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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Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 130 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,254
Knock - you will open
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 100 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,305
Witness the time. Sunset
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 100 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,542
Under the cover of a crane
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 90 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,186
Café Saint Georges
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$297
And Now Summer Has Left…
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,056
Bathing at sunset
Alexander Levich
Painting - 45 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,032
A person's walk through blogs
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 120 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,084
The mistress of the house
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,203
Flight of Meletus
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 140 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,084
Running from a thunderstorm
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 180 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,389
Tiktok girl dancing - Right part of the diptych
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 170 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 66.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,389
Tiktok man jumping - Left part of the diptych
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 170 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 66.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,389
I want to go home
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,610
Experts are conducting the investigation
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 80 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,254
Girl with a hammer
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,966
Equilibrium part 3
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,966
Equilibrium part 2
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,966
Canadian Trucks
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,084
Street of Mercy
Alexander Levich
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$14,236
Peace and Tranquility 2
Joshua Salami
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,799
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
$3,000
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
$3,000
Old Sailor’s Stories
Alexander Levich
Painting - 98 x 148 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.6 x 58.3 x 1 inch
$10,677
Golden Memories
Alexander Levich
Painting - 138 x 107 x 2.5 cm Painting - 54.3 x 42.1 x 1 inch
$9,491
All Gold in the World
Alexander Levich
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$11,863
Giuseppe Forever (Les Pêcheurs de Perles)
Alexander Levich
Painting - 140 x 115 x 2.5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 45.3 x 1 inch
$9,491
Saga about Normans
Alexander Levich
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$10,677
Ancient Scottish Songs
Alexander Levich
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$10,677
Meeting in the forest with a curator
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 185 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 72.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,262
Levich - van Dyck Sketches for the Portrait of Sir Roderick David Stewart
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$5,813
Balos beach boat, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 17.8 x 24.1 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 9.5 x 0.4 inch
$142
Canzone Napoletana
Alexander Levich
Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,101
Blues for Blue Bus
Alexander Levich
Painting - 120 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$5,932
Enjoying the Pomegranate Fruit
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,084
Equilibrium equation
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 170 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 66.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,152
Taking a warm bath
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 110 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
$4,152
"Button in the house" - part 2
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 57.5 x 48.5 x 2 cm Painting - 22.6 x 19.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,127
