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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It's time for the bells
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 154 x 205 x 2 cm Painting - 60.6 x 80.7 x 0.8 inch
$19,890
La place animée et la Piazza Governo, à Bellinzone
Adrien Holy
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,472
Don't extinguish yourself
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 190 x 151 x 2 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,036
The geese flew away
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 116 x 168 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 66.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,212
Became friends
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 135 x 175 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 68.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,451
Building the palace
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$433
Wasp (Adam and Eve)
Alexander Levich
Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,031
Heart of the sea
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$5,733
The Way Life Should Be
Alexander Levich
Painting - 149 x 199 x 2 cm Painting - 58.7 x 78.3 x 0.8 inch
$5,733
A Day at the Races (Blue)
Alexander Levich
Painting - 60 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,095
A Day at the Races (Yellow)
Alexander Levich
Painting - 60 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,510
Romantic Meeting
Alexander Levich
Painting - 75 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,510
Horizon Line – I
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,042
Horizon Line – II
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,042
Horizon Line – III
Alexander Levich
Painting - 45 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,042
Horizon Line – IV
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,042
Horizon Line – V
Alexander Levich
Painting - 45 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,042
Horizon Line – VI
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,042
Call of the Road
Alexander Levich
Painting - 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,861
Call of the Road – II
Alexander Levich
Painting - 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,861
Water Lilies - I
Alexander Levich
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,276
Romantic Landscape - II
Alexander Levich
Painting - 45 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,276
Romantic Landscape - III
Alexander Levich
Painting - 45 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,276
Romantic Landscape - IV
Alexander Levich
Painting - 45 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,276
Over the Hills – I
Alexander Levich
Painting - 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,276
Over the Hills – II
Alexander Levich
Painting - 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,276
Where is the borscht
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 140 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,983
Squirrel curator
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 170 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 66.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,159
Project Gravity.#16.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 130 x 89.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 2 inch
$5,600
Equestrienne 3, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50.8 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.5 inch
$501
Velo Karoussell
Christine Seiterle
Painting - 74 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 29.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,036
Entretien précieux
Christine Seiterle
Painting - 32 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,201
Museum's Night - Nacht der Museen
Christine Seiterle
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,757
Dance in the Castle
Christine Seiterle
Painting - 60 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,201
