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.

Bridegroom 1

Joshua Salami

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

$3,255

In Her Space

Joshua Salami

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

$3,255

Walk

Igor Shulman

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

$4,720

Ukraine

Dima Filatov

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

$955

USA

Dima Filatov

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

$932

Landes 1

AE2

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

$358

Simon

Carole Leprince

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

$215

De guerre lasse

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$1,792

Duel

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$1,792

Just Got Lucky

Ray Richardson

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

$11,346

Peacock

Alexandra Djokic

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

$7,166

Excitingly Waiting - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Women, Love

Joshua Salami

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

$3,092

"Button in the room" - part 2

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 60.5 x 52 x 2 cm Painting . 23.8 x 20.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,135

Pause in Time

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 89 x 72.5 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 28.5 x 0.8 inch

$967

Étude pour Clémentine & Café

Francine Van Hove

Fine Art Drawings . 55 x 77 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.7 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch

$4,897

N° 1292 Émission spéciale : Le bel esprit.

R. Cavalié

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

$741

At the beach

Alexandra Djokic

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

$5,136

Delighted Pink

Layla Dagher

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

$1,302

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

$287

Call me President

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 29.5 x 25.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.6 x 10 inch

$657

Mémoire du Soleil Levant

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$2,090

Landes 3

AE2

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

$358

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

$621

Snow walk

Marta Lafuente

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

$776

Sailors Fighting in the Dancehall

Ray Richardson

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

$8,958

Around the Table

Haibat Balaa Bawab

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

$13,437

"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

$1,135

La Douceur de Vivre

Valérie Zimmermann (Anna Mya Zimmer)

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

$2,926

A Sense of Longing

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$380

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

$621

Lifeboat Rescuers, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Anthony Dunphy

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

$813

Sous-Bois

Carole Leprince

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

$215

Flying

Dima Filatov

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

$1,792

Tina

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$1,194

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

$597

Pathways

Layla Dagher

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

$1,302

Departing Train : Journey's Veil

Ryoko Watanabe

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

$5,136

N° 1287 Jean Macé. Rebonjour mademoiselle !

R. Cavalié

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

$621

Warm Night

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 78 x 78 x 2 cm Painting . 30.7 x 30.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,792

Squatter Building Berlin

Marco Santaniello

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

$358

N° 1286 Jean Macé. Communia spatia.

R. Cavalié

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

$645

N° 1285 Le septième. Jean Macé.

R. Cavalié

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

$645

Luxembourg

Carole Leprince

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

$215

Tutto chiaro in penombra

Luigi Iona

Painting . 68.5 x 48 x 0.4 cm Painting . 27 x 18.9 x 0.2 inch

$203

Traction avant

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 92 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,194

Etat intérieur

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$1,135

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

$621

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

$776

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

$657

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

$741

Cubist Embrace

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$651

Dormire sulla poltrona

Luigi Iona

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

$107

I'm Fine, Thanks x

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 45 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting . 17.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch

$3,191

Scarpiera

Luigi Iona

Painting . 48.2 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

$275

Aprire il cassetto

Luigi Iona

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

$275

The sadness of Maria Magdalena

Serghei Ghetiu

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

$2,150

Note turquoise

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$2,269

La parure

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$1,792

La méridienne

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$1,792

Le répit

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$1,792

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

$1,792

Believe

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$1,792

The Ocean in the Studio

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$542

Herbie Hancock

Ray Richardson

Painting . 152 x 152 x 3 cm Painting . 59.8 x 59.8 x 1.2 inch

$20,304

Power of persuasion.

Igor Shulman

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

$6,077

Citron

AE2

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

$358

The Gaze of the Sapphire Stallion

Roxana Khonkulova

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

$944

Up all night 7

Laëtitia Giraud

Painting . 27 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$597

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

$645

Introspection

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$1,194

In the Desert

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$488

The Girl in Black Stockings

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$434

Winter’s Light

Marta Lafuente

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

$776

En Equilibre

Carole Leprince

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

$717

Liseuse

Pierre Wuillaume

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

$717

Poltrona da riparare

Luigi Iona

Painting . 60 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$275

San Salvi, ingresso

Luigi Iona

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

$209

Bibliothèque au fauteuil rouge

David Jamin

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

$824

Jugando en la playa

Jordi Turbau

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

$2,389

Fumador hindú

José Luis Pagador Ponce

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

$3,058

1953

Igor Shulman

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

$5,317

Website

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$2,269

Combi VW Seventies

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$2,269

Vespa verte

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$2,628

Elise en rouge

Eugène Bégarat

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

$4,180

La lumière de l'autre

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$2,090

Unexpected Meeting

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$434

Childhood Memories

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$521 $443

Notre maison

Rudyard Heaton

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

$1,433

La chamade

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$2,090

Breath of Memory

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$434

The Treasure

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$434

Descansando en el Caribe

Jordi Turbau

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

$2,508

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