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.

Valet de Cœur

Isabelle Lutter

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

$4,149

Night of Creation

Roxana Khonkulova

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

$818

Street Harmony

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$485

Resting Figures

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$377

The sunset in the forest

Serghei Ghetiu

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

$593

The Scarecrow Painter

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$377

Under the Evening Star

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$377

March

Dima Filatov

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

$937

Step 2

Dima Filatov

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

$937

White and black

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 105 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 41.3 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,363

Gravity

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,008

Amen

Anatoly Varvarov

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

$1,719

N° 1074 Congratulations 9

R. Cavalié

Painting . 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$711

Underwater Journey

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$377

Ukraine

Dima Filatov

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

$937

Preparing the pan

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 25.5 x 16.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 10 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch

$324

Fairy Tales

Dima Filatov

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

$771

2024 Empty. Full

Dima Filatov

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

$759

Futurist Walk

Dima Filatov

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

$759

N° 1212 La Rochelle. Bastion du Gabut.

R. Cavalié

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

$652

N° 1202 La Rochelle. Bienvenue.

R. Cavalié

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

$652

N° 1120 Fin de partie.

R. Cavalié

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

$593

N° 1196 Entracte. Jardinière 2.

R. Cavalié

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

$593

N° 1190 Aix. La maison de rêve

R. Cavalié

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

$593

N° 1189 Aix. La station de taxi.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$593

Sirène

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$237

Ruelle

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$237

Rose

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$237

Père et Fille

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$237

Ostende

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$237

Châteaux de Sable

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$237

Cabourg

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$237

Bleu

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$237

N° 1181 Ile d'Aix. Eglise abbatiale. Place de Verdun.

R. Cavalié

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

$640

N° 1069 Congratulations 4

R. Cavalié

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

$593

Weekend

Carole Leprince

Painting . 24 x 19 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

$308

Savona

Carole Leprince

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

$308

N° 1065 The best place

R. Cavalié

Painting . 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$593

Les bas fonds II

Clara Delaporte

Photography . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,185

N° 1096 Prague 1. Place de la Vieille Ville (est).

R. Cavalié

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

$593

N° 997 Le Renard et les Poulets d'Inde

R. Cavalié

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

$711

N° 994 Ce sont amis que vent emporte

R. Cavalié

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

$593

Complicite 3

Carole Leprince

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

$213

Complicite 2

Carole Leprince

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

$213

N° 992 Choses du soir.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$711

N° 893 Dorlier 1.

R. Cavalié

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

$593

N° 1135 Marquis(e) et Marquis(e) de La Côtinière.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 41 x 74 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

$771

Tramontane

Carole Leprince

Painting . 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$356

N° 985 La jeune Tarentine.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 60 x 73 cm Painting . 23.6 x 28.7 inch

$711

N° 833 Chessine 1. Le Sarto

R. Cavalié

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

$711

N° 725 Conjux. Les dessous du port.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

$711

Purple Rain

Laëtitia Giraud

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

$3,379

Sunbath, Serbia

Marco Bulgarelli

Photography . 20 x 25.2 cm Photography . 7.9 x 9.9 inch

$474

To Shinjuku : Urban Sojourn

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 180 x 108 x 5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 42.5 x 2 inch

$7,350

A cup of coffee foe a good start II

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting . 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$948

Azur

Layla Dagher

Painting . 90 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$7,231

By the Window

Layla Dagher

Painting . 135 x 115 x 3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch

$8,180

Sunny Day

Dima Filatov

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

$889

Longing Toward the Sky

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$538

Oiseu de feu V3

Sébastien Nadin

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

$830

Bad Boy (Jump)

Dima Filatov

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

$925

Stolen summer

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 95 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,793

Let's save, let's get up

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 130 x 105 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,252

Snowflakes

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 114 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 44.9 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,556

Kotygoroshko

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 145 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 57.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

$4,268

Don't extinguish yourself

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 190 x 151 x 2 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,090

Beyond childhood

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 105 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 41.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,727

Chestnut

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 110 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,489

After the holiday

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 115 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 45.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,897

A touch of a dream

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 115 x 137 x 2 cm Painting . 45.3 x 53.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,230

Big walk

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 75 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,201

Un été à Paris

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,126

Un enfant du siècle

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,126

Hope

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,126

Rue monsieur Prince

Frederic Weisz

Painting . 139 x 89 x 5 cm Painting . 54.7 x 35 x 2 inch

$4,327

Step

Dima Filatov

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

$806

Rain

Dima Filatov

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

$771

Electric Train

Dima Filatov

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

$688

Roof 2

Dima Filatov

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

$782

Roadside Bar

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 45.7 x 58.4 x 0.8 cm Painting . 18 x 23 x 0.3 inch

$1,008

En attendant Léo

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$1,423

Whisper

Dima Filatov

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

$711

Bathing in the unseen

Harry Ergott

Painting . 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$8,061

Inspirations méditerranéennes

Topolino

Print . 50.5 x 65 x 0.8 cm Print . 19.9 x 25.6 x 0.3 inch

$237

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

$9,128

Game over

Dima Filatov

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

$771

SMS

Dima Filatov

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

$889

Hello Kitty

Dima Filatov

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

$937

Identity Transformation, Mohacs, Hungary

Marco Bulgarelli

Photography . 20 x 15.93 cm Photography . 7.9 x 6.3 inch

$474

The Sour Taste of Lime

Konovalov Igor

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

$4,955

Day of Confessions

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 90 x 79 x 1.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.1 x 0.6 inch

$806

Ready to take a risk

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 77 x 69 x 2 cm Painting . 30.3 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch

$593

Under the Lemon Tree. Original painting

Roxana Khonkulova

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

$747

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