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.
AE2
Painting . 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,327 CHF 1,194
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Gegham Hunanyan
Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 303
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Gegham Hunanyan
Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 303
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Gegham Hunanyan
Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 303
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Serghei Ghetiu
Painting . 80 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 962
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Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting . 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,443
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Hossein Borojeni
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
CHF 529
Hossein Borojeni
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
CHF 529
Hossein Borojeni
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
CHF 567
Hossein Borojeni
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
CHF 500
Hossein Borojeni
Fine Art Drawings . 29.5 x 25.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.6 x 10 inch
CHF 529
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Hossein Borojeni
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
CHF 500
Hossein Borojeni
Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 22.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.9 inch
CHF 481
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Isabelle Lutter
Print . 47 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 18.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
CHF 962
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Isabelle Lutter
Print . 94 x 60 x 1.4 cm Print . 37 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
CHF 3,366
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Isabelle Lutter
Print . 84.3 x 60 x 1.4 cm Print . 33.2 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
CHF 3,366
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Elena Sokolova
Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.5 inch
CHF 465
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Elena Sokolova
Painting . 35.1 x 45 x 1.3 cm Painting . 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.5 inch
CHF 289
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Elena Sokolova
Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
CHF 257
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Elena Sokolova
Painting . 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 376
Recommended by Artsper
Elena Sokolova
Painting . 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 378
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Elena Sokolova
Painting . 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 400
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Elena Sokolova
Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.4 inch
CHF 464
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