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.
Marie Palazzo
Igor Shulman
The alleged portrait.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 59.7 x 59.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 23.5 x 23.5 x 2 inch
$1,500
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
$1,950
The Keeper of Knowledge
Igor Shulman
Painting - 69.9 x 49.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 27.5 x 19.6 x 2 inch
$2,300
Eleonora Drumeva
Triclinium
Eleonora Drumeva
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 62 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch
$270
And There Is Thinking Over Something
Eleonora Drumeva
Painting - 90 x 102 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 40.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,697
Ryoko Watanabe
Back to Okiya : an onyx silent ballet
Ryoko Watanabe
Sculpture - 170 x 85 x 30 cm Sculpture - 66.9 x 33.5 x 11.8 inch
$35,958
DON’T LOOK AT ME : UNSEEN ELEGANCE
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 50 x 67 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 26.4 x 2 inch
$2,247
JR : SILENT COMMUTE
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 80 x 118 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 46.5 x 2 inch
$4,832
DEPARTING TRAIN : JOURNEY’S VEIL
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 80 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$4,832
RED TOKYO : CRIMSON ELEGANCE
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 100 x 78 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 30.7 x 1.2 inch
$4,382
EQUILIBRIUM : BRIDGES OF SERENITY
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 170 x 167 x 5 cm Painting - 66.9 x 65.7 x 2 inch
$7,978
BUTTERFLY2 : METAMORPHOSIS OF GRACE
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 150 x 170 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 66.9 x 2 inch
$7,192
BUTTERFLY : WHISPERS OF TRANSFORMATION
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 160 x 110 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 43.3 x 2 inch
$6,293
Victor Spahn
Footballeurs, France Brésil 1988 Soccer France Brazil
Victor Spahn
Print - 73 x 54 x 0.3 cm Print - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch
$843
Renault F1 (Alain Prost)
Victor Spahn
Print - 43 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 16.9 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$247 $222
Arancha Tejedor
Serie Bailando 9
Arancha Tejedor
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$135
Personnages VIII
Arancha Tejedor
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$180
Desert - 4 Personnages
Arancha Tejedor
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$1,124
Serie Laque 9
Arancha Tejedor
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$135
Serie Laque 10
Arancha Tejedor
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$135
Personnages en mouvement 4
Arancha Tejedor
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$180
Personnages I
Arancha Tejedor
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$180
Helen Uter
The Crow
Helen Uter
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$562
Pipi Pírez
Irina Drozd
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Variations colorées
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,966
De guerre lasse
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,686
La face cachée
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,124
Synergie
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,135