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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Fine Art Drawings, Le dompteur, Camille Hilaire

Camille Hilaire

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 8.9 inch

£713

Print, Dancer 3, Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Print - 152 x 91 x 1 cm Print - 59.8 x 35.8 x 0.4 inch

£27,912

Painting, Eco City, Rudyard Heaton

Rudyard Heaton

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 1 inch

£1,962

Painting, Flag, Anatoly Varvarov

Anatoly Varvarov

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

£548

Painting, May 2022, Anatoly Varvarov

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting - 25 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

£548

Painting, Solar, Anatoly Varvarov

Anatoly Varvarov

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

£539

Painting, Exodus, Dima Filatov

Dima Filatov

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

£981 £883

Painting, Flying, Dima Filatov

Dima Filatov

Painting - 120 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

£1,337

Painting, Spring in the Moon, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 150 x 200 x 6 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 2.4 inch

£19,616

Painting, Childhood, Alexandra Djokic

Alexandra Djokic

Painting - 80.5 x 78 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.7 x 30.7 x 0 inch

£2,497

Painting, Amsterdam, Alexandra Djokic

Alexandra Djokic

Painting - 119 x 104 x 0.1 cm Painting - 46.9 x 40.9 x 0 inch

£3,477

Painting, Cheers to our Lunch, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 180 x 255 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 100.4 x 2 inch

£17,833

Print, Autumn 1, Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Print - 147 x 147 cm Print - 57.9 x 57.9 inch

£12,037

Painting, Cane, Anatoly Varvarov

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,204

Painting, Moth, Natia Sapanadze

Natia Sapanadze

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

£2,229

Painting, Wing two, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 135 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

£1,872

Painting, Wing one, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 135 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

£1,872

Print, White Lotus 2, Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Print - 81.3 x 121.9 cm Print - 32 x 48 inch

£8,025

Print, White Lotus 3, Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Print - 81.3 x 121.9 cm Print - 32 x 48 inch

£8,025

Print, White Lotus 4, Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Print - 81.3 x 121.9 cm Print - 32 x 48 inch

£8,025

Print, White Lotus 5, Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Print - 81.3 x 121.9 cm Print - 32 x 48 inch

£8,025

Painting, La Bourasque, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 42 x 42 x 3 cm Painting - 16.5 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch

£446

Painting, Perfect Look, Joshua Salami

Joshua Salami

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

£1,163 £872

Painting, Blue Sleeve, Joshua Salami

Joshua Salami

Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 1 inch

£1,434

Painting, MGM Riches, Gerard Boersma

Gerard Boersma

Painting - 88.9 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 27 x 1 inch

£5,444

Painting, Liseuse, Pierre Wuillaume

Pierre Wuillaume

Painting - 55 x 38 x 2.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 1 inch

£535

Painting, Hello Kitty!, Dima Filatov

Dima Filatov

Painting - 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

£883

Painting, Valley, Natia Sapanadze

Natia Sapanadze

Painting - 42 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£1,159

Painting, Feminine Anchor, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 120 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 2 inch

£8,203

Painting, Capital and Art, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 130 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 2 inch

£17,119

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