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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Landscape painting, Impasto olive trees
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
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Angel Painting - Blue dream story
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 85 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
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The beauty of dance XII
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 49 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
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Keeper of the Inner Garden
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 150 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
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Round dance of love
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 150 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
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Baigneurs Formentera
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 65 x 80.5 x 4 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.7 x 1.6 inch
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Skater Venice Beach 04
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 89 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
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L'Ange de Léonard
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch
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Moi aussi je sais faire le beau
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 92 x 73 x 5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 2 inch
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The Mediterranean noon III
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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A rainy evening in the city
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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A ballerina portrait with dark background III
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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In the move of dance
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Ballerina a white swan
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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The beauty of dance XIII
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Homme de Dos Bussaghlia
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 81 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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3 Personnages Bussaghia
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
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Whispers in the wild garden
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 51 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 20.1 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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Whispers of Verdance
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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L'étudiante
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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