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.

Harvest

Anthony Dunphy

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

€755

Joy Riders

Anthony Dunphy

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

€755

Signals

Anthony Dunphy

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

€763

Surf Summer

Anthony Dunphy

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

€763

Paying Homage

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 7.6 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 3 inch

€763

Winter Ashore

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 27.9 x 73.7 x 0.8 cm Painting . 11 x 29 x 0.3 inch

€635

Lines and Curves

Anthony Dunphy

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

€763

Beach Car

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 12 x 16 x 2 inch

€763

The Evening Meal

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 45.7 x 31.8 x 5.1 cm Painting . 18 x 12.5 x 2 inch

€763

Dinner and a Movie

Anthony Dunphy

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

€694

Pausing on the Trail

Anthony Dunphy

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

€694

Sharing An Apple

Anthony Dunphy

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

€694

Horse Silhouette - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography . 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€595

Futuristic Munich

Maria Luisa Azzini

Print . 14.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 cm Print . 5.7 x 7.8 x 0.1 inch

€98

Fearless London

Maria Luisa Azzini

Print . 14.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 cm Print . 5.7 x 7.8 x 0.1 inch

€98

Femmes 24

Arancha Tejedor

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

€160

Serie vidas minúsculas 14

Marta Lafuente

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

€325

Chania lighthouse 2

Elena Sokolova

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

€211

Small chhapel at Gerani

Elena Sokolova

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

€213

Ballerinas

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 50 x 60.2 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.7 x 0.4 inch

€504

Sparrow

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 197 x 158 x 2 cm Painting . 77.6 x 62.2 x 0.8 inch

€17,000

It's time for the bells

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 154 x 205 x 2 cm Painting . 60.6 x 80.7 x 0.8 inch

€17,000

Les équilibres 3

AE2

Painting . 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

€168

Exterior

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 12.3 x 17 x 0.5 cm Print . 4.8 x 6.7 x 0.2 inch

€183

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

Untitled 1

Layla Dagher

Sculpture . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Sculpture . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€1,825

L'estate sta finendo

Fabrizio Alzati

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

€350

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

Night time London

Maria Luisa Azzini

Print . 14.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 cm Print . 5.7 x 7.8 x 0.1 inch

€98

Elizabeth Jubilee

Isabelle Lutter

Print . 91.4 x 60 x 1.4 cm Print . 36 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€3,500

Serie vidas minúsculas 13

Marta Lafuente

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

€325

Serie vidas minúsculas 12

Marta Lafuente

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

€325

Pastors lake scene

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€371

Sand cooking

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€372

Elafonissi beach 2

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 26.9 x 46 x 1 cm Painting . 10.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

€308

May 2022

Anatoly Varvarov

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

€615

Séquence

Anne-Sophie Larcena

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Untitled 2

Layla Dagher

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

€650

Untitled 1

Layla Dagher

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

€650

Castelo 2

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€270

Sunflowers

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 59.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€483

Spring in Alps

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 50 x 59.9 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€495

Holland paradise

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 50 x 59.9 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€487

The view of Schiedam 4

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 59.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€488

Waterlilies 7

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 39.1 x 39.1 x 1 cm Painting . 15.4 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch

€331

Over the rainbow, Under the stars

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting . 33.2 x 24.2 x 3 cm Painting . 13.1 x 9.5 x 1.2 inch

€700

Magic ice 4

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 50 x 70.1 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€636

Mountain barns

Elena Sokolova

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

€480

After surf

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 50.8 x 71.1 x 1.3 cm Painting . 20 x 28 x 0.5 inch

€585

Cowboy Taxi - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€575

Wood

Fabrizio Alzati

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

€350

Cartoon London

Maria Luisa Azzini

Print . 37.1 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print . 14.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€100

Femmes 23

Arancha Tejedor

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

€160

Le Quai

Carole Leprince

Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch

€120

Rouge et or

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€300

Water pond

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 24.1 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 9.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€179

Haystacks

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 24.1 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 9.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€180

Windmill in Maasland

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 24.1 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 9.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€179

Before storm

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 50 x 60.2 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.7 x 0.4 inch

€430

Reeds channel

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 24.1 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 9.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€181

Le silence

Sébastien Nadin

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

€360

"Celestial Empire" - (diptych)

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 135 x 370 x 2 cm Painting . 53.1 x 145.7 x 0.8 inch

€6,000

Waterlilies

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€394

The view of Schiedam 3

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 39.9 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€303

Along the channel 4

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€389

Pastor's lake 5

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 39.9 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€296

Cefalu rocks

Elena Sokolova

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

€270

Rocks and ruins

Elena Sokolova

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

€270

Castelo

Elena Sokolova

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

€269

Boat at the sea

Elena Sokolova

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

€269

Sicilian sunset 4

Elena Sokolova

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

€269

Cefalu rocks 2

Elena Sokolova

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

€270

Girl at the beach

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.3 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.5 inch

€363

Spring in Holland 5

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 26.9 x 46 x 1 cm Painting . 10.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

€335

Creation 2

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€382

Young surfer

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€379

Breaking The Surface

Anthony Dunphy

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

€694

Landscape with poppies 2

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.3 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.5 inch

€367

Beach ball player

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch

€349

Oasis

Hélène Hubert

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

€1,050

All Night Food - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography . 50 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€665

Peak Performance

Edvarda Braanaas

Print . 75 x 60 cm Print . 29.5 x 23.6 inch

€700

Crossroad

Fabrizio Alzati

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

€350

Femmes 22

Arancha Tejedor

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

€160

Tendres pensées

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

€200

L'été dernier

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€400

Les cercles

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 24 x 19 x 1 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch

€200

Champion

Anatoly Varvarov

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

€5,900

Les équilibres 1

AE2

Painting . 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

€168

Les équilibres 2

AE2

Painting . 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

€168

Jungle

Hélène Hubert

Photography . 80 x 120 cm Photography . 31.5 x 47.2 inch

€1,250

Moutons Baldwin

Helen Uter

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

€500

Funky Bright London

Maria Luisa Azzini

Print . 14.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 cm Print . 5.7 x 7.8 x 0.1 inch

€98

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