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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, Melpomene, Konovalov Igor

Melpomene

Konovalov Igor

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

$6,557

Painting, Beef, Alexander Levich

Beef

Alexander Levich

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

$1,037

Painting, Louvre, Helen Uter

Louvre

Helen Uter

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

$4,172

Painting, Early morning, Helen Uter

Early morning

Helen Uter

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

$4,172

Painting, Yellow, Helen Uter

Yellow

Helen Uter

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

$4,172

Painting, Noir, Helen Uter

Noir

Helen Uter

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

$3,219

Painting, White, Helen Uter

White

Helen Uter

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

$4,172

Painting, Marilyn, Gerard Boersma

Marilyn

Gerard Boersma

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$465

Painting, See you, Dima Filatov

See you

Dima Filatov

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

$572

Painting, Scotch, Alexander Levich

Scotch

Alexander Levich

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

$1,073

Painting, Bailando, Helen Uter

Bailando

Helen Uter

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

$4,172

Painting, La luz, Helen Uter

La luz

Helen Uter

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

$4,172

Painting, Mirage, Helen Uter

Mirage

Helen Uter

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

$4,172

Painting, Wings, Helen Uter

Wings

Helen Uter

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

$4,769

Painting, Safety Rules, Helen Uter

Safety Rules

Helen Uter

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

$4,172

Painting, Berta, Marta Lafuente

Berta

Marta Lafuente

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

$477

Painting, Blue thing, Konovalov Igor

Blue thing

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,907

Painting, News, Konovalov Igor

News

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 80 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,027

Painting, Mannequins, Konovalov Igor

Mannequins

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 110 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,623

Painting, Weekend, Anatoly Varvarov

Weekend

Anatoly Varvarov

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

$1,997

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