Pictorial Genre
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.
Matthieu Delfini
Painting . 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch
CHF 2,885
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Matthieu Delfini
Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,308
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Matthieu Delfini
Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,885
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Mónica Castanys
Painting . 100 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch
CHF 3,847
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Fabrizio Alzati
Photography . 20 x 27 cm Photography . 7.9 x 10.6 inch
CHF 337
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Fabrizio Alzati
Photography . 30 x 40 cm Photography . 11.8 x 15.7 inch
CHF 481
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Fabrizio Alzati
Photography . 20 x 27 cm Photography . 7.9 x 10.6 inch
CHF 337
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Gaëtan de Séguin
Painting . 162 x 111 x 4 cm Painting . 63.8 x 43.7 x 1.6 inch
CHF 4,520
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Gaëtan de Séguin
Painting . 50 x 50 x 3.8 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.5 inch
CHF 1,154
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Gaëtan de Séguin
Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHF 289
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Jana & JS
Painting . 52 x 27 x 3 cm Painting . 20.5 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch
CHF 1,587
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Natia Sapanadze
Painting . 44 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 17.3 x 13 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,827
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Marco Santaniello
Painting . 79 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.1 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
CHF 4,328
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Marco Santaniello
Print . 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
CHF 289
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Marco Santaniello
Print . 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
CHF 289
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Marco Santaniello
Fine Art Drawings . 67 x 90 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 4,328
Marco Santaniello
Painting . 68 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 26.8 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 2,693
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Marco Santaniello
Print . 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
CHF 289
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Marco Santaniello
Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
CHF 3,655
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Marco Santaniello
Painting . 80 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
CHF 4,328
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Marco Santaniello
Painting . 70 x 94 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 37 x 1.2 inch
CHF 4,328
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Marco Santaniello
Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
CHF 4,135
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Dima Filatov
Painting . 120 x 80 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
CHF 769
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Dima Filatov
Painting . 73 x 121 x 0.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 47.6 x 0.2 inch
CHF 769
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Dima Filatov
Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,154
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Carole Leprince
Fine Art Drawings . 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
CHF 192
Clara Delaporte
Photography . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Photography . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,020
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Alexander Levich
Painting . 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 914
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Alexander Levich
Painting . 50 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 942
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Alexander Levich
Painting . 130 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 7,598
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