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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The shade (she gave)
Anna-Lisa Unkuri
Painting - 73 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
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Le rideau rouge
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
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Chill Eastern Winds
Alexander Levich
Painting - 80 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
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Water and the Land
Alexander Levich
Painting - 80 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
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Lithographie originale de Spahn
Victor Spahn
Print - 56 x 76 x 0.3 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
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Lithographie originale de Spahn
Victor Spahn
Print - 56 x 73 x 0.3 cm Print - 22 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
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Lithographie originale de Spahn
Victor Spahn
Print - 75 x 56 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.5 x 22 x 0.1 inch
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Les Sables d'Olonne
Carole Leprince
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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The Invincible Tandem
Igor Shulman
Painting - 79.8 x 100.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 31.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
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Femmes 3
Arancha Tejedor
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
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Femmes 2
Arancha Tejedor
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
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Echo aquatique 1
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 27 x 19 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch
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Arrêt sur image
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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Dentro de la Luce
Claudio Malacarne
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
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Voce Del Mare II
Claudio Malacarne
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch
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Luci Del Mattino
Claudio Malacarne
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch
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La Pelle Rosa
Claudio Malacarne
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch
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Triclinium
Eleonora Drumeva
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 62 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch
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Le garçon de café
Hossein Borojeni
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 10.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 4.1 inch
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Filles sur la plage
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
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L'uomo Che Guarda - VI
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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