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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Running from the wave 2
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50.8 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.5 inch
$536
Grey Ribbon | Ada 3 times from the Alex And Ada Suite
Alex Katz
Print - 82.5 x 91.4 cm Print - 32.5 x 36 inch
$14,881
Note turquoise
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,262
Le répit
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,786 $1,607
Take my Picture With the Yacht in the Background
Alexander Levich
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,429
Dressing for dance
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 70.1 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$817
Two young ballerinas
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 70.1 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$674
Cityscape diptych
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 72 x 101 x 0.1 cm Painting - 28.3 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$2,976
The Little Princess in the Bank
Su Yu
Painting - 120 x 150 x 6 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 2.4 inch
$22,620
No Heroes in Troubled Times
Su Yu
Painting - 200 x 360 x 6 cm Painting - 78.7 x 141.7 x 2.4 inch
$27,382
No Interview at the Intersection
Su Yu
Painting - 255 x 540 x 6 cm Painting - 100.4 x 212.6 x 2.4 inch
$56,550
A circus girl and her best friend
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 60 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,131
Black Dress; Yvonne
Alex Katz
Sculpture - 63.5 x 20.3 x 7.9 cm Sculpture - 25 x 8 x 3.1 inch
$26,850
London Street
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 110.5 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$8,213
On The Hill in the Valley
Alexander Levich
Painting - 130 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$7,024
Portrait de femme
Pierre Wuillaume
Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,429
Un dimanche à Paris
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,905
Combi VW Seventies
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 116 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,262
Vespa bleue
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$2,262
Traction avant
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 92 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,191
Composition aux groseilles blanches
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 92 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,738
A Day That is Passing By
Alexander Levich
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,643
Effets d'eau
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 130 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,976
Étude pour Les Deux Chaises longues
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$3,929
Étude pour Clémentine & Café
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 77 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch
$4,881
L'océan, Portugal
Camille Hilaire
Painting - 60 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$8,334
Underwater Blue Pink
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 130 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$5,000
Sleepy Lagoon
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 133 x 99.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 52.4 x 39.2 x 0 inch
$5,714
The Woman In the Red Canoe
Donovan Rose
Painting - 92 x 122 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 48 x 1.6 inch
$2,714
Underwater Pastel Green
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 95 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$3,453
Saint-Tropez , Mediterranean street II
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 112.5 x 69 x 4 cm Painting - 44.3 x 27.2 x 1.6 inch
$5,000
Mediterranean Street
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 120 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$3,453
Underwater Pastel Green No1
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 100.5 x 58.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.6 x 23 x 0 inch
$3,333
Water reflection
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 120.5 x 59.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.4 x 23.5 x 0 inch
$4,286
Love is in the air
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 70 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$5,714
Transparence urbaine
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,905