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.

Rencontre

Maude Ovize

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

$2,632

Les amoureux au bord de la Moselle

Camille Hilaire

Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 10.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 4.1 inch

$957

Kateryna

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 80 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

$981

Leçon de conduite

Béatrice Terra

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

$2,991

Ajaccio 03

Karine Bartoli

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

$2,273

Carghese, Corse

Matthieu Delfini

Painting . 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$957

Traces I have left

Jana & JS

Painting . 40 x 23 x 7 cm Painting . 15.7 x 9.1 x 2.8 inch

$1,795

Pain

Su Yu

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,555

J'ai enfin sorti la tête de l'eau

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 92 x 73 x 6 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 2.4 inch

$2,513

True colors

David Jamin

Painting . 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$957

Studio per figura femminile

Luigi Iona

Painting . 41.5 x 26.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.3 x 10.4 x 0 inch

$144

Formentera, Parasol Rouge

Karine Bartoli

Painting . 73 x 92 x 4 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,034

A Walk

Joanna Woyda

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

$2,513

September

Alexander Levich

Painting . 50 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,173

The Heart of Humanity

Gaëtan de Séguin

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

$2,872

Girl and coffee

Anatoly Varvarov

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

$1,914

Canotage sur la Moselle, Metz

Camille Hilaire

Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 12.6 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.5 x 5 inch

$957

Wee Saw

Helen Uter

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

$4,188

N° 1307 Ricochet, premier rebond.

R. Cavalié

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

$1,077

Rayon vert

Karine Bartoli

Painting . 54 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,316

Violoncello e piano forte

Sergio Ceccotti

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

$5,982

Old Books Street, Shanghai

Marco Santaniello

Painting . 68 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 26.8 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,350

Vendanges en Champagne

Camille Hilaire

Painting . 24.5 x 32 cm Painting . 9.6 x 12.6 inch

$1,795

The Dutch pastoral - The last flowers

Serghei Ghetiu

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

$2,393

Emancipation

Joshua Salami

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,363

Akihabara Street

Marco Santaniello

Fine Art Drawings . 67 x 90 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$5,384

Frozen Immortality

Natia Sapanadze

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

$2,513

Singing in the rain

David Jamin

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

$1,651

Hommage à Modigliani

David Jamin

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$3,829

Together, Forever

Jana & JS

Painting . 100 x 121 x 7 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.6 x 2.8 inch

$6,999

Tarda de platja

Mónica Castanys

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

$2,034

On se marche dessus

AE2

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

$1,651

Léon en suspens

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,991

The Neighbor

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$378

Roma

Karine Bartoli

Painting . 46 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 18.1 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,196

Shot in the Dark

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 50 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch

$3,205

Partage secret

Maude Ovize

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

$2,872

The Big Zongzi

Su Yu

Painting . 50 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,613

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

$179

Andy Warhol Camera

Gerard Boersma

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

$1,436

White and Blue Canoe

Alexander Levich

Painting . 120 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

$7,418

Big Jump

Dima Filatov

Painting . 200 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 78.7 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$2,154

Self portrait with between clock and bed

Gerard Boersma

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 1 inch

$2,126

Beach. In red

Joanna Woyda

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

$1,436

Qualcuno ci osserva

Sergio Ceccotti

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

$5,982

Blue

Helen Uter

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

$4,188

Le Lac

Carole Leprince

Painting . 73 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$718

Étude pour Il pleut au Luco

Francine Van Hove

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,393

A Gun and a Single Bullet

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 80 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,675

To Be Happy is all That Matters -21st Century Contemporary, Portrait, Art Deco

Joshua Salami

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

$1,997

Quando scappi lo fai nei campi

Luigi Iona

Painting . 83 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting . 32.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$431

Dancer 2 (Cutout), rare aluminum sculpture

Alex Katz

Sculpture . 73.7 x 53.3 x 7.6 cm Sculpture . 29 x 21 x 3 inch

$18,995

LLum de matí

Alejandra Caballero

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

$2,752

Les tresses

Matthieu Delfini

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

$2,872

Panto Dame (framed, hand signed serigraph)

Beryl Cook

Print . 67.9 x 52.7 x 0.3 cm Print . 26.75 x 20.75 x 0.1 inch

$1,619

Piano

David Jamin

Painting . 33 x 41 x 2.5 cm Painting . 13 x 16.1 x 1 inch

$1,077

Lena

Lianne Kocks

Painting . 40 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$957

Seated in Thought

Gegham Hunanyan

Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$378

St Louis Ladies

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography . 51 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography . 20.1 x 24 x 0 inch

$1,047

No

Wencke Uhl

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

$1,511

Running on Empty

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 165 x 115 x 3.5 cm Painting . 65 x 45.3 x 1.4 inch

$7,722

Fumador

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting . 162 x 114 x 3.5 cm Painting . 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.4 inch

$10,768

Unified Emotion

Roxana Khonkulova

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

$1,077

Félie chez Morphée

Francine Van Hove

Painting . 60 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$14,358

Deux oiseaux

David Jamin

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

$1,723

Où est mon chapeau

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$658

La espera

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 124 x 84 cm Painting . 48.8 x 33.1 inch

$3,350

Outlaw State of Mind

Laëtitia Giraud

Painting . 50 x 61 x 5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 24 x 2 inch

$1,436

Promenade au bord de la Moselle

Camille Hilaire

Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 3.9 inch

$957

J+ en automne

Gaëtan de Séguin

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3.8 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.5 inch

$1,436

Force florale

Patricia Dubois

Painting . 116 x 73 x 3.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 28.7 x 1.4 inch

$3,045

Market day in Kawangware

Leonard Ngure

Painting . 70.5 x 96.5 x 2 cm Painting . 27.8 x 38 x 0.8 inch

$2,752

A Jetty

Marek Okrassa

Painting . 100 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$6,581

Outfit

Su Yu

Painting . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,196

Seine dorée

Rudyard Heaton

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

$2,154

Miroir d'eau

Camille Hilaire

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$479

The Poacher

Ray Richardson

Painting . 137 x 127 cm Painting . 53.9 x 50 inch

$14,956

Beach. In the water

Joanna Woyda

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

$1,436

Cover Book #2

Jana & JS

Painting . 27.5 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$1,137

Cavalière

Anna-Lisa Unkuri

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

$1,436

Hiatus

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 80 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

$1,137

Linda la trottola

Matteo Fieno

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

$2,872

Impresion over view

Lianne Kocks

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

$1,196

The secrets for her

Serghei Ghetiu

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

$1,196

And Now Summer Has Left…

Alexander Levich

Painting . 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,065

Le bain

Béatrice Terra

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

$2,632

Nameless, Faceless

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 70 x 58 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 22.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,436

Recalcitrante pancia

Luigi Iona

Painting . 56 x 37 x 0.2 cm Painting . 22 x 14.6 x 0.1 inch

$203

I Am Adorable -21st Century Contemporary, Expressionism Portrait, Art Deco

Joshua Salami

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 1 inch

$1,997

Une religion politique

Hélène Deghilage

Painting . 182 x 318 x 5 cm Painting . 71.7 x 125.2 x 2 inch

$16,751

Quiet thoughts (01)

Jana & JS

Painting . 52 x 27 x 3 cm Painting . 20.5 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,974

White Lilies 6 - Le silence de la peinture, Musée Matisse, Nice 2026 - 2027

Alex Katz

Print . 108.5 x 244 x 0.5 cm Print . 42.7 x 96.1 x 0.2 inch

$29,314

Août

Carole Leprince

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

$718

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