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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Painting, Aviator, Dima Filatov

Aviator

Dima Filatov

Painting - 73 x 120 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

$949

Print, Elizabeth, Alex Katz

Elizabeth

Alex Katz

Print - 76.2 x 152.4 cm Print - 30 x 60 inch

$18,981

Painting, Circles, Alexandra Djokic

Circles

Alexandra Djokic

Painting - 110 x 48 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 18.9 x 0 inch

$1,068

Painting, Air Marin, David Jamin

Air Marin

David Jamin

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,025

Painting, Sunshine, David Jamin

Sunshine

David Jamin

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,025

Painting, Ce rouge-là, David Jamin

Ce rouge-là

David Jamin

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,025

Painting, Art, David Jamin

Art

David Jamin

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,025

Painting, Old School, Dima Filatov

Old School

Dima Filatov

Painting - 120 x 74 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 29.1 x 0.4 inch

$771

Painting, Joie d'été, Maude Ovize

Joie d'été

Maude Ovize

Painting - 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,559

Painting, Cowboy, Joshua Salami

Cowboy

Joshua Salami

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,190

Painting, Surfers 02, Karine Bartoli

Surfers 02

Karine Bartoli

Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,661

Painting, Massilia, Karine Bartoli

Massilia

Karine Bartoli

Painting - 60 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,364

Painting, Step 2, Dima Filatov

Step 2

Dima Filatov

Painting - 120 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

$937

Painting, Retro, Dima Filatov

Retro

Dima Filatov

Painting - 120 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

$949

Painting, Mon Vélo, David Jamin

Mon Vélo

David Jamin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,025

Painting, Whisper, Dima Filatov

Whisper

Dima Filatov

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$712

Painting, Joy, Maude Ovize

Joy

Maude Ovize

Painting - 116 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$3,084

Painting, Sweetness, Maude Ovize

Sweetness

Maude Ovize

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,780

Painting, Eden VIII, Maude Ovize

Eden VIII

Maude Ovize

Painting - 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,780

Painting, Evanescence, Maude Ovize

Evanescence

Maude Ovize

Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,542

Painting, Coffee, Alexander Levich

Coffee

Alexander Levich

Painting - 20 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

$890

Painting, Frosty Day, Dima Filatov

Frosty Day

Dima Filatov

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,542

Painting, Freedom, David Jamin

Freedom

David Jamin

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$4,034

Print, Rose, Maude Ovize

Rose

Maude Ovize

Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$356

Painting, La forêt, Maude Ovize

La forêt

Maude Ovize

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,542

Print, Sunset Cove, Alex Katz

Sunset Cove

Alex Katz

Print - 34.8 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$5,932

Painting, Lovers, David Jamin

Lovers

David Jamin

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$4,983

Painting, Ukraine, Dima Filatov

Ukraine

Dima Filatov

Painting - 120 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

$937

Painting, 2023, Dima Filatov

2023

Dima Filatov

Painting - 73 x 121 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 47.6 x 0.2 inch

$712

Painting, Sans titre, Jana & JS

Sans titre

Jana & JS

Painting - 47 x 27 x 1 cm Painting - 18.5 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,281

Painting, L'ange, Maude Ovize

L'ange

Maude Ovize

Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,661

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