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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Painting, See you, Dima Filatov

See you

Dima Filatov

Painting - 72 x 120 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.3 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

$562

Painting, Red lipstick., Igor Shulman

Red lipstick.

Igor Shulman

Painting - 119.9 x 79.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.4 x 2 inch

$4,200

Painting, Pause, Igor Shulman

Pause

Igor Shulman

Painting - 100.1 x 69.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.4 x 2 inch

$3,600

Painting, Style icon, Igor Shulman

Style icon

Igor Shulman

Painting - 100.1 x 50 x 5.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$2,900

Painting, Retro beach, Igor Shulman

Retro beach

Igor Shulman

Painting - 71.1 x 94.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 28 x 37.3 x 2 inch

$3,000

Painting, Silence, Igor Shulman

Silence

Igor Shulman

Painting - 59.7 x 100.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 23.5 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$2,900

Painting, Morning news, Igor Shulman

Morning news

Igor Shulman

Painting - 59.7 x 89.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 23.5 x 35.3 x 2 inch

$2,850

Painting, Annecy, Frederic Weisz

Annecy

Frederic Weisz

Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$3,100

Painting, Seyssel, Frederic Weisz

Seyssel

Frederic Weisz

Painting - 140 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$5,206

Painting, Sanary, Frederic Weisz

Sanary

Frederic Weisz

Painting - 80 x 58 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 22.8 x 1.2 inch

$3,334

Painting, Provencal, Frederic Weisz

Provencal

Frederic Weisz

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$4,095

Painting, Quiet hour, Konovalov Igor

Quiet hour

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 185 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 72.8 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,627

Fine Art Drawings, Juliette, Frederic Weisz

Juliette

Frederic Weisz

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$807

Fine Art Drawings, Juliette, Frederic Weisz

Juliette

Frederic Weisz

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$807

Fine Art Drawings, Juliette, Frederic Weisz

Juliette

Frederic Weisz

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$807

Painting, Juliette, Frederic Weisz

Juliette

Frederic Weisz

Painting - 73 x 54 x 5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 2 inch

$1,170

Painting, Tree, Elena Sokolova

Tree

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 39.9 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$339

Painting, Flowers, Elena Sokolova

Flowers

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 70.1 x 59.9 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$878

Painting, Abstrait, Frederic Weisz

Abstrait

Frederic Weisz

Painting - 89 x 210 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 82.7 x 1.2 inch

$6,201

Painting, Sidonia, Matteo Fieno

Sidonia

Matteo Fieno

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,158

Painting, Priscilla, Matteo Fieno

Priscilla

Matteo Fieno

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,158

Painting, Prosperity, Matteo Fieno

Prosperity

Matteo Fieno

Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,755

Painting, About Girls, Matteo Fieno

About Girls

Matteo Fieno

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,111

Painting, Lodge, Anatoly Varvarov

Lodge

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting - 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,930

Painting, Game, Anatoly Varvarov

Game

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting - 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,989

Painting, Domino, Anatoly Varvarov

Domino

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting - 110 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,106

Painting, Chestnut, Anatoly Varvarov

Chestnut

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting - 110 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,457

Painting, Gravity, Anatoly Varvarov

Gravity

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$994

Painting, Welcome, Anatoly Varvarov

Welcome

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting - 155 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 61 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,311

Painting, Starling, Anatoly Varvarov

Starling

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,228

Painting, Caravan, Anatoly Varvarov

Caravan

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting - 100 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,755

Painting, Lovers, Anatoly Varvarov

Lovers

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting - 120 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,311

Painting, 1953, Igor Shulman

1953

Igor Shulman

Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$4,900

Painting, Bucefal, Igor Shulman

Bucefal

Igor Shulman

Painting - 100.1 x 69.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.4 x 2 inch

$3,500

Painting, Walk, Igor Shulman

Walk

Igor Shulman

Painting - 79.8 x 119.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 31.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$4,350

Painting, Ten am, Haibat Balaa Bawab

Ten am

Haibat Balaa Bawab

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$10,500

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