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.
Maude Ovize
Joanna Woyda
Francine Van Hove
Étude pour Les Deux Chaises longues
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
£2,965
Petit-déjeuner aux clémentines
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 73 x 116 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 inch
£18,242
Les Pieds dans les nuages
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 89 x 116 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 inch
£20,937
Etude pour "Avec Mona Lisa"
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
£1,797
L'Oeil en Coulisse
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£5,481
Étude pour Clémentine & Café
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 77 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch
£3,684
Karine Bartoli
Plage de Bussaghlia
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch
£1,348
7 Personnages Skate Park
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch
£1,348
Formentera, Parasol Rouge
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 73 x 92 x 4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch
£1,213
Camille Hilaire
Canotage sur la Moselle, Metz
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 12.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 5 inch
£719
Portrait de chien
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 17 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 6.7 inch
£584
Les amoureux au bord de la Moselle
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 10.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 4.1 inch
£719
Le York de Jean-Paul
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.9 x 5.5 inch
£270
David Jamin
Tant qu'il aura des fleurs
David Jamin
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
£764
Sergio Ceccotti
Salumi e formaggi
Sergio Ceccotti
Painting - 50 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
£2,516
Rudyard Heaton
Sans titre 4 (DED359702)
Rudyard Heaton
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
£216
Sans titre 10 (DED359708)
Rudyard Heaton
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
£216
Su Yu
Belated Manai Olympia Gold Award
Su Yu
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£8,177
No Heroes in Troubled Times
Su Yu
Painting - 200 x 360 x 6 cm Painting - 78.7 x 141.7 x 2.4 inch
£20,668
No Interview at the Intersection
Su Yu
Painting - 255 x 540 x 6 cm Painting - 100.4 x 212.6 x 2.4 inch
£42,683
Zena Blackwell
Be Careful What You Wish For
Zena Blackwell
Painting - 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,100
Let the Dust Settle
Zena Blackwell
Painting - 45 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,200
Alex Katz
Maine Cow
Alex Katz
Sculpture - 124.5 x 184.2 x 26 cm Sculpture - 49 x 72.5 x 10.25 inch
Price upon request
Ada 8 (from the Ada Portfolio)
Alex Katz
Print - 102.9 x 137.2 x 2.5 cm Print - 40.5 x 54 x 1 inch
£29,473
Vivien (On Green) - Guggenheim Show Gathering 2022
Alex Katz
Print - 81 x 61 cm Print - 31.9 x 24 inch
£7,638
Béatrice Terra
Je l'ai sur le pouce
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
£2,246
On ne choisit pas sa famille
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
£2,067
Le rouge nous va mieux au teint
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
£2,067
Elle est tombée du ciel
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£2,067
Ma chatte est possessive !
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
£2,067