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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The hostess came home
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
Approaching danger
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 75 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
Family housewarming
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
Trip Around the World
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1 inch
€9,000
La passion
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,100
A carefree plein air
Igor Shulman
Painting - 79.8 x 119.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 31.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch
€4,369
Série : Mois de juin - 5ème tableau
Yu Dan Zhou
Painting - 120 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 2 inch
€12,989
Série : Mois de juin - 2ème tableau
Yu Dan Zhou
Painting - 90 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 2 inch
€12,989
Beyond childhood
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 105 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,300
Underwater Abstract Blue
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 130 x 138 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 54.3 x 0 inch
€19,000
Underwater Turquoise
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 162 x 111 x 0.1 cm Painting - 63.8 x 43.7 x 0 inch
€8,900
Goodbye Yesterday
Alexander Levich
Painting - 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,300
Déambulation
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 130 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
"Tibetan fog" - part 5
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Let's save, let's get up
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 130 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,900
Once upon a time in Tibet part 14
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Once upon a time in Tibet part 12
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Once upon a time in Tibet part 10
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Once upon a time in Tibet part 7
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Once upon a time in Tibet part 1
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Once upon a time in Tibet part 2
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Very difficult ease.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 79.8 x 119.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 31.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch
€3,823
Canadian Trucks
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
Street of Mercy
Alexander Levich
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€12,000
Living in the Moment of Peace 2
Joshua Salami
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
€2,731
Living in the Moment of Peace
Joshua Salami
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
€2,731
Old Sailor’s Stories
Alexander Levich
Painting - 98 x 148 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.6 x 58.3 x 1 inch
€9,000
Golden Memories
Alexander Levich
Painting - 138 x 107 x 2.5 cm Painting - 54.3 x 42.1 x 1 inch
€8,000
All Gold in the World
Alexander Levich
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1 inch
€10,000
Giuseppe Forever (Les Pêcheurs de Perles)
Alexander Levich
Painting - 140 x 115 x 2.5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 45.3 x 1 inch
€8,000
Saga about Normans
Alexander Levich
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1 inch
€9,000
Ancient Scottish Songs
Alexander Levich
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1 inch
€9,000
Levich - van Dyck Sketches for the Portrait of Sir Roderick David Stewart
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
€4,900
Canzone Napoletana
Alexander Levich
Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€4,300
Blues for Blue Bus
Alexander Levich
Painting - 120 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
€5,000
A person's walk through blogs
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 120 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
The mistress of the house
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,700
Flight of Meletus
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 140 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
Running from a thunderstorm
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 180 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,700
Tiktok girl dancing - Right part of the diptych
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 170 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 66.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,700