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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Windmill in Maasland
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 24.1 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 9.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€179
Pastors lake scene
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€370
Small chhapel at Gerani
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€213
Elafonissi beach 2
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 26.9 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
€308
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
€17,000
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
€1,315
Don't extinguish yourself
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 190 x 151 x 2 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,450
The geese flew away
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 116 x 168 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 66.1 x 0.8 inch
€3,600
Became friends
Anatoly Varvarov
Painting - 135 x 175 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 68.9 x 0.8 inch
€2,950
Building the palace
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€396
Wasp (Adam and Eve)
Alexander Levich
Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€4,300
Heart of the sea
Alexander Levich
Painting - 100 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
€4,900
The Way Life Should Be
Alexander Levich
Painting - 149 x 199 x 2 cm Painting - 58.7 x 78.3 x 0.8 inch
€4,900
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
€3,500
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
€3,000
Romantic Meeting
Alexander Levich
Painting - 75 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
Horizon Line – I
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
Horizon Line – II
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
Horizon Line – III
Alexander Levich
Painting - 45 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
Horizon Line – IV
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
Horizon Line – V
Alexander Levich
Painting - 45 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
Horizon Line – VI
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
Call of the Road
Alexander Levich
Painting - 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,300
Call of the Road – II
Alexander Levich
Painting - 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,300
Water Lilies - I
Alexander Levich
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,800
Romantic Landscape - II
Alexander Levich
Painting - 45 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,800
Romantic Landscape - III
Alexander Levich
Painting - 45 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,800
Romantic Landscape - IV
Alexander Levich
Painting - 45 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,800
Over the Hills – I
Alexander Levich
Painting - 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,800
Over the Hills – II
Alexander Levich
Painting - 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,800
Where is the borscht
Konovalov Igor
Painting - 140 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
€2,550