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.
Hossein Borojeni
La petite robe noire
Hossein Borojeni
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 22.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.9 inch
£444
Call me President
Hossein Borojeni
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 25.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 10 inch
£489
Carole Leprince
Anna Jung
Mario Sughi
Jane, Carol and Louise (after the bath)
Mario Sughi
Print - 50 x 66 cm Print - 19.7 x 26 inch
£844 £718
Cédric Marachian
La nef des fous
Cédric Marachian
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
£2,222
Dasha Pogodina
Let's keep them for ourselves
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
£1,155
Look at this beauty, honey
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch
£1,155
It’s time for walking, mom
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch
£800
While waiting call for dinner
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch
£978
Spring symphony#1
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,155
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Rejoicing
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£5,473
Fear I
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 17 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.8 inch
£2,322
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Le Petit Prince et le serpent
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Print - 50 x 40 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
£222
Le Petit Prince dans l'herbe
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Print - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£222
Joshua Salami
Peace and Tranquility 2
Joshua Salami
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
£2,321
Peace and Tranquility 1
Joshua Salami
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
£2,073
Living in the Moment of Peace 2
Joshua Salami
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
£2,488
Living in the Moment of Peace
Joshua Salami
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
£2,488
Stay Bold, Stay Gold
Joshua Salami
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
£2,073
Elena Sokolova
Running from the wave 2
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50.8 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.5 inch
£445
Spring girl in the window
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 80 x 59.9 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£828
Igor Shulman
A cheerful still life.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 69.6 x 49.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 27.4 x 19.6 x 2 inch
£1,617
The fences of my childhood.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 129.8 x 59.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 51.1 x 23.5 x 2 inch
£2,986
The Keeper of Knowledge
Igor Shulman
Painting - 69.9 x 49.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 27.5 x 19.6 x 2 inch
£1,907
Power of persuasion.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 119.9 x 140 x 5.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 2 inch
£4,644