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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Susanna and the Elders
Alexander Levich
Painting - 45 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
€690
Birds and beach
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 100 x 93 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 36.6 x 0 inch
€7,800
The rear window
Alejandra Caballero
Painting - 70 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
€3,800
Water reflection No 2
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 210 x 111.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 82.7 x 43.9 x 0 inch
€26,000
Water Reflection
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 101 x 102 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.8 x 40.2 x 0 inch
€5,900
The Dream will Continue
Su Yu
Painting - 255 x 360 x 6 cm Painting - 100.4 x 141.7 x 2.4 inch
€85,000
Racconto di una sera
Sergio Ceccotti
Painting - 50 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
€2,800
Expectation. Allegory.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 69.9 x 69.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 27.5 x 27.5 x 2 inch
€2,367
Adversary on the asphalt
Mathieu Questel
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€5,000
A Little Secret
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€3,900
Contemporary Dancers
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 99.5 x 125.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.2 x 49.4 x 0 inch
€3,200
Excitingly Waiting - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Women, Love
Joshua Salami
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,594
Moment He Gave Me Flowers
Joshua Salami
Painting - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1 inch
€1,502
My Favorite Head Gear - 21st Century, Expressionist, Figurative Landscape, Men
Joshua Salami
Painting - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1 inch
€1,502
La méridienne
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
En attendant Léo
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
Café Saint Lazare
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
Introspection
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Juillet à Paris
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Au café de l'Ile St Louis
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 100 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
Carpe diem
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
A Frenchman in London
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 116 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,900
Pour le meilleur ou pour le pire
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,300
Série : Mois de juin - 4ème tableau
Yu Dan Zhou
Painting - 85 x 125 x 5 cm Painting - 33.5 x 49.2 x 2 inch
€12,989
Water reflection No2
Alexandra Djokic
Painting - 160 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting - 63 x 82.7 x 0 inch
€22,000
Reflets du désert
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
Réminiscence
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Résonances urbaines
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 130 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
Vibration végétale
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
A cheerful still life.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 69.6 x 49.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 27.4 x 19.6 x 2 inch
€1,957
L'océan, Portugal
Camille Hilaire
Painting - 60 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
€7,000
I Don’t Mean A Thing
Laëtitia Giraud
Painting - 46 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,350
The hostess came home
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
Approaching danger
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 75 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,500