
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$437
Girl and a seagull
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$439
Flying with seagulls
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$440
