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.

Els sons d'un 23 d'abril

Mónica Castanys

Print . 39 x 33 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.4 x 13 x 0 inch

€200

I Am Golden - 21st Century Contemporary, Expressionism, Portrait, Floral Modern

Joshua Salami

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,695

Lifelong Sleep

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 32 x 38 x 3 cm Painting . 12.6 x 15 x 1.2 inch

€840

Formentera 11

Karine Bartoli

Painting . 114 x 195 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 76.8 x 1.6 inch

€3,400

Darling, sometimes let go of your dreams

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 150 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€2,500

Medicine

Dima Filatov

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

€1,200

L'éveil

Sébastien Nadin

Painting . 42 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€600

Beige 8 femmes

Arancha Tejedor

Painting . 100 x 81 x 0.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.2 inch

€850

Soleil irradiant (Etude)

Maude Ovize

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

€1,000

La Petite Lampe 1930

Francine Van Hove

Painting . 54 x 81 cm Painting . 21.3 x 31.9 inch

€13,200

Jaws

Mathieu Questel

Painting . 97 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38.19 x 57.48 x 1 inch

€6,000

Jeux amoureux (Etude)

Maude Ovize

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

€800

Reflecting pool (Etude)

Maude Ovize

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

€800

Le Lac

Carole Leprince

Painting . 73 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€600

No Fear No Limits

Rico Sab

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€950

Cold bed

Igor Shulman

Painting . 69.9 x 100.1 x 5.1 cm Painting . 27.5 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€2,383

Jeu d'eau

Maude Ovize

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

€2,000

Swiss boat

François Boisrond

Fine Art Drawings . 23.5 x 30.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.3 x 12 inch

€900

Pinocchio fait une pousse

Topolino

Print . 46 x 32.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 18.1 x 12.8 x 0.1 inch

€150

Olivia 3 (from Oliva suite), large hand signed silkscreen

Alex Katz

Print . 149.9 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Print . 59 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€14,662 €13,929

Autumn 5

Alex Katz

Print . 137 x 180 x 0.1 cm Print . 53.9 x 70.9 x 0 inch

€10,996

Palazzo a fine giornata

Luigi Iona

Painting . 65 x 45 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€150

Bateaux à Honfleur

Pierre Wuillaume

Painting . 80 x 80 x 6 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 2.4 inch

€1,200

Ondulation (Etude)

Maude Ovize

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

€1,200

Eden

Maude Ovize

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

€300

N° 890 Le château de Fortis.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 92 x 65 x 2.4 cm Painting . 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.9 inch

€1,000

Cassandre

Cédric Marachian

Painting . 89 x 146 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Regard d'Orient

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€950

Summer - Landscape

Alex Katz

Print . 137 x 107 cm Print . 53.9 x 42.1 inch

€10,000

The Flowers of Death

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,080

Interference reflection

Nicole Tijoux

Painting . 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Dancing on the QE2

Beryl Cook

Print . 76 x 69 x 0.2 cm Print . 29.9 x 27.2 x 0.1 inch

€3,592

Together

Mónica Castanys

Painting . 60 x 100 cm Painting . 23.6 x 39.4 inch

€3,900

Maternity 1

Agustin Rio

Painting . 65 x 46 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

€700

Yellow flags on brown (Albertina 791)

Alex Katz

Print . 61 x 76.2 cm Print . 24 x 30 inch

€9,800

Qualcuno entra in casa

Sergio Ceccotti

Painting . 50 x 35 cm Painting . 19.7 x 13.8 inch

€2,800

Lisière

Anne-Sophie Larcena

Painting . 80 x 80 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 inch

€1,500

Departure Point

Julia Whitehead

Painting . 102 x 102 cm Painting . 40.2 x 40.2 inch

€3,592

Landscape 28

Layla Dagher

Painting . 26 x 26 cm Painting . 10.2 x 10.2 inch

€900

Les artistes et Saint-Paul de Vence

Alione

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€8,500

Be my guest

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 180 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 59.1 x 1 inch

€4,300

Olivia 3 - Paris | Musée d’art Moderne: Alex Katz 2027

Alex Katz

Print . 149 x 101.6 cm Print . 58.7 x 40 inch

€16,000

Shared Secret 2

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 90 x 64 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

