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, Saucer, Anatoly Varvarov

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,614

Painting, Rainy city, Igor Shulman

Igor Shulman

Painting - 119.9 x 59.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.5 x 2 inch

$3,500

Painting, Flight, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 110 x 185 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 72.8 x 0.8 inch

$2,870

Painting, Eagles, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 140 x 190 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 74.8 x 0.8 inch

$2,870

Painting, Eagle, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 130 x 170 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,511

Painting, Turkey, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 190 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 74.8 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,870

Painting, Pinocchio, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 190 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 74.8 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,989

Painting, Hourglass, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,033

Painting, Orchid, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 110 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,571

Painting, Eternity, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 135 x 185 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 72.8 x 0.8 inch

$2,989

Painting, Without WiFi, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 110 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,152

Painting, Beef, Alexander Levich

Alexander Levich

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,040

Painting, Ferryboat, Alexander Levich

Alexander Levich

Painting - 45 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,459

Painting, Melpomene, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 93 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

$6,576

Painting, Louvre, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 116 x 89 x 4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.6 inch

$4,185

Painting, Bridegroom 2, Joshua Salami

Joshua Salami

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

$3,299

Painting, Bridegroom 1, Joshua Salami

Joshua Salami

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

$3,000

Painting, In Her Space, Joshua Salami

Joshua Salami

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

$3,000

Painting, Early morning, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$4,185

Painting, Yellow, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

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

$4,185

Painting, Noir, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 150 x 48 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 18.9 x 1.6 inch

$3,228

Painting, White, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

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

$4,185

Painting, La espera, Marta Lafuente

Marta Lafuente

Painting - 124 x 84 cm Painting - 48.8 x 33.1 inch

$3,348

Painting, See you, Dima Filatov

Dima Filatov

Painting - 72 x 120 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.3 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

$574

Painting, Weekend, Anatoly Varvarov

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting - 110 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,003

Painting, Scotch, Alexander Levich

Alexander Levich

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,076

Painting, Bailando, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$4,185

Painting, La luz, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$4,185

Painting, Seagull & Crows, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2.3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.9 inch

$3,587

Painting, Mirage, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

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

$4,185

Painting, Wings, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 114 x 148 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 58.3 x 1 inch

$4,783

Painting, Safety Rules, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

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

$4,185

Painting, Berta, Marta Lafuente

Marta Lafuente

Painting - 23 x 29 cm Painting - 9.1 x 11.4 inch

$478

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