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![Painting, So I'm Like, Zena Blackwell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1761591_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, One Size Fits All, Zena Blackwell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1676019_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, On The Hill in the Valley, Alexander Levich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1605369_1_grid.jpg)
On The Hill in the Valley
Alexander Levich
Painting - 130 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$6,599
![Painting, Look at this beauty, honey, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181413_1_grid.jpg)
Look at this beauty, honey
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Painting, Ukrainian Christmas, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2161894_1_grid.jpg)
Ukrainian Christmas
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 100 x 125 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,181
![Painting, Olivia, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2017665_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, To be at home and drink coffee, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1620027_1_grid.jpg)
To be at home and drink coffee
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
![Print, L'estérel, Camille Hilaire](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1244808_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Melancholy Trees, Natia Sapanadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1446420_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sicilian beach, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051124_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Monde extatique, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182414_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Morning Fowles, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178831_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pret pour la baignade, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140570_1_grid.jpg)
Pret pour la baignade
Rudyard Heaton
Painting - 75 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,118
![Painting, Philharmonic, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/116263_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dolce vita II, Eleonora Drumeva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/53072_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, And There Is Thinking Over Something, Eleonora Drumeva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/52565_1_grid.jpg)
And There Is Thinking Over Something
Eleonora Drumeva
Painting - 90 x 102 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 40.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,684
![Painting, Moment de Tambour avec un seau, Victorien Bazo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176926_1_grid.jpg)
Moment de Tambour avec un seau
Victorien Bazo
Painting - 90 x 70 x 5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 2 inch
$3,579
![Print, Autum 4, Alex Katz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147854_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Echantillon, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140574_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Le dompteur, Camille Hilaire](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1133337_1_grid.jpg)
Le dompteur
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 8.9 inch
$895
![Fine Art Drawings, Terrasse à Tunis, Camille Hilaire](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1133295_1_grid.jpg)
Terrasse à Tunis
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11.4 inch
$895
![Fine Art Drawings, Promenade au bord de la Moselle, Camille Hilaire](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1117902_1_grid.jpg)
Promenade au bord de la Moselle
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 3.9 inch
$895
![Fine Art Drawings, La Maison de Rabelais, Metz, Camille Hilaire](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1117851_1_grid.jpg)
La Maison de Rabelais, Metz
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 4.6 inch
$895
![Painting, New York Morning, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182770_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Spring symphony#1, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178187_1_grid.jpg)
Spring symphony#1
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Painting, Apples Garden, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145346_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blue Dream story, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1978995_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Angel Painting - Secret Garden Story, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1978989_1_grid.jpg)
Angel Painting - Secret Garden Story
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 85 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Painting, Landscape painting, Impasto olive trees, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1900113_1_grid.jpg)
Landscape painting, Impasto olive trees
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,342
![Painting, Deux amies, Christiane Simon-Roques](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160884_1_grid.jpg)
Deux amies
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 100 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Fine Art Drawings, Étude pour "Malou cavalière", Francine Van Hove](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2086284_1_grid.jpg)
Étude pour "Malou cavalière"
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 76 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 29.9 inch
$4,586
![Painting, Equestrienne 2, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051223_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Memories, Joshua Salami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1934157_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Passion, Anna Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1384311_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, William Dunas Dance, Pamela-American Dance Festival, Alex Katz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197408_1_grid.jpg)
William Dunas Dance, Pamela-American Dance Festival
Alex Katz
Print - 74.9 x 50.8 cm Print - 29.5 x 20 inch
$1,200
![Painting, Early class, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/709353_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sand castles, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/709347_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Nina, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/622392_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Strangers, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/622362_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Jean i Nina, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/617091_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La partida, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/617079_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Small lives, scene 2, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/428994_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Small lives, scene 1, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/428988_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tous les jours, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/305812_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Primavera, Francine Van Hove](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2086275_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Préparatifs, Francine Van Hove](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1834233_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le Chapeau, Carole Leprince](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1230978_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'Oeil en Coulisse, Francine Van Hove](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1223955_1_grid.jpg)
L'Oeil en Coulisse
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$6,823
![Painting, Sea crowd II, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1174686_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, New Hat, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182768_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Good morning, honey, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181415_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Best friends, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180009_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Little Woman, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178830_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La Wanegaine, Laëtitia Giraud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171475_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sisters at a Picnic in the Garden, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2161898_1_grid.jpg)
Sisters at a Picnic in the Garden
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,901
![Painting, White Transparent Apples, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155861_1_grid.jpg)
White Transparent Apples
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Painting, Garden guardian, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153677_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, My dear princess, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140638_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Maria, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2039352_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Janne, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2039349_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gondolier devant la Punta della Dogana, Venise, Camille Hilaire](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1709244_1_grid.jpg)
Gondolier devant la Punta della Dogana, Venise
Camille Hilaire
Painting - 45.5 x 62 cm Painting - 17.9 x 24.4 inch
$3,188
![Painting, Quo Vadis, Anna Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1384230_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Eve?, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165828_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Maserati, Boreli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/28982_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pastors lake, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051337_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Forest road 4, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1814367_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Don't go to the Garden of Flowers, Natia Sapanadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1566270_1_grid.jpg)
Don't go to the Garden of Flowers
Natia Sapanadze
Painting - 36 x 47 x 2.5 cm Painting - 14.2 x 18.5 x 1 inch
$2,908
![Print, Two figures, Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537182_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Marta & Ciara (City series), Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537170_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Anne (an ice cream for Anne), Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537143_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Girl on red, Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537128_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Rod and Stella (City series), Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537125_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Red jumper, Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537077_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Lucy at the swimming pool, Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537059_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Lucy D., Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537005_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Moth, Natia Sapanadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1446411_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Daily Monologue, Natia Sapanadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1446393_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Kiss, Anna Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1384308_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hold Me Tight, Anna Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1384302_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sky over the city, Anna Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1373796_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Workers, Anna Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1373781_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Atomic fridge, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140573_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Manege et cheval, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140572_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Opera Garnier, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140569_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Deux velos, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140567_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Toit rouge, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085507_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Notre dame, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1576224_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Despedida, Pipi Pírez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1416747_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le Lac, Carole Leprince](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/938607_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les piscines 3, Anne-Sophie Larcena](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183089_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les Deux Chaises longues, Francine Van Hove](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2086269_1_grid.jpg)
Les Deux Chaises longues
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 60 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$17,672
![Painting, Mano a mano, Francine Van Hove](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1225158_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Prunes bleues, Prunes jaunes, Francine Van Hove](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1209378_1_grid.jpg)
Prunes bleues, Prunes jaunes
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 65 x 92 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 inch
$18,231
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.