Pictorial Genre
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.
R. Cavalié
Painting . 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 597
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R. Cavalié
Painting . 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
CHF 770
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R. Cavalié
Painting . 92 x 65 x 2.4 cm Painting . 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.9 inch
CHF 963
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Matthieu Delfini
Painting . 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch
CHF 2,888
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Matthieu Delfini
Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,311
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Matthieu Delfini
Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,888
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Dzovig Arnelian
Painting . 25.5 x 16.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 10 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch
CHF 258
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Dzovig Arnelian
Painting . 96.5 x 75.5 x 1 cm Painting . 38 x 29.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,149
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Dzovig Arnelian
Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 18 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.7 x 7.1 x 0.2 inch
CHF 645 CHF 580
Gaëtan de Séguin
Painting . 50 x 50 x 3.8 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.5 inch
CHF 1,155
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Gaëtan de Séguin
Painting . 162 x 111 x 4 cm Painting . 63.8 x 43.7 x 1.6 inch
CHF 4,525
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Gaëtan de Séguin
Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHF 289
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Fabrizio Alzati
Photography . 30 x 40 cm Photography . 11.8 x 15.7 inch
CHF 481
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Fabrizio Alzati
Photography . 20 x 27 cm Photography . 7.9 x 10.6 inch
CHF 337
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Fabrizio Alzati
Photography . 20 x 27 cm Photography . 7.9 x 10.6 inch
CHF 337
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Rudyard Heaton
Painting . 81 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 45.7 x 1 inch
CHF 1,733
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Rudyard Heaton
Painting . 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,444
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Rudyard Heaton
Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 366
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Natia Sapanadze
Painting . 44 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 17.3 x 13 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,829
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Jana & JS
Painting . 52 x 27 x 3 cm Painting . 20.5 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch
CHF 1,589
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François Boisrond
Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
CHF 433
Marco Santaniello
Painting . 79 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.1 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
CHF 4,333
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Marco Santaniello
Painting . 68 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 26.8 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 2,696
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Marco Santaniello
Print . 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
CHF 289
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Marco Santaniello
Fine Art Drawings . 67 x 90 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 4,333
Marco Santaniello
Print . 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
CHF 289
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Marco Santaniello
Print . 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
CHF 289
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Marco Santaniello
Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
CHF 3,659
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Marco Santaniello
Painting . 80 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
CHF 4,333
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Marco Santaniello
Painting . 70 x 94 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 37 x 1.2 inch
CHF 4,333
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Marco Santaniello
Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
CHF 4,140
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Joanna Woyda
Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,118
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