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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Lederzeele

A Little Rest

Complicite 3

Complicite 2

Zen

Confidences

Girl with a ball

Lithographie originale de Spahn

Lithographie originale de Spahn

Lithographie originale de Spahn

White noise

Like catchers

Stolen summer

Réminiscence 3

Réminiscence 2

Lied ohne worte

Soir d’Été

Copines

Winter Flowers (From the Series “The Seasons”, Winter)

White and Blue Canoe (From the Series “The Seasons”, Summer)

The Game

Horse Girl

Réminiscence 1

Réminiscence 4

Arrêt sur image 1

Les équilibres 1

Girl with a doggy

Low tide

Flying with seagulls

Happy walk

Sunny forest

Fisher

Along the channel 4

Children at the beach 2

Creation 2

Beach ball player

Les équilibres 2

Running with wet dogs

Going to surf

Low tide

Expanse

Boats at the lake

Spring in Holland, tulips worker

The street of Toledo

Children at the sea

Going to surf 2

Art market in Zaandam

Pony riders

Rowers

Sail boat

Beach scene 3

Equestrienne 5

Holland paradise

Les équilibres 3

Spring girl with the pearl

Réflexions d'eau 2

Echo aquatique 2

Réflexions d'eau 1

Your coffee, please!

Waiting for the order IV

Réflexions aquatiques

Au bord du temps

Arrêt sur image 2

Arrêt sur image 3

Youngsters I

Youngsters II