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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Spring girl in the window
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 80 x 59.9 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€926
Trip Around the World
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1 inch
€9,000
Bord de l'Epte au printemps
Camille Hilaire
Print - 56 x 76 x 0.3 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
€490
A carefree plein air
Igor Shulman
Painting - 79.8 x 119.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 31.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch
€4,452
Série : Mois de juin - 5ème tableau
Yu Dan Zhou
Painting - 120 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 2 inch
€12,989
Série : Mois de juin - 2ème tableau
Yu Dan Zhou
Painting - 90 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 2 inch
€12,989
Away like yesterday and tomorrow
Christine Seiterle
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,478
Serie Bailando 9
Arancha Tejedor
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€120
Lady with Watch (Femme à la Montre)
Gerard Boersma
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€390
The alleged portrait.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 59.7 x 59.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 23.5 x 23.5 x 2 inch
€1,484
The Town I've Never Been To
Alexander Levich
Painting - 65 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch
€2,750
Surprised Veritas
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,900
Tanto Nomini Nullum Par Elogium
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€3,900
Where the Wild Things Are – I
Alexander Levich
Painting - 71 x 71 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 28 x 1 inch
€2,750
Where the Wild Things Are - II
Alexander Levich
Painting - 71 x 71 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 28 x 1 inch
€2,750
Mystery of Camargue
Alexander Levich
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
€3,900
Jesuit's Journey
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€3,900
The Town I've Never Been To
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,900
Thanksgiving day
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€3,900
The beginning – III
Alexander Levich
Painting - 75 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,750
Harmonie bleue
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
€300
"Tibetan fog" - part 5
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Olegovskaya Street
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 60 x 77 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 30.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
Once upon a time in Tibet part 14
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Once upon a time in Tibet part 12
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Once upon a time in Tibet part 10
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Once upon a time in Tibet part 7
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Once upon a time in Tibet part 1
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Once upon a time in Tibet part 2
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Un été à Paris
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€950
A seascape with crushing waves
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€330
