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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Painting, La grande, Ada Kafel

La grande

Ada Kafel

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

$475

Painting, Les filles, Ada Kafel

Les filles

Ada Kafel

Painting - 27 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$534

Painting, Paris 20, Romain Ozanon

Paris 20

Romain Ozanon

Painting - 21 x 14.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch

$89

Painting, Ave Maria, Dasha Pogodina

Ave Maria

Dasha Pogodina

Painting - 47 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 18.5 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$593

Painting, Shelter me, Dasha Pogodina

Shelter me

Dasha Pogodina

Painting - 55 x 46 x 1.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.6 inch

$593

Painting, Temptation, Dasha Pogodina

Temptation

Dasha Pogodina

Painting - 122 x 106 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 41.7 x 1 inch

$1,602

Painting, Kitties, Dasha Pogodina

Kitties

Dasha Pogodina

Painting - 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 1 inch

$1,305

Painting, Flora 13th, Dasha Pogodina

Flora 13th

Dasha Pogodina

Painting - 60 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,305

Painting, Pleasure, Dasha Pogodina

Pleasure

Dasha Pogodina

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

$1,720

Painting, Détente, Maude Ovize

Détente

Maude Ovize

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,135

Painting, Le Baigneur, Maude Ovize

Le Baigneur

Maude Ovize

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

$1,056

Painting, Step, Dima Filatov

Step

Dima Filatov

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

$736

Painting, Espièglerie, Maude Ovize

Espièglerie

Maude Ovize

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$1,780

Print, Carla, Maude Ovize

Carla

Maude Ovize

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$356

Print, Plaisir, Maude Ovize

Plaisir

Maude Ovize

Print - 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$356

Print, Evasion, Maude Ovize

Evasion

Maude Ovize

Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$356

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