€800

Reflection

Alex Katz

Print . 147 x 147 x 0.01 cm Print . 57.9 x 57.9 x 0 inch

€28,000

Parfum d'été

Maude Ovize

Painting . 90 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

€3,200

Youth

Dima Filatov

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

€900

Joie d'été

Maude Ovize

Painting . 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Traversée

Maude Ovize

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

€2,600

Joy

Maude Ovize

Painting . 116 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Variations sur l'introportrait

David Jamin

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

€3,400

Les demoiselles d'artist

Edvarda Braanaas

Painting . 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€8,200

Truth

Jana & JS

Painting . 50 x 20 cm Painting . 19.7 x 7.9 inch

€1,100

Chantier

François Boisrond

Print . 50 x 70 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 inch

€350

Good Vibes K'ptain (Capitaine Flam)

Rico Sab

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€950

White Lilies 5 - Paris | Musée d’art Moderne: Alex Katz 2027

Alex Katz

Print . 192 x 107 cm Print . 75.6 x 42.1 inch

€9,000

Je t'ai trouvé

Anna-Lisa Unkuri

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

€4,800

A walk

Joanna Woyda

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

€1,100

Eveil

Matthieu Delfini

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,700

Marilyn

Gerard Boersma

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

€390

Fighting A Losing Battle

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 50 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,679

Seascape with lemon tree

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€4,800

Olivia 2 (from Oliva suite), large hand signed silkscreen

Alex Katz

Print . 101.6 x 137.2 x 0.3 cm Print . 40 x 54 x 0.1 inch

€14,662

Olivia 1 (from Oliva suite), large hand signed silkscreen

Alex Katz

Print . 149.9 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Print . 59 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€14,662

Girls who love ballet

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting . 80 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,250

Soft Gravity

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 36 x 47 x 3 cm Painting . 14.2 x 18.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,100

Dimanche, à la plage

Lucia Buccini

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

€800

Rope Swin (1)

Su Yu

Painting . 38 x 48 x 3 cm Painting . 15 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch

€900

His wife 1654

Maude Ovize

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,950

Spending a night scooping up the stars

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting . 45.5 x 33.3 x 3 cm Painting . 17.9 x 13.1 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

La jeunesse 1880

Maude Ovize

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,950

Lilies 2 Suite (Portfolio of 3 etchings White Lilies)

Alex Katz

Print . 35.5 x 46 cm Print . 14 x 18.1 inch

€7,500

Pink Anticipation

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 104 x 79 x 2 cm Painting . 40.9 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch

€900

J+ les débuts

Gaëtan de Séguin

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€2,600

Classe 2 ^ media

Matteo Fieno

Painting . 208 x 192 x 1 cm Painting . 81.9 x 75.6 x 0.4 inch

€3,000

Chargé VI

Patricia Dubois

Painting . 62 x 74 x 3.5 cm Painting . 24.4 x 29.1 x 1.4 inch

€1,805

Meditation

Haibat Balaa Bawab

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€7,000

Orange is the mediterranean

Cristina J. Rey

Photography . 28 x 39 cm Photography . 11 x 15.4 inch

€210

Passage vivienne

Rudyard Heaton

Painting . 81 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 45.7 x 1 inch

€1,800

King Kong à Paris

Sergio Ceccotti

Painting . 50 x 100 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 inch

€5,000

Prisme de Regard

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€750

USA

Dima Filatov

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

€780

N° 1297 Le petit coin bleu. Lyon 6.

R. Cavalié

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

€500

Here's To You, Painting, Acrylic on Paper

Anthony Dunphy

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

€614

Glace à l'Italienne

Carole Leprince

Fine Art Drawings . 19 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.5 x 7.5 x 0 inch

€150

Sofia Advertisement

Marco Santaniello

Painting . 70 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€4,800

Ecoulement de notes, écoulement de nattes

Matthieu Delfini

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

€2,900

Night: William Dunas Dance 4 (Pamela)

Alex Katz

Print . 63.5 x 78.7 x 0.5 cm Print . 25 x 31 x 0.2 inch

€7,331

I will lead you to the light

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 130 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 59.1 x 1 inch

€1,800

Seuls sur scène

Yutao Ge

Painting . 120 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 59.1 x 2 inch

€6,200

Zenith

Helen Uter

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.4 inch

€3,500

Iron Fist Pow

Rico Sab

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

€950

The ballet lover II

Serghei Ghetiu

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

€1,200

Girl With Hair Ribbon Lichtenstein

Gerard Boersma

Painting . 90 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€6,400

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