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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Once upon a time in Tibet part 15
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,491
Once upon a time in Tibet part 8
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,491
Once upon a time in Tibet part 6
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,491
The sky is silent
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 185 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 72.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,678
The Velvet season
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 110 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,551
Beige 8 femmes
Arancha Tejedor
Painting - 100 x 81 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,008
Power of persuasion.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 119.9 x 140 x 5.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 2 inch
$5,600
Serie vidas minúsculas 11
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
$386
Serie vidas minúsculas 7
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
$386
Serie vidas minúsculas 15
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
$386
Serie vidas minúsculas 14
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
$386
Serie vidas minúsculas 13
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
$386
Serie vidas minúsculas 12
Marta Lafuente
Painting - 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch
$386
Station Sèvres-Lecourbe
Helen Uter
Painting - 116 x 89 x 4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.6 inch
$4,745
Rencontre improbable
Anna-Lisa Unkuri
Painting - 100 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$5,932
Higher than clouds
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,246
Between the past and the future
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 90 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,313
The era of joy
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 175 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 68.9 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,987
Fragmentation
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,491
Entre ciel et terre
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,491
A reminder of the greatness of the nation.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 69.9 x 100.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 27.5 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$3,200
The limit of dreams.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 64.8 x 89.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 25.5 x 35.4 x 2 inch
$3,200
Temporary collaps
Igor Shulman
Painting - 79.8 x 79.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 31.4 x 31.4 x 2 inch
$3,800
Wind in the city. Retro version.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 89.7 x 100.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 35.3 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$4,200
An important conversation
Igor Shulman
Painting - 109.7 x 59.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 43.2 x 23.5 x 2 inch
$2,900
Non-smoking carriage.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 69.6 x 89.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 27.4 x 35.3 x 2 inch
$3,500
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
$3,800
Ouverture du printemps
Camille Hilaire
Print - 47.7 x 37.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.8 x 14.8 x 0.1 inch
$297
Lithographie originale de Spahn
Victor Spahn
Print - 49 x 60 x 0.3 cm Print - 19.3 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$356
Vue du musée Picasso
Frederic Weisz
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,551
Construction de péniche
Frederic Weisz
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$2,966
Juliette
Frederic Weisz
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$819