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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They are coming (Spring)
Dima Filatov
Painting - 120 x 74 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 29.1 x 0.4 inch
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Forgotten Pleasures
Dima Filatov
Painting - 121 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.6 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch
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Skater Venice Beach
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
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Clémentine & Café
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
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Tramway rouge
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Tramway jaune
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Bateaux et 2 Personnages contre Jour
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
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Lighting (Jump series)
Dima Filatov
Painting - 120 x 72 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 28.3 x 0.2 inch
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Shadow and light (Podium)
Dima Filatov
Painting - 73 x 122 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 48 x 0.2 inch
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Les jardins du Majectic, Cannes
Camille Hilaire
Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
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Garden With Lemon Trees
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch
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Braedeles pour Sarah
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Un-homme-au-bar
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Portrait turquoise
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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L'Oeil en Coulisse
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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Le Café des Arts
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
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Petite fille au bouquet
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
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Una aturada al camí
Alejandra Caballero
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
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Belated Manai Olympia Gold Award
Su Yu
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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A lovely city of a small ballerina
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Sweet Treats (Wayne Thiebaud)
Gerard Boersma
Painting - 50 x 48 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch
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The Mediterranean evening
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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A girl who loves the sea II
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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A portrait with a glass of red wine
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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Des de l'habitació maragda
Alejandra Caballero
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
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Un moment per a mi
Alejandra Caballero
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
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El dia i la ciutat
Alejandra Caballero
Painting - 73 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
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Il ritorno della signora A.
Sergio Ceccotti
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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