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.

Attendre

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 162 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 63.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

€3,100

Stanca Sera

Luigi Iona

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€150

Electric Train

Dima Filatov

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

€580

La vitrine

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€900

SMS

Dima Filatov

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

€750

Nostalgie bleue

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€950

All Around the World

Ray Richardson

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 120 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Waiting To Cross

Alain Le Garsmeur

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

€1,100

Butterfly : Whispers of Transformation

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 160 x 110 x 5 cm Painting . 63 x 43.3 x 2 inch

€5,600

Maya endormie

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€1,500

The Return of Galliano

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 92 x 76 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

€640

Dormire sulla poltrona

Luigi Iona

Painting . 30.4 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12 x 9.1 x 0 inch

€90

Underwater Abstract Blue

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 130 x 138 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 54.3 x 0 inch

€19,000

Aprire il cassetto

Luigi Iona

Painting . 48 x 42.5 x 0.2 cm Painting . 18.9 x 16.7 x 0.1 inch

€230

El primer passeig

Mónica Castanys

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

€5,400

Cena para dos

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 104.6 x 114 x 4 cm Painting . 41.2 x 44.9 x 1.6 inch

€3,300

Green Man Kitchen

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 14 x 7 x 0.5 cm Painting . 5.5 x 2.8 x 0.2 inch

€178

Shogun

Anthony Dunphy

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

€745

On the Roof ("Jump" series)

Dima Filatov

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

€760

Stepping Out, Painting, Acrylic on canvas

Anthony Dunphy

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

€745

Jump II

Dima Filatov

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

€630

N° 981 Pour la valse triste.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 50 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€600

Watermelon Girl, Myanmar

Marco Bulgarelli

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

€400

Le Manteau Rouge

Carole Leprince

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

€120

Le Groupe

Carole Leprince

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€120

En Italie

Carole Leprince

Fine Art Drawings . 19 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.5 x 7.5 x 0 inch

€150

Dernie?res Lumie?res

Carole Leprince

Fine Art Drawings . 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch

€200

Couple

Carole Leprince

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

€120

Aux Buttes-Chaumont

Carole Leprince

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€120

Au Marché

Carole Leprince

Fine Art Drawings . 19 x 19 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

€150

Night of Creation

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 81 x 72 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch

€690

Woman on the Stairs

Layla Dagher

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

€5,400

Giada che accende una candela

Luigi Iona

Painting . 31.5 x 44 x 0.5 cm Painting . 12.4 x 17.3 x 0.2 inch

€230

Un uomo solo

Luigi Iona

Painting . 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€150

Sunset Nord

Carole Leprince

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

€220

Back to the Future

Dima Filatov

Painting . 72 x 123 x 0.5 cm Painting . 28.3 x 48.4 x 0.2 inch

€670

Direct

Dima Filatov

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

€600

Je m'en vais

Carole Leprince

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

€300

Teenagers

Carole Leprince

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

€260

Fouras

Carole Leprince

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

€260

Shopwindow

Dima Filatov

Painting . 74 x 121 x 0.5 cm Painting . 29.1 x 47.6 x 0.2 inch

€760

N° 1209 La Rochelle. Le marché dedans.

R. Cavalié

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

€520

2023

Dima Filatov

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

€600

Threads of Fate

Dima Filatov

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

€720

Ballerinas

Dima Filatov

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

€760

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

€750

Goodbye Era

Dima Filatov

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

€750

Hangzhou Lake

Alain Le Garsmeur

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

€835

In my art

Dima Filatov

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

€680

Lederzeele

Carole Leprince

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

€260

Run. Love

Dima Filatov

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

€720

Baroque

Dima Filatov

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

€690

Off

Dima Filatov

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

€750

N° 1088 Dresde 2. Noir, blanche et travaux.

R. Cavalié

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

€500

Childhood

Dima Filatov

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

€600

Lithographie originale de Spahn

Victor Spahn

Print . 49 x 60 x 0.3 cm Print . 19.3 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€300

Monkeys on Vacation

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 150 x 105 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

€4,750

La psicologa

Luigi Iona

Painting . 71 x 51 x 0.2 cm Painting . 28 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

€230

Hyunda

Luigi Iona

Painting . 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€120

Femme à la robe bleu

Jeff Bayley

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

€600

Atomic fridge

Rudyard Heaton

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

€900

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

€312

By the Window

Layla Dagher

Painting . 135 x 115 x 3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch

€6,900

Papess

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,550

Experts are conducting the investigation

Konovalov Igor

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

€1,900

Hourglass

Konovalov Igor

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

€1,700

Good morning

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,200

Te video

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 150 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€5,800

N° 1220 Talmont. Eglise Sainte Radegonde.

R. Cavalié

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

€600

Bluegrass Reunion - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography . 121 x 182 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.6 x 71.7 x 0 inch

€1,445

N° 1018 Espressivo con tenerezza.

R. Cavalié

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

€500

N° 1052 Il fait très froid au sortir de...

R. Cavalié

Painting . 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€500

N° 1091 Dresde 5. Carpe diem.

R. Cavalié

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

€500

N° 1029 Rose & Crown 1

R. Cavalié

Painting . 50 x 70 x 2.4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch

€600

N° 987 Mathématiques.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€500

N° 986 Un mot pour un autre.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 73 x 54 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 inch

€600

Sunbath, Serbia

Marco Bulgarelli

Photography . 20 x 25.2 cm Photography . 7.9 x 9.9 inch

€400

Au square

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€200

Dad's glasses

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 110 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

Weekend

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 110 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,675

Tenerezza

Luigi Iona

Painting . 28.7 x 28.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.3 x 11.3 x 0.1 inch

€170

Preparing the pan

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 25.5 x 16.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 10 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch

€267

Roadside Bar

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 45.7 x 58.4 x 0.8 cm Painting . 18 x 23 x 0.3 inch

€834

Yellow Beach

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€200

Sirène

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€200

Ruelle

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€200

Rose

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€200

Père et Fille

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€200

Ostende

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€200

Châteaux de Sable

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€200

Cabourg

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€200

Bleu

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€200

Weekend

Carole Leprince

Painting . 24 x 19 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

€260

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