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.

No Heroes in Trouble Time

Su Yu

Painting . 200 x 360 x 6 cm Painting . 78.7 x 141.7 x 2.4 inch

€23,000

Amigos en el café Zurich

Jordi Turbau

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

€1,600

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

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

Med 1

Hélène Hubert

Photography . 90 x 60 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 inch

€1,050

Floracion 4

Anne-Sophie Larcena

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

€330

Landscape 19

Layla Dagher

Painting . 20 x 20 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€650

10 de Trèfle

Isabelle Lutter

Print . 84.3 x 60 x 1.4 cm Print . 33.2 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€3,500

Dietro

Luigi Iona

Painting . 68 x 48 x 0.1 cm Painting . 26.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€220

Mère et Filles

Carole Leprince

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€170

Up all night 7

Laëtitia Giraud

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

€500

Plaça Mercadal Reus

Josep Moscardó

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

€3,300

À Bicyclette

David Jamin

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

€670

Staircase

Beryl Cook

Print . 58 x 39 x 0.2 cm Print . 22.8 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

€608

Independent

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€970

Afrolicious 2

Joshua Salami

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

€1,671 €1,370

Tropical paradise

Christine Drummond

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 2 inch

€8,146

A tu vera

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.4 inch

€7,000

Vue sur un vendredi

Annaelle Myriam Chaib

Painting . 200 x 140 x 5 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 2 inch

€13,000

Abajo

Helen Uter

Painting . 61 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Kirk Vidas

Ray Richardson

Painting . 127 x 81 cm Painting . 50 x 31.9 inch

€9,700

Spiagge Bianche Study 1

Antoine Rose

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

€9,500

Walk

Igor Shulman

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

€3,937

Running from the wave 2

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.5 inch

€485

Someday, We Will Go There In A Sparkling Green Boat

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting . 145 x 145 x 5 cm Painting . 57.1 x 57.1 x 2 inch

€11,766

Lets Sing Together : Enchanting Chorus

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 125 x 129 x 5 cm Painting . 49.2 x 50.8 x 2 inch

€5,700

Service Station, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Anthony Dunphy

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

€678

Ice to Cool the Drink

Konovalov Igor

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

€4,180

Snow walk

Marta Lafuente

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

€650

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

€2,574 €2,110

Rhythms in Blue

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€317

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

Warsaw - Marszalkowska Street

Joanna Woyda

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

€650

N° 1117 Belgrade 14. Eglise orthodoxe de Saint-Sava A

R. Cavalié

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

€500

As I lean unto your chest

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 62 x 62 x 0.5 cm Painting . 24.4 x 24.4 x 0.2 inch

€1,312 €1,181

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° 1056 CG. Du Bloomsbery Group.

R. Cavalié

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

€600

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° 968 Rosa-rosarum.

R. Cavalié

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

€500

N° 958 Inquiétude.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€780

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° 1078 Vienne. Improvisation sur St Charles Borromée.

R. Cavalié

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

€500

N°1004 Pianissimo quanto possibile.

R. Cavalié

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

€500

N° 1002 Affanoso crescendo.

R. Cavalié

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

€600

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

N° 984 L'espace du dedans.

R. Cavalié

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

€600

N° 110 Baalbek. L'emmuré.

R. Cavalié

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

€500

Montagne Sainte-Victoire

Camille Hilaire

Print . 51 x 37 cm Print . 20.1 x 14.6 inch

€200

Antibes

Camille Hilaire

Print . 51 x 37 cm Print . 20.1 x 14.6 inch

€200

Cannes, le Suquet

Camille Hilaire

Print . 51 x 37 cm Print . 20.1 x 14.6 inch

€200

Monte-Carlo, le Casino la nuit

Camille Hilaire

Print . 51 x 37 cm Print . 20.1 x 14.6 inch

€200

Nice

Camille Hilaire

Print . 51 x 37 cm Print . 20.1 x 14.6 inch

€200

La Croisette, Cannes

Camille Hilaire

Print . 51 x 37 cm Print . 20.1 x 14.6 inch

€200

Monaco, le Jardin exotique

Camille Hilaire

Print . 51 x 37 cm Print . 20.1 x 14.6 inch

€200

L'estérel

Camille Hilaire

Print . 51 x 37 cm Print . 20.1 x 14.6 inch

€200

Tether

Hélène Hubert

Photography . 90 x 60 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 inch

€1,050

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

€240

Call me President

Hossein Borojeni

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

€550

Luz

Anne-Sophie Larcena

Painting . 29 x 37 cm Painting . 11.4 x 14.6 inch

€350

Citron

AE2

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

€300

The evening ocean

Serghei Ghetiu

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

€500

10 de Carreau

Isabelle Lutter

Print . 84.3 x 60 x 1.4 cm Print . 33.2 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€3,500

Vue du musée Picasso

Frederic Weisz

Painting . 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,150

Cell with a ruler

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 40.5 x 47.5 x 2 cm Painting . 15.9 x 18.7 x 0.8 inch

€810

Mercado em festa

Christine Drummond

Painting . 121.9 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 30 x 2 inch

€9,051

Warm Night

Roxana Khonkulova

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

€1,500

Nothing Feels Better Than True Love

Joshua Salami

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

€2,528 €2,073

Chat gourmand

Francine Van Hove

Fine Art Drawings . 44 x 85.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.3 x 33.7 x 0.4 inch

€7,700

Bridegroom 2

Joshua Salami

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

€2,979 €2,444

Peace and Tranquility 2

Joshua Salami

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

€2,528 €2,073

Living in the Moment of Peace 2

Joshua Salami

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

€2,709 €2,221

La musa del pintor

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 65 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,100

Living in the Moment of Peace

Joshua Salami

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

€2,709 €2,221

Bridegroom 1

Joshua Salami

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

€2,709 €2,221

Fumador

José Luis Pagador Ponce

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

€9,000

Manege et cheval

Rudyard Heaton

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

€900

In Her Space

Joshua Salami

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

€2,709 €2,221

N° 1112 Belgrade ç. Musée Zepter D. Flagrant délit 3.

R. Cavalié

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

€520

Morning news

Igor Shulman

Painting . 59.7 x 89.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 23.5 x 35.3 x 2 inch

€2,580

Yes

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€800

Séance

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 26 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 10.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€800

The Distance

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€1,000

Archangel Michaela

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 18 x 13 x 0.1 cm Painting . 7.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch

€900

Saint Georgina 1

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€900

Saint Georgina

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€900

Without Mask

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 25 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Girl by the Window

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€970

Brise

Helen Uter

Painting . 31 x 101 x 4 cm Painting . 12.2 x 39.8 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

Vendangeurs

Camille Hilaire

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 11.8 inch

€450

L'Endormie

Valérie Zimmermann (Anna Mya Zimmer)

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

€2,350

Muretto

Luigi Iona

Painting . 62.5 x 48.5 x 0.2 cm Painting . 24.6 x 19.1 x 0.1 inch

€260

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