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, Solaire, Francine Van Hove

Solaire

Francine Van Hove

Fine Art Drawings - 67.5 x 53 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.6 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch

$2,925

Painting, Jump, Alexandra Djokic

Jump

Alexandra Djokic

Painting - 91.3 x 75.6 x 0.1 cm Painting - 35.9 x 29.8 x 0 inch

$3,042

Painting, Venice, Alexandra Djokic

Venice

Alexandra Djokic

Painting - 142.5 x 107 x 0.1 cm Painting - 56.1 x 42.1 x 0 inch

$3,276

Painting, Africa, Alexandra Djokic

Africa

Alexandra Djokic

Painting - 114 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 44.9 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$3,744

Painting, Seascape, Alexandra Djokic

Seascape

Alexandra Djokic

Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$3,276

Painting, Wing two, Konovalov Igor

Wing two

Konovalov Igor

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

$2,457

Painting, Wing one, Konovalov Igor

Wing one

Konovalov Igor

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

$2,457

Painting, Run. Love, Dima Filatov

Run. Love

Dima Filatov

Painting - 73 x 120 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

$842

Painting, $1, Su Yu

$1

Su Yu

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,744

Painting, 5 Beautification, Su Yu

5 Beautification

Su Yu

Painting - 94 x 89 x 4 cm Painting - 37 x 35 x 1.6 inch

$3,744

Painting, Eco City, Rudyard Heaton

Eco City

Rudyard Heaton

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

$2,574

Painting, Sea walk 2, Elena Sokolova

Sea walk 2

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 46 x 55.1 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

$563

Painting, Flag, Anatoly Varvarov

Flag

Anatoly Varvarov

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

$720

Painting, Solar, Anatoly Varvarov

Solar

Anatoly Varvarov

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

$708

Painting, Moth, Natia Sapanadze

Moth

Natia Sapanadze

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

$2,925

Sculpture, Black Dress, Alex Katz

Black Dress

Alex Katz

Sculpture - 63.5 x 21.6 x 7.9 cm Sculpture - 25 x 8.5 x 3.1 inch

$26,850

Sculpture, Black Dress, Alex Katz

Black Dress

Alex Katz

Sculpture - 63.5 x 21.6 x 7.9 cm Sculpture - 25 x 8.5 x 3.1 inch

$26,850

Sculpture, Black Dress, Alex Katz

Black Dress

Alex Katz

Sculpture - 58.4 x 17.8 x 7.6 cm Sculpture - 23 x 7 x 3 inch

$26,850

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