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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Promenade des Anglais
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 110 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,788
Ocean Beach San Francisco
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 90 x 110 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch
$1,788
Joueurs de foot Bois de Boulogne
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,669
I want to ride my bicycle
Dima Filatov
Painting - 72 x 121 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.3 x 47.6 x 0.2 inch
$894
Série : Mois de juin - 6ème tableau
Yu Dan Zhou
Painting - 90 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 2 inch
$15,485
Baigneurs à Equihen-plage
David Jamin
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$4,530
Le Livre-chapeau
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$3,934
Seuls au monde
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,133
Underwater Light Blue No2
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.8 x 28.3 x 0 inch
$1,550
Pret pour la baignade
Rudyard Heaton
Painting - 75 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,192
Polo à Deauville
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 34 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 13.4 inch
$715
Café Monceau
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,788
Girl with camera
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 84 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 33.1 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,311
Poisson bleu Opéra
Rudyard Heaton
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,550
Prunes bleues, Prunes jaunes
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 65 x 92 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 inch
$19,432
Composition In Red, Yellow And Blue
Gerard Boersma
Painting - 88.9 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 24 x 1 inch
$5,400
Solaire
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 67.5 x 53 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.6 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$2,980
Mediterranean Street / Rovinj
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$4,292
Le dompteur
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 8.9 inch
$954
Promenade au bord de la Moselle
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 3.9 inch
$954
Gondolier devant la Punta della Dogana, Venise
Camille Hilaire
Painting - 45.5 x 62 cm Painting - 17.9 x 24.4 inch
$2,742
Mom, I'll call you back
Dima Filatov
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,669
Lady with a Pearl Necklace
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,907
Trio gagnant
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 50 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$775
Enigmi in un giorno di pioggia
Sergio Ceccotti
Painting - 50 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,338
