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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Girl with a hammer
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,925
Equilibrium part 3
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,925
Equilibrium part 2
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,925
Street of Mercy
Alexander Levich
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$14,040
Peace and Tranquility 2
Joshua Salami
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,799
Living in the Moment of Peace 2
Joshua Salami
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,000
Living in the Moment of Peace
Joshua Salami
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,000
Old Sailor’s Stories
Alexander Levich
Painting - 98 x 148 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.6 x 58.3 x 1 inch
$10,530
Golden Memories
Alexander Levich
Painting - 138 x 107 x 2.5 cm Painting - 54.3 x 42.1 x 1 inch
$9,360
All Gold in the World
Alexander Levich
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$11,700
Giuseppe Forever (Les Pêcheurs de Perles)
Alexander Levich
Painting - 140 x 115 x 2.5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 45.3 x 1 inch
$9,360
Saga about Normans
Alexander Levich
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$10,530
Ancient Scottish Songs
Alexander Levich
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$10,530
Meeting in the forest with a curator
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 185 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 72.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,217
Levich - van Dyck Sketches for the Portrait of Sir Roderick David Stewart
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$5,733
Canzone Napoletana
Alexander Levich
Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,031
Blues for Blue Bus
Alexander Levich
Painting - 120 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$5,850
Enjoying the Pomegranate Fruit
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,042
Equilibrium equation
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 170 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 66.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,095
Taking a warm bath
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 110 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
$4,095
"Button in the house" - part 2
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 57.5 x 48.5 x 2 cm Painting - 22.6 x 19.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,111
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
$2,457
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
$2,457
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
$2,457
The sky is silent
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 185 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 72.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,627
The Velvet season
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 110 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,515
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
Station Sèvres-Lecourbe
Helen Uter
Painting - 116 x 89 x 4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.6 inch
$4,680
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
$292
Higher than clouds
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
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
$2,281
The era of joy
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 175 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 68.9 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,960