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.

Portal

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 120 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,981

White noise

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 100 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,518

Sunday afternoon

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,981

Distant close

Konovalov Igor

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

$2,981

Spring

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 55 x 69 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,174

Pinocchio

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 190 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 74.8 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,981

I've never ridden an elephan

Konovalov Igor

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

$3,697

Flora

Konovalov Igor

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

$3,458

Tomos tour

Konovalov Igor

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

$2,981

Quiet hour

Konovalov Igor

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

$3,697

Sacred station

Konovalov Igor

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

$3,816

Relax

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 130 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,339

Lost GPS

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 140 x 190 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 74.8 x 0.8 inch

$3,101

Dive

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 100 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 63 x 0.8 inch

$3,220

Cloud archive

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 170 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 66.9 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,816

Like catchers

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 130 x 170 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,816

Red Planet

Konovalov Igor

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

$3,816

Spiagge Bianche Study 1

Antoine Rose

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

$11,329

May

Helen Uter

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$572

J+ Sérigraphie 1

Gaëtan de Séguin

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$358

Road trip

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 33 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$239

NR N° 14

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 54 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$239

Ombelles Mutines

Hélène Hubert

Photography . 80 x 80 cm Photography . 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$1,252

Et Hop ! A la poêle le pinok

Topolino

Print . 40 x 50 x 1.5 cm Print . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$197

Soleil rouge

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,697

May 2022

Anatoly Varvarov

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

$733

Kravchuchka

Konovalov Igor

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

$2,981

InfoWarrior

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 140 x 190 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 74.8 x 0.8 inch

$2,981

Girl with a hammer

Konovalov Igor

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

$2,981

Where is the borscht

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 140 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,041

Meeting in the forest with a curator

Konovalov Igor

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

$3,280

Eternity

Konovalov Igor

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

$2,981

Vacant position

Konovalov Igor

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

$3,518

Squirrel curator

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 170 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 66.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,220

Smoky eyes

Konovalov Igor

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

$2,981

Pink

Konovalov Igor

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

$2,981

Intervention

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 190 x 290 x 2 cm Painting . 74.8 x 114.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,697

Informant

Konovalov Igor

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

$3,697

Hybrid dream

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 170 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 66.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,981

Green wave

Konovalov Igor

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

$3,458

Equilibrium part 3

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,981

Equilibrium part 2

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,981

Circé 2.0

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 162 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 63.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,697

Rouge

Hossein Borojeni

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

$357

N° 877 Chessine 3. Le buste.

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

$644

Waiting To Cross

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography . 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography . 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch

$942

N° 980 Emoi.

R. Cavalié

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

$334

What Are You Looking For?

Layla Dagher

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

$8,450

Pieces of the sky

Layla Dagher

Painting . 100 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 63 x 1.2 inch

$7,583

N° 1019 Adagietto. Guggenheim (suite)

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$334

The Fine Art of Family Sunbathing, Riviera Romagnola

Fabrizio Alzati

Photography . 20 x 27 cm Photography . 7.9 x 10.6 inch

$417

Femmes 26

Arancha Tejedor

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$191

La ligne bleue

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 22 x 16 x 2 cm Painting . 8.7 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

$119

Serie vidas minúsculas 12

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting . 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch

$388

Retrouvailles du Pinok et de Gepetto dans le ventre de la baleine

Topolino

Print . 40 x 50 x 1.5 cm Print . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$197

Champion

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 135 x 195 x 2 cm Painting . 53.1 x 76.8 x 0.8 inch

$7,036

Courses à vélo

Jeff Bayley

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

$477

Monarch

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

$896

N° 1119 Belgrade 16. Pobednik.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 41 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$417

N° 1118 Belgrade 15. Saint Sava B.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 41 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

$417

In a Pig's Eye

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.3 inch

$896

Unwanted Attention

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.3 inch

$823

Chrome Envy

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.3 inch

$823

Up all night 3

Laëtitia Giraud

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

$596

N° 1110 Belgrade 7. Musée Zepter. B.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 41 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

$405

N° 1109 Belgrade 6. Musée Zepter A.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 27 x 41 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

$405

N° 1108 Belgrade 5. Cour intérieure en centre-ville.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 41 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

$405

N° 978 La pose affectionnée

R. Cavalié

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

$405

N° 1073 Congratulations 8.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 35 x 22 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$358

N° 1071 Congratulations 6

R. Cavalié

Painting . 35 x 22 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$358

Patches of Light | (triptych)

Layla Dagher

Painting . 150 x 240 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 94.5 x 1.2 inch

$13,651

N° 1102 Prague 7. Quartier Josefov.

R. Cavalié

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

$405

N° 1023 Aria acuto

R. Cavalié

Painting . 41 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

$405

N° 1020 Sotto voce. Guggenheim (fin)

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$334

N° 839 Le pigeonnier de Chessine.

R. Cavalié

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

$477

Pleine lune

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$298

Serie vidas minúsculas 11

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting . 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch

$388

Running from a thunderstorm

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 180 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,412

Vivre pour vivre

Ray Richardson

Painting . 168 x 107 x 2 cm Painting . 66.1 x 42.1 x 0.8 inch

$16,696

Ranch Chivalry

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 45.7 x 38.1 x 0.8 cm Painting . 18 x 15 x 0.3 inch

$823

Watermelon

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 39.9 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$376

Picasso Jazz #1

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 45.7 x 38.1 x 0.8 cm Painting . 18 x 15 x 0.3 inch

$823

Picasso Jazz #2

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 45.7 x 38.1 x 0.8 cm Painting . 18 x 15 x 0.3 inch

$823

Plongeon d'été

Rudyard Heaton

Painting . 60 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$894

Preparons la voile

Rudyard Heaton

Painting . 60 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$894

Echantillon

Rudyard Heaton

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$894

Monde Riant

Hélène Hubert

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

$1,014

Le paréo

Eugène Bégarat

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

$2,981

Dans le hall

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$477

Cretan beach

Elena Sokolova

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

$253

Cretan beach 2

Elena Sokolova

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

$252

Melpomene

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 93 x 105 x 2 cm Painting . 36.6 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

$6,559

See you

Dima Filatov

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

$572

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