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.

Plaça Mercadal Reus

Josep Moscardó

Painting . 50 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€3,300

Untitled (home)

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 33 x 38 x 2.5 cm Painting . 13 x 15 x 1 inch

€680

All Night Food - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography . 50 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€665

Señoritas en el burdel

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 60 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,200

Restaurant place des Vosges

Jeff Bayley

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

€600

N° 1287 Jean Macé. Rebonjour mademoiselle !

R. Cavalié

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

€520

N° 1284 La Croix-Rousse. Salve, o philosophus.

R. Cavalié

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

€520

The White mountain

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 80 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€3,200

The Future 2

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€790

Gaviera

Alejandra Caballero

Painting . 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Le Quai

Carole Leprince

Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch

€120

N° 1286 Jean Macé. Communia spatia.

R. Cavalié

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

€540

N° 1285 Le septième. Jean Macé.

R. Cavalié

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

€540

N° 1283 La Croix-Rousse. Lire, rêver, rigoler : le bonheur.

R. Cavalié

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

€650

Olegovskaya Street

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 60 x 77 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 30.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Perro y guitarra

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 60 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Le Petit Patissier

Helen Uter

Painting . 42 x 42 x 3 cm Painting . 16.5 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch

€500

La Bourasque

Helen Uter

Painting . 42 x 42 x 3 cm Painting . 16.5 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch

€500

Plaça Mercadal, Reus

Josep Moscardó

Painting . 50 x 50 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

€2,000

Fruttivendolo in Naples

Marco Santaniello

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

€300

Meikong Train Market

Marco Santaniello

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

€300

HK Chicken Shop

Marco Santaniello

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

€300

Herta Berlin Supporters

Marco Santaniello

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

€300

N° 1282 La Croix-Rousse. Entrée.

R. Cavalié

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

€550

N° 1281 Le Point du Jour. Côté Jardin.

R. Cavalié

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

€620

Shooting stars

Mónica Castanys

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€5,000

Power of persuasion.

Igor Shulman

Painting . 119.9 x 140 x 5.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 55.1 x 2 inch

€4,992

N° 1046 Les complémentaires 2.

R. Cavalié

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

€420

'll call you back

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 59 x 83 x 2 cm Painting . 23.2 x 32.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Jump

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

The Troubadour's Love

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Moissons en Cornouaille

Bruno Tremohars

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Childhood Memories

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€428 €342

Août

Carole Leprince

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

€600

Notre maison

Rudyard Heaton

Painting . 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€1,200

Jugando en la playa

Jordi Turbau

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

€2,000

N° 680 Lactation à Saint Bernard (fragment)

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

€540

Limbo

Dima Filatov

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

€800

N° 1080 Budapest 2. Széchenyi Lànchid A.

R. Cavalié

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

€380

Faces, Berlin

Marco Bulgarelli

Photography . 28 x 18 cm Photography . 11 x 7.1 inch

€420

En Equilibre

Carole Leprince

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

€600

Poisson bleu Opéra

Rudyard Heaton

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

€1,300

The city waking up

Mónica Castanys

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

€5,400

Un verre de vin

Yutao Ge

Painting . 100 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€1,800

Mercado de Leticia

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

De copas

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 52.5 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 20.7 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Au café de l'Ile St Louis

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 100 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Believe

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,500 €1,350

Un dimanche à Paris

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€1,500

Carpe diem

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

A Frenchman in London

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 116 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Le repli

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Departing Train : Journey's Veil

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 80 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€4,300

Empty Saddle, Painting, Acrylic on Paper

Anthony Dunphy

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

€553

I want to go home

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,200

Ukraine

Dima Filatov

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

€800

Selfie from Europe

Dima Filatov

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

€750

December

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 90 x 67 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch

€600

March

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 72 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 28.3 x 0.2 inch

€790

See you again

Mónica Castanys

Painting . 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€4,850

Mes vœux

Yutao Ge

Painting . 100 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€2,200

Warsaw 6

Joanna Woyda

Painting . 22 x 49 cm Painting . 8.7 x 19.3 inch

€350

Train Is Leaving Again : Transient Farewells

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 80 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€4,300

La Jetée

Carole Leprince

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

€180

La Corniche

Carole Leprince

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

€180

Printemps

Carole Leprince

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

€300

Dernier Jour

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€220

Premier Jour

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€220

Je marche 4

Carole Leprince

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

€160

Je marche 3

Carole Leprince

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

€160

Je marche 2

Carole Leprince

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

€160

Je marche 1

Carole Leprince

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

€160

Sunny Day

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€750

Step 2

Dima Filatov

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

€790

High jump

Igor Shulman

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

€4,101

Secret passage

Konovalov Igor

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

€1,750

An elegant breakfast

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 110 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,872

Non-smoking carriage.

Igor Shulman

Painting . 69.6 x 89.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 27.4 x 35.3 x 2 inch

€3,120

The fences of my childhood.

Igor Shulman

Painting . 129.8 x 59.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 51.1 x 23.5 x 2 inch

€3,388

Website

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Porte Saint Denis

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 93 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 36.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

N° 1127 Elle et la mère malade.

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 1194 Oléron. Détente à La Cotinière.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 54 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€800

N° 957 Oum Kalsoum

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 1097 Prague 2. Le défi de la Place de la Vieille Ville

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

Dans la chaleur de l'été

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,750

The Girl in Black Stockings

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€357

Ordinary Morning

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 74 x 48 x 2 cm Painting . 29.1 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch

€600

Ignite

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 80 x 76 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

€600

Due ragazze

Luigi Iona

Painting . 31 x 26 x 0.2 cm Painting . 12.2 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch

€110

Uccellacci sui fiori dell'amore

Luigi Iona

Painting . 63.7 x 47.7 x 0.4 cm Painting . 25.1 x 18.8 x 0.2 inch

€270

Hey Baby Whatchhu No Good

Ray Richardson

Painting . 15 x 15 x 1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

Underwater Turquoise

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 162 x 111 x 0.1 cm Painting . 63.8 x 43.7 x 0 inch

€8,900

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