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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De l'autre côté du miroir
Maude Ovize
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,755
Contemplating the Inarticulate
Dima Filatov
Painting - 73 x 121 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 47.6 x 0.2 inch
$632
Model in the studio
Dima Filatov
Painting - 73 x 121 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 47.6 x 0.2 inch
$679
Underwater Mediterranean
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 106 x 99 x 0.1 cm Painting - 41.7 x 39 x 0 inch
$4,914
Le clown Auguste sur la piste
Camille Hilaire
Painting - 53 x 36.5 cm Painting - 20.9 x 14.4 inch
$2,164
Que lit-elle ?
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$3,393
Avec Mona Lisa
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$12,519
Bain de soleil
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 73 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$14,274
Mais ce n'était que le soleil
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 54 x 81 cm Painting - 21.3 x 31.9 inch
$15,444
Underwater Turquoise Red
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 100.5 x 113 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.6 x 44.5 x 0 inch
$14,038
Underwater Turquoise
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 99 x 99 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39 x 39 x 0 inch
$8,073
Underwater Pastel
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 110 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$7,956
Un séisme ordinaire
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,925
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
$11,700
Underwater Puzzle XXXL
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 200 x 160 x 0.1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 63 x 0 inch
$30,420
Spa & Wellness – I
Alexander Levich
Painting - 45 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$807
The limits of pleasure
Igor Shulman
Painting - 96.8 x 66 x 5.1 cm Painting - 38.1 x 26 x 2 inch
$2,800
After the party, Red
Igor Shulman
Painting - 68.6 x 88.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 27 x 35 x 2 inch
$2,800
After the party #27
Igor Shulman
Painting - 59.7 x 79.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.5 x 31.4 x 1 inch
$2,600
South wind at sea
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,159
L'uomo Che Guarda - V
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,041
Burnt by the Sun
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,041
L’uomo Che Guarda – X
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,041
Dedicated to Gauguin
Alexander Levich
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,018
Girl with a drill
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 135 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,925
