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.

Moissons en Cornouaille

Bruno Tremohars

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

€2,800

Winter’s Light

Marta Lafuente

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

€650

LaBor

Dima Filatov

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

€760

"Button in the house" - part 2

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 57.5 x 48.5 x 2 cm Painting . 22.6 x 19.1 x 0.8 inch

€950

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

Fumador hindú

José Luis Pagador Ponce

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

€2,560

1953

Igor Shulman

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

€4,435

Elise en rouge

Eugène Bégarat

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

€3,500

Dernières Lumières 1

Carole Leprince

Painting . 36 x 36 x 2 cm Painting . 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.8 inch

€200

December

Roxana Khonkulova

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

€600

Paisleyed Up

Ray Richardson

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

€1,000

Notre maison

Rudyard Heaton

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

€1,200

Limbo

Dima Filatov

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

€800

Bells

Dima Filatov

Painting . 96 x 130 x 0.5 cm Painting . 37.8 x 51.2 x 0.2 inch

€1,200

La Bor3

Dima Filatov

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

€760

Ignite

Roxana Khonkulova

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

€600

Descansando en el Caribe

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 73 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,100

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

Just shoes.

Igor Shulman

Painting . 100.1 x 119.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€5,069

N° 1026 Allargando mezzo.

R. Cavalié

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

€400

N° 1068 Congratulations 3.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 41 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€340

Delighted Pink

Layla Dagher

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,086

N° 1174 Oléron. Envol à La Cotinière.

R. Cavalié

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

€400

N° 1172. Rochefort. Carré des officiers de l'Hermione.

R. Cavalié

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

€420

N° 1001 Grazioso. Poco ritenuto.

R. Cavalié

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

€350

N° 1000 Poco piu mosso.

R. Cavalié

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

€350

N° 999 Moderato cantabile

R. Cavalié

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

€350

N° 1037 Les complémentaires.

R. Cavalié

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

€420

N°1034 Rose & Crown 6

R. Cavalié

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

€400

N° 1033 Rose & Crown 5

R. Cavalié

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

€340

Father

Helen Uter

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

€2,200

Light

Dima Filatov

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

€640

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

The ballet fairy

Serghei Ghetiu

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

€1,300

Dopo due mesi

Luigi Iona

Painting . 32 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.6 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€120

Dans Paris

Carole Leprince

Painting . 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

€120

Ordinary Morning

Roxana Khonkulova

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

€600

Giada e Agata

Luigi Iona

Painting . 145 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting . 57.1 x 27.6 x 1 inch

€600

Where'd It All Go Right

Ray Richardson

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

€1,000

Liseuse

Pierre Wuillaume

Painting . 55 x 38 x 2.5 cm Painting . 21.7 x 15 x 1 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

Rouge

Hossein Borojeni

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

€299

N° 373 A l'auberge, l'hiver.

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€540

N° 877 Chessine 3. Le buste.

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

Fin de Service

Helen Uter

Painting . 56 x 136 x 2 cm Painting . 22 x 53.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,700

Minuit

Helen Uter

Painting . 120 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€2,500

Warsaw 6

Joanna Woyda

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

€350

Tisana

Luigi Iona

Painting . 30 x 32 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

€145

Ring-a-ring O’Roses, the Circle Goes Around and Takes You to an Unknown Place

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting . 162 x 162 x 5 cm Painting . 63.8 x 63.8 x 2 inch

€6,300

Pathways

Layla Dagher

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,086

Berta

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 23 x 29 cm Painting . 9.1 x 11.4 inch

€400

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

In the Desert

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€407

The Boy Who Once Played a Flute

Su Yu

Painting . 19 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting . 7.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€450

Maternal Love (1)

Su Yu

Painting . 30 x 26 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 10.2 x 0 inch

€450

Maternal Love

Su Yu

Painting . 29 x 19 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch

€450

Mickey and Donald Duck

Su Yu

Painting . 26 x 33.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 10.2 x 13.2 x 0 inch

€450

Sunny Day

Dima Filatov

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

€750

And He Wears It Well

Ray Richardson

Painting . 15 x 15 x 3 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

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

March

Dima Filatov

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

€790

Step 2

Dima Filatov

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

€790

Eiffel-Seine

Rudyard Heaton

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

€900

Two young ballerinas

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 50 x 70.1 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€610

N° 1110 Belgrade 7. Musée Zepter. B.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 41 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€340

The Crow

Helen Uter

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€500

Soir

Helen Uter

Painting . 121 x 41 x 4 cm Painting . 47.6 x 16.1 x 1.6 inch

€2,500

Noir

Helen Uter

Painting . 150 x 48 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 18.9 x 1.6 inch

€2,700

Red Creek

Helen Uter

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

€3,500

Night of Creation

Roxana Khonkulova

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

€690

The Return of Galliano

Roxana Khonkulova

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

€640

The Bay Dog

Ray Richardson

Painting . 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

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

€3,439

JR : Silent Commute

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 80 x 118 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 46.5 x 2 inch

€4,300

Breath of Memory

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€361

Noirmoutier

Carole Leprince

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

€180

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

€120

Rooftop Pool

Rudyard Heaton

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

€900

Roof 2

Dima Filatov

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

€660

Butterfly : Whispers of Transformation

Ryoko Watanabe

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

€5,600

Femmes 26

Arancha Tejedor

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€160

The Girl in Black Stockings

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€362

Unexpected Meeting

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€361

With the Past

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€317

The Man Who Wasn't King

Ray Richardson

Painting . 30 x 10 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Messenger 2

Dima Filatov

Painting . 121 x 72 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.6 x 28.3 x 0.2 inch

€700

Untitled 4

Layla Dagher

Sculpture . 28 x 23 x 10 cm Sculpture . 11 x 9.1 x 3.9 inch

€1,539

Beside the Stone Wall

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€362 €290

The Treasure

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€362

Facade of Survival

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 90 x 76 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

€740

Blue dances variation

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 61 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 0.5 inch

€565

Toucher

Dzovig Arnelian

Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 18 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.7 x 7.1 x 0.2 inch

€679

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