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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Aleck 2
Helen Uter
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$596
Moutons Baldwin
Helen Uter
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$596
Jane, Carol and Louise (after the bath)
Mario Sughi
Print - 50 x 66 cm Print - 19.7 x 26 inch
$1,133
The hostess came home
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,980
Approaching danger
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 75 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,980
Family housewarming
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,980
Trip Around the World
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$10,729
La Nit i la Ciutat
Alejandra Caballero
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,815
Bateaux à Perros-Guirec
Pierre Wuillaume
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,146
Away like yesterday and tomorrow
Christine Seiterle
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,822
Serie Bailando 9
Arancha Tejedor
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$143
Bord de l'Epte au printemps
Camille Hilaire
Print - 56 x 76 x 0.3 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
$584
A seascape with crushing waves
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$393
La passion
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,696
The Lares and Di Penates
Alexander Levich
Painting - 70 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
$5,365
Catacomb of Callixtus
Alexander Levich
Painting - 22 x 82 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch
$3,457
A Well in the Comitium
Alexander Levich
Painting - 22 x 82 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch
$3,457
Spring girl in the window
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 80 x 59.9 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$999
The Town I've Never Been To
Alexander Levich
Painting - 65 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch
$3,278
Surprised Veritas
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,649
Tanto Nomini Nullum Par Elogium
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$4,649
Where the Wild Things Are – I
Alexander Levich
Painting - 71 x 71 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 28 x 1 inch
$3,278
Where the Wild Things Are - II
Alexander Levich
Painting - 71 x 71 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 28 x 1 inch
$3,278
Mystery of Camargue
Alexander Levich
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$4,649
Jesuit's Journey
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$4,649
The Town I've Never Been To
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,649
Thanksgiving day
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$4,649
The beginning – III
Alexander Levich
Painting - 75 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,278
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
$4,800
Golf without a hole
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 75 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,027
The green idea is ending
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 30 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,073
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
$15,485
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
$15,485
Beyond childhood
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 105 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,742
The alleged portrait.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 59.7 x 59.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 23.5 x 23.5 x 2 inch
$1,600
