
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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Landscape painting, impasto modern art
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,000


I Won't Die, I'll Live Forever
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 1 inch
€1,400







Il a peur de son ombre
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
€7,850


My spring sounds even in this darkness
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 130 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 59.1 x 1 inch
€1,800

Love Life and Wait for Spring
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 1 inch
€1,100



Formentera, Parasol Rouge
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 73 x 92 x 4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch
€1,350



Le rouge nous va mieux au teint
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,500

I will lead you to the light
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 130 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 59.1 x 1 inch
€1,800












Bloom of Consciousness
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€500


Fruits of our faith
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 150 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 51.2 x 1 inch
€1,800

The sprouts of my confidence
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 1 inch
€1,100

Let's look to the future with hope
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 1 inch
€1,100


Venice-where love live
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€500

Tranquil Pond Symphony
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 31 x 48.5 x 2 cm Painting - 12.2 x 19.1 x 0.8 inch
€500


For the first time I see myself so clearly
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 130 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 59.1 x 1 inch
€1,600

Madonna with roses
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 150 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 51.2 x 1 inch
€1,800

Bibliothèque au fauteuil rouge
David Jamin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch
€690

We can cry and laugh together
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
€1,300

I will play until sunrise
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 130 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 59.1 x 1 inch
€1,800


Sister, do you remember sea#2
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
€900





Tant qu'il y aura des fleurs
David Jamin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch
€670



Les oiseaux voyageurs
David Jamin
Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,080

Les oiseaux voyageurs
David Jamin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,200

Seascape Landscape, Sea Painting - Monet Cliff
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€500

I was lost but I'm found
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
€900






Benjamin Franklin Pop Art Painting - Antifragile
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€750

Petit-déjeuner aux clémentines
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 73 x 116 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 inch
€20,300



L'appel des couleurs
Matthieu Delfini
Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,000

Women can do anything!
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
€1,300

Promise of eternal friendship
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
€1,200





Reflecting pool (Etude)
Maude Ovize
Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€800




Allure, variations sur fond ocre
David Jamin
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
€4,200










Let's keep them for ourselves
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
€1,300

While waiting call for dinner
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch
€1,100

Look at this beauty, honey
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch
€1,300