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.
Daniel Freaker
Meriame Louattani
Boucle et lys
Meriame Louattani
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£1,123
Le deuxième sexe ou la lecture 03
Meriame Louattani
Painting - 82 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch
£1,797
L'homme et les coquelicots
Meriame Louattani
Painting - 83 x 70 cm Painting - 32.7 x 27.6 inch
£1,213
Summer de Guia
Frederic Weisz
Juliette
Frederic Weisz
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£620
Juliette
Frederic Weisz
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£620
Christine Seiterle
Velo Karoussell
Christine Seiterle
Painting - 74 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 29.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
£2,900
Dance in the Castle
Christine Seiterle
Painting - 60 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£2,300 £2,070
Away like yesterday and tomorrow
Christine Seiterle
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£2,000 £1,800
Museum's Night - Nacht der Museen
Christine Seiterle
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£2,700
Christiane Simon-Roques
Gabrielle II
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 100 x 70 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 2 inch
£1,258
Soir d'été
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 89 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 1 inch
£1,797
Deux amies
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 100 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,168
L'aventurière
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,258
Kermesse
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,168
Portrait XII
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 162 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
£3,774
Les jambes de la Joconde
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1 inch
£719
Claudio Malacarne
Dentro de la Luce
Claudio Malacarne
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
£3,415
La Soglia Dell'Acqua
Claudio Malacarne
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch
£8,537
La Pelle Rosa
Claudio Malacarne
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch
£8,806
Luci Del Mattino
Claudio Malacarne
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch
£8,806
Voce Del Mare II
Claudio Malacarne
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch
£8,806
Mihai Florea
Useful Object Cover
Mihai Florea
Painting - 120 x 70 x 30 cm Painting - 47.2 x 27.6 x 11.8 inch
£2,067
Useful Object Cut
Mihai Florea
Painting - 120 x 70 x 30 cm Painting - 47.2 x 27.6 x 11.8 inch
£2,067
AE2
Léa Augereau
Valérie Zimmermann (Anna Mya Zimmer)
Promenade Matinale
Valérie Zimmermann (Anna Mya Zimmer)
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,249
Nuances de gris
Valérie Zimmermann (Anna Mya Zimmer)
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£2,202
L'Endormie
Valérie Zimmermann (Anna Mya Zimmer)
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£2,112
Après-midi ensoleillé
Valérie Zimmermann (Anna Mya Zimmer)
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£2,202
Les amoureux
Valérie Zimmermann (Anna Mya Zimmer)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Matinal
Valérie Zimmermann (Anna Mya Zimmer)
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Ici et maintenant
Valérie Zimmermann (Anna Mya Zimmer)
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
Sold
Entre deux pluies
Valérie Zimmermann (Anna Mya Zimmer)
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
Sold