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.

Cityscape diptych

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 72 x 101 x 0.1 cm Painting . 28.3 x 39.8 x 0 inch

€2,500

At the beach

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 110 x 76.4 x 0.1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 30.1 x 0 inch

€2,800

Underwater Pastel Green

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 95 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 43.3 x 0 inch

€2,900

Lady with hat

Alexandra Djokic

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

€3,800

Underwater Pastel Green No1

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 100.5 x 58.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.6 x 23 x 0 inch

€2,800

L’ultimo tilacino

Ilaria Del Monte

Painting . 40 x 50 x 5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€2,250

Exodus

Dima Filatov

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

€1,100

Mom, I'll call you back

Dima Filatov

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

€1,400

Silence

Igor Shulman

Painting . 59.7 x 100.1 x 5.1 cm Painting . 23.5 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€2,585

Elevator of Life

Dima Filatov

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

€800

La petite écuyère

Camille Hilaire

Print . 53 x 73 cm Print . 20.9 x 28.7 inch

€300

Les jongleuses

Camille Hilaire

Print . 53 x 73 cm Print . 20.9 x 28.7 inch

€300

Les saltimbanques

Camille Hilaire

Print . 53 x 73 cm Print . 20.9 x 28.7 inch

€300

Les contorsionnistes

Camille Hilaire

Print . 73 x 53 cm Print . 28.7 x 20.9 inch

€250

Les funambules

Camille Hilaire

Print . 73 x 53 cm Print . 28.7 x 20.9 inch

€250

Le dompteur

Camille Hilaire

Print . 73 x 53 cm Print . 28.7 x 20.9 inch

€250

Le dompteur

Camille Hilaire

Print . 73 x 53 cm Print . 28.7 x 20.9 inch

€250

Ukraine

Dima Filatov

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

€800

Aviator

Dima Filatov

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

€800

Yellow

Helen Uter

Painting . 89 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 1 inch

€3,500

N° 1296 Juvénile quintet embarqué.

R. Cavalié

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

€540

Jump

Alexandra Djokic

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

€2,600

N° 998 La nausée

R. Cavalié

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€800

N° 950 Ariane Mnouchkine

R. Cavalié

Painting . 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

N° 941 Jane Birkin

R. Cavalié

Painting . 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Sand castles

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 27.5 x 40 cm Painting . 10.8 x 15.7 inch

€750

N° 1295 La transmission en œuvre.

R. Cavalié

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

€500

N° 1289 Guillotière. La chance.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€900

Le Bain

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€180

Jugadores de cartas

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 73 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,300

Le Livre-chapeau

Francine Van Hove

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 inch

€3,300

N° 1105 Belgrade 2. Kafeterija Magazin. A

R. Cavalié

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

€580

Landes 3

AE2

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€300

N° 1294 Lyon 1. Sur les pentes.

R. Cavalié

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

€520

The Meeting in the Meadow

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€401

Sleepy Lagoon

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 133 x 99.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 52.4 x 39.2 x 0 inch

€4,800

At the beach

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 107 x 158 x 0.1 cm Painting . 42.1 x 62.2 x 0 inch

€5,800

Ten am

Haibat Balaa Bawab

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€7,000

In the Net

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 83 x 84 x 2 cm Painting . 32.7 x 33.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

London Parade

Julia Whitehead

Painting . 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€4,559

Kirk Vidas

Ray Richardson

Painting . 127 x 81 cm Painting . 50 x 31.9 inch

€9,700

Lithographie originale de Spahn

Victor Spahn

Print . 56 x 74 x 0.3 cm Print . 22 x 29.1 x 0.1 inch

€300

Wings

Helen Uter

Painting . 114 x 148 x 2.5 cm Painting . 44.9 x 58.3 x 1 inch

€4,000

Simon

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€180

Comunication

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 72 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 28.3 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€4,800

Love is in the air

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 70 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 43.3 x 0 inch

€4,800

Mon Vélo

David Jamin

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

€2,550

L'étude

Yutao Ge

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

€1,600

Mamá dando pecho

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 60 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,300

Parents III.

Igor Shulman

Painting . 69.6 x 100.1 x 5.1 cm Painting . 27.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€2,942

Equestrienne 2

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€412

N° 990 A rebours.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€800

Rosignano Solvay

Antoine Rose

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

€19,800

Visiting The Shrine, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.4 inch

€669

Untitled

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 24 x 29 x 3 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.4 x 1.2 inch

€400

Manege et cheval

Rudyard Heaton

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€900

Tout contre Toi

Christian Raffin

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€380

Just Got Lucky

Ray Richardson

Painting . 90 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€9,500

At the beach

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 123 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting . 48.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€4,300

Peacock

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 80 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€6,000

Staircase

Beryl Cook

Print . 58 x 39 x 0.2 cm Print . 22.8 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

€608

Amigos en el café Zurich

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Waiting To Cross

Alain Le Garsmeur

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

€790

Walk

Igor Shulman

Painting . 79.8 x 119.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 31.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€3,878

N° 1062 L'aujourd'hui

R. Cavalié

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

€400

Bleecker Street - Lafayette NYC

Marco Santaniello

Print . 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€300

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

€400

N° 1030 Rose & Crown 2

R. Cavalié

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

€350

N° 1292 Émission spéciale : Le bel esprit.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 38 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€620

Sous-Bois

Carole Leprince

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€180

Around the Table

Haibat Balaa Bawab

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

€11,250

Vue sur un vendredi

Annaelle Myriam Chaib

Painting . 200 x 140 x 5 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 2 inch

€13,000

Pret pour la baignade

Rudyard Heaton

Painting . 75 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 29.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€1,000

Lets Sing Together : Enchanting Chorus

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 125 x 129 x 5 cm Painting . 49.2 x 50.8 x 2 inch

€5,700

Ragazza distesa tra i fili d'erba

Luigi Iona

Painting . 71 x 57.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 28 x 22.6 x 0 inch

€280

À Bicyclette

David Jamin

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€670

A tu vera

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.4 inch

€7,000

Arribada

Alejandra Caballero

Painting . 65 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,250

Night Food Stall - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€570

Morning Snowfall

Fabrizio Alzati

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

€350

Mes nuits apaches

Topolino

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€240

Snow walk

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 30 x 23 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

€650

Luxembourg

Carole Leprince

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€180

Cubist Embrace

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€535

Sailors Fighting in the Dancehall

Ray Richardson

Painting . 76 x 76 x 2 cm Painting . 29.9 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

N° 1113 Belgrade 10. Edisan pastry shop.

R. Cavalié

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

€500

Morning news

Igor Shulman

Painting . 59.7 x 89.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 23.5 x 35.3 x 2 inch

€2,541

As I lean unto your chest

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 62 x 62 x 0.5 cm Painting . 24.4 x 24.4 x 0.2 inch

€1,293

N° 1175 Rochefort. Au transbordeur 1.

R. Cavalié

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

€560

L'Endormie

Valérie Zimmermann (Anna Mya Zimmer)

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

€2,350

N° 1291 Toujours le septième. Gerland.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 27 x 48 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch

€520

N° 1290 Guillotière. Au revoir les enfants.

R. Cavalié

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

€520

Service Station, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.4 inch

€669

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