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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Taking a warm bath
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 110 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
$4,172
The Velvet season
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 110 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,563
Beige 8 femmes
Arancha Tejedor
Painting - 100 x 81 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,013
Power of persuasion.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 119.9 x 140 x 5.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 2 inch
$5,600
Serie vidas minúsculas 11
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
$387
Serie vidas minúsculas 7
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
$387
Serie vidas minúsculas 15
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
$387
Serie vidas minúsculas 14
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
$387
Serie vidas minúsculas 13
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
$387
Serie vidas minúsculas 12
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
$387
A reminder of the greatness of the nation.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 69.9 x 100.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 27.5 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$3,200
The limit of dreams.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 64.8 x 89.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 25.5 x 35.4 x 2 inch
$3,200
Temporary collaps
Igor Shulman
Painting - 79.8 x 79.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 31.4 x 31.4 x 2 inch
$3,800
Wind in the city. Retro version.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 89.7 x 100.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 35.3 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$4,200
An important conversation
Igor Shulman
Painting - 109.7 x 59.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 43.2 x 23.5 x 2 inch
$2,900
Non-smoking carriage.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 69.6 x 89.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 27.4 x 35.3 x 2 inch
$3,500
The fences of my childhood.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 129.8 x 59.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 51.1 x 23.5 x 2 inch
$3,800
Lithographie originale de Spahn
Victor Spahn
Print - 49 x 60 x 0.3 cm Print - 19.3 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$358
Serie vidas minúsculas 12
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
$387
Te video
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 150 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$6,914
King of the Beach
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,649
Shellfish Gatherers
Alexander Levich
Painting - 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,934
Seeking Peace
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$10,000
Around the Table
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$11,250
The Best Day of My Life
Alexander Levich
Painting - 147 x 156 x 2 cm Painting - 57.9 x 61.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,172
Happy crowd
Christine Seiterle
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,092 $3,683
Wasp (Adam and Eve)
Alexander Levich
Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,126
A Day at the Races (Blue)
Alexander Levich
Painting - 60 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,172
A Day at the Races (Yellow)
Alexander Levich
Painting - 60 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,576
Horizon Line – I
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,100
Horizon Line – II
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,100
Horizon Line – III
Alexander Levich
Painting - 45 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,100
Horizon Line – IV
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,100
Horizon Line – V
Alexander Levich
Painting - 45 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,100
Horizon Line – VI
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,100
Where is the borscht
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 140 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$3,040
Project Gravity.#16.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 130 x 89.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 2 inch
$5,600
Building the palace
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$433
Museum's Night - Nacht der Museen
Christine Seiterle
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,810
