Lively Life Scenes
The attempt to capture a moment fascinated the Impressionist painters of 19th century France. Their loose, rapid brushstrokes sought to create a snapshot of a scene before them. However, it can be argued that an element of realism is necessary to ensure that the artist is indeed a witness to a scene bursting with vitality. In the years that predated the emergence of the Impressionist artists, artists like Edouard Manet were moving away from a background in realism and using such scenes to redefine the artist’s ability to immortalize a moment. In his Music in the Tuileries (1862), the artist is present in the scene himself. As a fashionable and wealthy crowd gathers in this garden of Paris, the musicians aren’t even visible, but the viewer can almost hear the children playing or the strains of music over the incessant chattering of a gathered crowd. With Manet in the scene, off to the far left, clutching a cane - he offers an understanding of how to retell this lively life scene, he was there. Frantically painted faces suggest constant movement, whilst thick tree trunks separate the crowd only for a moment. In Artsper’s own selection of works, elbow your way through the works depicted by Michel Boulet, or indeed through the crowded scenes of Marco Santaniello as he conveys the energy from the everyday life of those who fill the streets.
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Mantón y mesa con frutas
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 100 x 73 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 inch
$10,729
A tu vera
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.4 inch
$8,345
Souvenir d'une nuit étoilée
Alione
Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,722
La chambre de Van Gogh revisitée
Alione
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,338
Ava Gardner
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,292
L'Oiseau Damoclès (Étude)
Patricia Dubois
Painting - 45 x 28 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 11 x 1.2 inch
$544
Sunset London from One Tree Hill
Maria Luisa Azzini
Print - 14.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 cm Print - 5.7 x 7.8 x 0.1 inch
$117
N° 878 Fête Ruffieux 2
R. Cavalié
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$501
N° 784 A la ferme du Saget en Chautagne.
R. Cavalié
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$536
Profitons du moment présent
Alione
Painting - 89 x 134 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 52.8 x 1.2 inch
$7,153
El triunfo
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 100 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$6,199
Mes nuits apaches
Topolino
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$286
Mes nuits apaches
Topolino
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch
$286
Mes nuits apaches
Topolino
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$286
Mes nuits apaches
Topolino
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$286
Mes nuits apaches
Topolino
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$286
Mes nuits apaches
Topolino
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$286
Mes nuits apaches
Topolino
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$286
Anais Nin - Doyennes in profile
Edvarda Braanaas
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$4,530
Le Moulin Rouge
François Boisrond
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 30.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12 inch
$1,073
Swiss boat
François Boisrond
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 30.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12 inch
$1,073
Moroccan Pop Art
Annaelle Myriam Chaib
Painting - 46 x 36 x 5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 14.2 x 2 inch
$954
Bathing in the unseen
Harry Ergott
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$8,106
Les demoiselles d'artist
Edvarda Braanaas
Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$9,775
The story on the subway
Xiao Duzi
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 19.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
$650
Ice and fire (up in the air | air night)
Antoine Rose
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$9,239
Orchestra (Miami)
Antoine Rose
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$9,239
Just the three of us (Italy - Tuscany)
Antoine Rose
Photography - 133 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 52.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$11,027
Casino Royale (Belgian Coast)
Antoine Rose
Photography - 77 x 175 x 3 cm Photography - 30.3 x 68.9 x 1.2 inch
$11,027
Independence Day
Antoine Rose
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$9,239
Rooftop Study 1 (Belgian Coast)
Antoine Rose
Photography - 100 x 133 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 52.4 x 0.8 inch
$11,027
Rooftop Study 2 (Belgian Coast)
Antoine Rose
Photography - 88 x 200 x 3 cm Photography - 34.6 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch
$13,709
Tea Time (French Riviera)
Antoine Rose
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$9,239
Snow Pearls
Antoine Rose
Photography - 133 x 133 x 3 cm Photography - 52.4 x 52.4 x 1.2 inch
$13,709
The king decides to be a normal person
Xiao Duzi
Painting - 51.5 x 62 x 0.02 cm Painting - 20.3 x 24.4 x 0 inch
$2,384
Moissons en Cornouaille
Bruno Tremohars
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,338
Vue sur un vendredi
Annaelle Myriam Chaib
Painting - 200 x 140 x 5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 55.1 x 2 inch
$15,498
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (17)
Alaa Ayman
Painting - 15 x 15 x 3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch
$477
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (16)
Alaa Ayman
Painting - 15 x 15 x 3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch
$477
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (15)
Alaa Ayman
Painting - 15 x 15 x 3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch
$477
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (14)
Alaa Ayman
Painting - 15 x 15 x 3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch
$477
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (13)
Alaa Ayman
Painting - 15 x 15 x 3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch
$477
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (12)
Alaa Ayman
Painting - 15 x 15 x 3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch
$477
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (6)
Alaa Ayman
Painting - 15 x 15 x 3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch
$477