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, Confidences, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,672

Painting, Peacock, Alexandra Djokic

Alexandra Djokic

Painting - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.8 x 28.3 x 0 inch

$1,943

Painting, The Matador I, Donovan Rose

Donovan Rose

Painting - 51 x 41 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 16.1 x 1.6 inch

$790

Painting, Éclat, AE2

AE2

Painting - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,186 $1,968

Print, Sedusa, Jason Pulgarin

Jason Pulgarin

Print - 137.2 x 91.4 cm Print - 54 x 36 inch

$3,000 $2,700

Painting, Douceur, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Painting - 85 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 24 x 1.2 inch

$1,822

Painting, Surfeuse, Karine Bartoli

Karine Bartoli

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,458

Print, Danse, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$364

Print, Immersion, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$364

Painting, Joy, Maude Ovize

Joy

Maude Ovize

Painting - 116 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$3,158

Print, Reflection II, Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Print - 104 x 78.7 x 0.01 cm Print - 40.9 x 31 x 0 inch

$10,689

Print, Up there, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$364

Print, Rêve, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$364

Painting, Whisper, David Jamin

David Jamin

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,822

Print, Elevation, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$364

Painting, Évanescence, David Jamin

David Jamin

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$4,251

Painting, Soul Gaze 2, Joshua Oyeleye

Joshua Oyeleye

Painting - 90.2 x 59.7 x 66 cm Painting - 35.5 x 23.5 x 26 inch

$1,400

Print, Reflection I, Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Print - 47 x 34.3 x 0.01 cm Print - 18.5 x 13.5 x 0 inch

$8,502

Print, Summer, Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Print - 137 x 107 cm Print - 53.9 x 42.1 inch

$12,146

Painting, Star girl 1, Joshua Salami

Joshua Salami

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,190

Painting, Le Lac, Carole Leprince

Carole Leprince

Painting - 73 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$729

Painting, Flag, Anatoly Varvarov

Anatoly Varvarov

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

$747

Painting, Traveler, Alexandra Djokic

Alexandra Djokic

Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,822

Painting, Frozen, Dima Filatov

Dima Filatov

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,943

Painting, Poseidon, Dima Filatov

Dima Filatov

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,579

Painting, Poplar, Anatoly Varvarov

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting - 123 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 48.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,202

Painting, Violinist, Alexandra Djokic

Alexandra Djokic

Painting - 87 x 86 x 4.5 cm Painting - 34.3 x 33.9 x 1.8 inch

$1,336

Painting, Santorini, Alexandra Djokic

Alexandra Djokic

Painting - 96.8 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting - 38.1 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$1,190

Painting, Swimmer, Alexandra Djokic

Alexandra Djokic

Painting - 100 x 62 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 24.4 x 0 inch

$1,822

Painting, Flamingos, Alexandra Djokic

Alexandra Djokic

Painting - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.8 x 28.3 x 0 inch

$1,336

Painting, Chatillon, Frederic Weisz

Frederic Weisz

Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,551

Painting, The Prevailer, Joshua Salami

Joshua Salami

Painting - 121.92 x 91.44 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$3,278

Painting, Perfect Look, Joshua Salami

Joshua Salami

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch

$1,500

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