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
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
Seeds for the future harvest
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 117 x 98 x 2 cm Painting - 46.1 x 38.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,610
White and black
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 105 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,364
After the holiday
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 115 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
Cell with a ruler
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 40.5 x 47.5 x 2 cm Painting - 15.9 x 18.7 x 0.8 inch
$961
Everything has its time
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 180 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 70.9 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,343
Walk under the moon
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,337
Where is the borscht
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 140 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$3,025
Squirrel curator
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 170 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 66.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,203
I've never ridden an elephan
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 185 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 72.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,678
A touch of a dream
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 115 x 137 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 53.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,233
On the way to a dream
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 190 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,152
"Celestial Empire" - (diptych)
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 370 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 145.7 x 0.8 inch
$7,118
Spring girl with the pearl
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$438
PAPARAZZI2 : WHISPERS IN THE SHADOWS
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 146 x 180 x 5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 70.9 x 2 inch
$7,830
Woman nude, Pop art - Antifragile
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,068
Let Titanic Fly for a While
Su Yu
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$11,863
South wind at sea
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,203
Girl with a drill
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,966
