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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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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Variations colorées
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 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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Femme au turban rouge
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 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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Il ritorno della signora A.
Sergio Ceccotti
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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Autour de minuit
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 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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Simca 9 Deluxe
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
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Coccinelle blanche
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
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Chevrolet cubaine
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
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Derrière l'Opéra
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Rooftop Lafayette
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 54 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 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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Rooftop du printemps
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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While you get to sleep at night
Joshua Salami
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 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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Somewhere in the South II
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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The Pursuit of Loneliness
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1 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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A sunny day in the pine forest
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
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A seascape with crushing waves II
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Black tattoo
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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De blanc et d'or
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 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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