Life Portrait Artists
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.
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Lola sleeping
Helen Uter
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$569
PAPARAZZI2 : WHISPERS IN THE SHADOWS
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 146 x 180 x 5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 70.9 x 2 inch
$7,830
Waiting for the order IV
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$593
A ballerina in pink III
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$593
Réflexions aquatiques
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$297
Au bord du temps
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 30 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$569
Arrêt sur image 2
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$415
Arrêt sur image 3
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$415
Consolation
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,500
William Dunas Dance, Pamela-American Dance Festival
Alex Katz
Print - 74.9 x 50.8 cm Print - 29.5 x 20 inch
$1,200
The autumn portrait II
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$949
Surprising news
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$7,700
Together we go
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$7,700
Against the sea wind IIV
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$949
Portrait of a gypsy woman
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$949
Youngsters I
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$6,600
Youngsters II
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$6,600
Generation Will
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$7,700
Departure
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$7,700
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
$2,826
Nuances de gris
Valérie Zimmermann (Anna Mya Zimmer)
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,907
Your Wish is My Command
Zena Blackwell
Painting - 45 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
$2,826
A portrait with a glass of wine II
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$890
The moment of the harmony
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,373
Boucle et lys
Meriame Louattani
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,483
Running on Empty
Zena Blackwell
Painting - 165 x 115 x 3.5 cm Painting - 65 x 45.3 x 1.4 inch
$7,065
The Maid of Orleans
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,373
Dancing in the light
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,186
Last Supper at Penscynor
Zena Blackwell
Painting - 80 x 110 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 1.4 inch
$5,511
The faces of the world: the carpet weavers of the east
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,008
Madonna Mediterana
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,720
In the circus town
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,661
Légère comme un ballon gonflé à l'hélium
Brigitte Cailleau
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,135
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
$2,907
Le deuxième sexe ou la lecture 03
Meriame Louattani
Painting - 82 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,373
Champ de coquelicots...
Brigitte Cailleau
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,898
L'Endormie
Valérie Zimmermann (Anna Mya Zimmer)
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,788
Si tu savais tout ce que j'avais à te dire
Ada Kafel
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,186
Petite fille au chien
Eugène Bégarat
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$2,491
L'homme et les coquelicots
Meriame Louattani
Painting - 83 x 70 cm Painting - 32.7 x 27.6 inch
$1,602
Femme qui nage sur un lit
Victorien Bazo
Painting - 90 x 70 x 5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 2 inch
$3,796
La chanson d'amour du papillon
Yutao Ge
Painting - 60 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch
$5,694
Bouquet de santini rose
Romain Ozanon
Painting - 21 x 14.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
$113
Pigeonnier dans les lavandes
Jean-Marc Guillaume
Painting - 54 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,602
Retour de pêche à Niolon
Jean-Marc Guillaume
Painting - 73 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,313