Lively Life Scenes

The attempt to capture a moment fascinated the Impressionist painters of 19th century France. Their loose, rapid brushstrokes sought to create a snapshot of a scene before them. However, it can be argued that an element of realism is necessary to ensure that the artist is indeed a witness to a scene bursting with vitality. In the years that predated the emergence of the Impressionist artists, artists like Edouard Manet were moving away from a background in realism and using such scenes to redefine the artist’s ability to immortalize a moment.  In his Music in the Tuileries (1862), the artist is present in the scene himself. As a fashionable and wealthy crowd gathers in this garden of Paris, the musicians aren’t even visible, but the viewer can almost hear the children playing or the strains of music over the incessant chattering of a gathered crowd. With Manet in the scene, off to the far left, clutching a cane - he offers an understanding of how to retell this lively life scene, he was there. Frantically painted faces suggest constant movement, whilst thick tree trunks separate the crowd only for a moment. In Artsper’s own selection of works, elbow your way through the works depicted by Michel Boulet, or indeed  through the crowded scenes of Marco Santaniello as he conveys the energy from the everyday life of those who fill the streets. 

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Painting, Well..., Wencke Uhl

Well...

Wencke Uhl

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,300

Painting, No, Wencke Uhl

No

Wencke Uhl

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

$1,400

Painting, Over Here, Wencke Uhl

Over Here

Wencke Uhl

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,300

Print, Staircase, Beryl Cook

Staircase

Beryl Cook

Print - 58 x 39 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.8 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

$696

Print, Bus, François Boisrond

Bus

François Boisrond

Print - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$468

Painting, So hype, Rico Sab

So hype

Rico Sab

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

$1,053

Painting, Keep kalm be free, Rico Sab

Keep kalm be free

Rico Sab

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

$1,053

Painting, Minime, Wencke Uhl

Minime

Wencke Uhl

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,500

Painting, Hey ho let's go, Rico Sab

Hey ho let's go

Rico Sab

Painting - 120 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1 inch

$1,755

Photography, Shade of blues, Antoine Rose

Shade of blues

Antoine Rose

Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$9,477

Photography, Red Old School, Antoine Rose

Red Old School

Antoine Rose

Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

$4,914

Painting, Mister Love, Rico Sab

Mister Love

Rico Sab

Painting - 130 x 195 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 1 inch

$2,340

Painting, Simple Days, Rico Sab

Simple Days

Rico Sab

Painting - 130 x 195 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 1 inch

$2,340

Painting, J+445, Gaëtan de Séguin

J+445

Gaëtan de Séguin

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1 inch

$3,159

Painting, Makes you happy, Rico Sab

Makes you happy

Rico Sab

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$1,345

Painting, Radiate positive, Rico Sab

Radiate positive

Rico Sab

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$1,345

Painting, Superman, Rico Sab

Superman

Rico Sab

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, Favorite Tune, Wencke Uhl

Favorite Tune

Wencke Uhl

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

$1,400

Photography, Pampelonne, Antoine Rose

Pampelonne

Antoine Rose

Photography - 77 x 175 x 0.5 cm Photography - 30.3 x 68.9 x 0.2 inch

$11,700

Painting, Concert, Rudyard Heaton

Concert

Rudyard Heaton

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$1,287

Painting, Amazing love yeah, Rico Sab

Amazing love yeah

Rico Sab

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

$1,053

Painting, #waiting, Wencke Uhl

#waiting

Wencke Uhl

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,300

Painting, Spongesaï, Rico Sab

Spongesaï

Rico Sab

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$339

Painting, Untitled, Leonard Ngure

Untitled

Leonard Ngure

Painting - 57 x 96 x 2 cm Painting - 22.4 x 37.8 x 0.8 inch

$2,457

Painting, Yeah...be happy, Rico Sab

Yeah...be happy

Rico Sab

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$339

Painting, Happy yeah, Rico Sab

Happy yeah

Rico Sab

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$339

Painting, Mister dog, Rico Sab

Mister dog

Rico Sab

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$339

Painting, Musik Snoop, Rico Sab

Musik Snoop

Rico Sab

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$339

Painting, Tour rouge, Rudyard Heaton

Tour rouge

Rudyard Heaton

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

$1,053

Painting, Good vibes, Rico Sab

Good vibes

Rico Sab

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch

$339

Painting, Rockstar, Rico Sab

Rockstar

Rico Sab

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch

$339

Painting, Boxeteam, Rico Sab

Boxeteam

Rico Sab

Painting - 130 x 97 x 1.8 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.7 inch

$1,345