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.
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Les 3 serveurs
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Forgotten Pleasures
Dima Filatov
Painting - 121 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.6 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch
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Skater Venice Beach
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
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Clémentine & Café
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
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Bateaux et 2 Personnages contre Jour
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
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Underwater Light Blue
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.8 x 28.3 x 0 inch
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Le violoncelliste
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 13 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.9 x 5.1 inch
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Braedeles pour Sarah
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Un-homme-au-bar
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Le Café des Arts
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
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Belated Manai Olympia Gold Award
Su Yu
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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Des de l'habitació maragda
Alejandra Caballero
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
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Un moment per a mi
Alejandra Caballero
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
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El dia i la ciutat
Alejandra Caballero
Painting - 73 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
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Un léger moment de distraction
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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Pour quelques pensées vagabondes
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Bar de la Sorbonne
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
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Brasserie des Tuileries
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
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Vibrations urbaines
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
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Ballet urbain
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Convergence
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Vienna ring tram
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
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Le réverbère bleu
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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L'Artiste
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Les grands boulevards
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
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La terrassa
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Fight For Territory
Mathieu Questel
Painting - 110 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
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Triadou Haussman
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 74 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 29.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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Côte d'Opale
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Le Café Tournesol
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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