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.

Ballerinas

Dima Filatov

Painting . 121 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.6 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

$909

I want to ride my bicycle

Dima Filatov

Painting . 72 x 121 x 0.5 cm Painting . 28.3 x 47.6 x 0.2 inch

$897

Goodbye Era

Dima Filatov

Painting . 121 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.6 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

$897

In my art

Dima Filatov

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

$813

Run. Love

Dima Filatov

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

$861

Baroque

Dima Filatov

Painting . 74 x 120 x 0.5 cm Painting . 29.1 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

$825

Off

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 74 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 29.1 x 0.2 inch

$897

Childhood

Dima Filatov

Painting . 74 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 29.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$717

Butterfly2 : Metamorphosis of Grace

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 150 x 170 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 66.9 x 2 inch

$7,653

Rosignano Solvay

Antoine Rose

Photography . 110 x 250 x 0.5 cm Photography . 43.3 x 98.4 x 0.2 inch

$23,677

Salsa, Painting, Acrylic on MDF Panel

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 22.9 x 30.5 x 1 cm Painting . 9 x 12 x 0.4 inch

$378

Private Party

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 60 x 52 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 20.5 x 0.8 inch

$574

Il Maestro Giapponese

Ilaria Del Monte

Painting . 50 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$3,288

I want to go home

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,631

Experts are conducting the investigation

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 80 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,272

Secret passage

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 65 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,093

Hourglass

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,033

Good morning

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 135 x 185 x 2 cm Painting . 53.1 x 72.8 x 0.8 inch

$2,631

N° 1212 La Rochelle. Bastion du Gabut.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$658

N° 1202 La Rochelle. Bienvenue.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$658

N° 1120 Fin de partie.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$598

N° 1181 Ile d'Aix. Eglise abbatiale. Place de Verdun.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$646

N° 1069 Congratulations 4

R. Cavalié

Painting . 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$598

Out of the Window

Layla Dagher

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,775

N° 1096 Prague 1. Place de la Vieille Ville (est).

R. Cavalié

Painting . 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$598

Equilibrium : Bridges of Serenity

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 170 x 167 x 5 cm Painting . 66.9 x 65.7 x 2 inch

$8,490

Street Harmony

Gegham Hunanyan

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$485 $413

Interlocutors

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 49 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 19.3 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$586

The hostess came home

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,989

Taking a warm bath

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 110 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

$4,185

Devant l'opéra

Rudyard Heaton

Painting . 89 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,392

Opera Garnier

Rudyard Heaton

Painting . 81 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 45.7 x 1 inch

$2,152

Les deux phares

Bruno Tremohars

Painting . 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$419

N° 1074 Congratulations 9

R. Cavalié

Painting . 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$717

Blue dances variation

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 61 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 0.5 inch

$673

N° 1062 L'aujourd'hui

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$478

Messenger

Dima Filatov

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

$813

N° 1038 The Argyll Arms 1.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 27 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$478

Daytime Drinks, Painting, Acrylic on Paper

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 12 x 16 x 0.3 inch

$485

Serie vidas minúsculas 15

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting . 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch

$389

Sunday Gathering

Haibat Balaa Bawab

Painting . 90 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

$10,164

Stolen summer

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 95 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,827

Fragile

AE2

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$947

N° 373 A l'auberge, l'hiver.

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$646

Autumn

Gegham Hunanyan

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$485

Wind

Gegham Hunanyan

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$378

Jeune fille et le cygne

Eugène Bégarat

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,827

En

Rudyard Heaton

Painting . 60 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$897

Stillness and Motion

Gegham Hunanyan

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$432

White noise

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 100 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,528

Sunday afternoon

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,989

Beyond childhood

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 105 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 41.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,750

Les petits gestes 2

AE2

Painting . 36 x 36 x 4 cm Painting . 14.2 x 14.2 x 1.6 inch

$660

N° 1115 Belgrade 12. Ada Ciganlija B

R. Cavalié

Painting . 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$574

My Secret Garden

Layla Dagher

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$5,124

Woman on Chair

Layla Dagher

Painting . 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$5,609

N° 1023 Aria acuto

R. Cavalié

Painting . 41 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

$407

N° 1051 Camden Market

R. Cavalié

Painting . 45 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$502

N° 1050 The Cock Tavern 4

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$502

N° 1049 The Cock Tavern 3

R. Cavalié

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$478

N° 1047 The Cock Tavern 1.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$478

N° 1085 Budapest 6. MNG Songerie B.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$502

N° 1040 The Argyll Arms 3

R. Cavalié

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$419

N° 1035 Rose & Crown 7

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$478

N° 1032 Rose & Crown 4

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 41 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

$407

N° 1031 Rose & Crown 3

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 41 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

$407

Road trip

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 33 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$239

Et Hop ! A la poêle le pinok

Topolino

Print . 40 x 50 x 1.5 cm Print . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$197

Dive

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 100 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 63 x 0.8 inch

$3,229

Like catchers

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 130 x 170 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,827

Where is the borscht

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 140 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,049

Pink

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 185 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 72.8 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,989

Waiting To Cross

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography . 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography . 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch

$945

Watermelon

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 39.9 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$374

Totem

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 110 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$664

The Fine Art of Family Sunbathing, Riviera Romagnola

Fabrizio Alzati

Photography . 20 x 27 cm Photography . 7.9 x 10.6 inch

$419

Serie vidas minúsculas 12

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting . 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch

$389

Retrouvailles du Pinok et de Gepetto dans le ventre de la baleine

Topolino

Print . 40 x 50 x 1.5 cm Print . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$197

Courses à vélo

Jeff Bayley

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$478

Unwanted Attention

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.3 inch

$820

N° 1028 Calando con fuoco. Fermata.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$478

N° 1026 Allargando mezzo.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$478

N° 1185 Ile d'aix. Grosse fringale.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$538

N° 1179 Rochefort. Un certain passage.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 38 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$538

N° 1200 Faux sommeil profond

R. Cavalié

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$502

N° 979 Lare privé

R. Cavalié

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$419

N° 1072 Congratulations 7

R. Cavalié

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$502

N° 1067 Congratulations 2

R. Cavalié

Painting . 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$502

N° 1066 Congratulations 1

R. Cavalié

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$478

N° 1064 Patin de patins

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 41 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

$407

N° 1063 Brighton Music Hall

R. Cavalié

Painting . 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$502

N° 1101 Prague 6. La maison municipale d. Francouskà.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$478

N° 1098 Prague3. La maison municipale a.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$574

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