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.
Antoine Rose
Photography . 35 x 35 x 0.5 cm Photography . 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 1,059
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Antoine Rose
Photography . 35 x 35 x 0.5 cm Photography . 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 1,348
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Antoine Rose
Photography . 70 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
CHF 4,621
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Antoine Rose
Photography . 77 x 175 x 0.5 cm Photography . 30.3 x 68.9 x 0.2 inch
CHF 11,554
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Mathieu Questel
Painting . 65 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,685
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Carole Leprince
Fine Art Drawings . 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
CHF 193
Clara Delaporte
Photography . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Photography . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,022
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Alexander Levich
Painting . 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 915
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Alexander Levich
Painting . 50 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 944
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Alexander Levich
Painting . 130 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 7,606
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Gegham Hunanyan
Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 301
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Gegham Hunanyan
Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 301
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Gegham Hunanyan
Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 301
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Dima Filatov
Painting . 120 x 80 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
CHF 770
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Dima Filatov
Painting . 73 x 121 x 0.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 47.6 x 0.2 inch
CHF 770
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Dima Filatov
Painting . 120 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
CHF 558
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Dima Filatov
Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,155
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Zena Blackwell
Painting . 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,529
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