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.

Strange Fascination 3

Laëtitia Giraud

Painting . 50 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 2 inch

€1,200

Luberon

Jean-Marc Guillaume

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

€1,100

Windmills

Alexander Levich

Painting . 90 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

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

Equilibrium part 1

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,500

Beige 8 femmes

Arancha Tejedor

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

€850

Variations sur l'introportrait

David Jamin

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

€3,400

Cold bed

Igor Shulman

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

€2,353

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

Vendanges en Champagne

Camille Hilaire

Painting . 24.5 x 32 cm Painting . 9.6 x 12.6 inch

€1,500

Bateaux à Honfleur

Pierre Wuillaume

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

€1,200

La Petite Lampe 1930

Francine Van Hove

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

€13,200

Cassandre

Cédric Marachian

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

€2,500

Elle bouscule ma libellule

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 197 x 97 x 7 cm Painting . 77.6 x 38.2 x 2.8 inch

€5,300

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

€14,482

Ignite2

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 90 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€800

Autumn 5

Alex Katz

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

€10,861

Palazzo a fine giornata

Luigi Iona

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

€150

Blues for Blue Bus

Alexander Levich

Painting . 120 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€5,200

Road Story

Alexander Levich

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

€3,300

Goodbye Yesterday

Alexander Levich

Painting . 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,300

A New Day

Alexander Levich

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

€3,300

Dancing on the QE2

Beryl Cook

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

€3,585

Freezing Day

Alexander Levich

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 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

Landscape 28

Layla Dagher

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

€900

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

La Défense, 8 Personnages

Karine Bartoli

Painting . 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Medicine

Dima Filatov

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

€1,200

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

King of the Beach

Alexander Levich

Painting . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,900

Shellfish Gatherers

Alexander Levich

Painting . 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,300

Morning Sun

Alexander Levich

Painting . 90 x 105 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

The Giant

Alexander Levich

Painting . 20 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

€750

The Guard

Alexander Levich

Painting . 20 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

€750

Equestrienne 3, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Elena Sokolova

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

€453

The Town I've Never Been To

Alexander Levich

Painting . 65 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch

€2,700

The Couple

Alexander Levich

Painting . 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,050

Dry Grass

Alexander Levich

Painting . 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,090

Lucky

Alexander Levich

Painting . 80 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,300

Secret World

Alexander Levich

Painting . 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,300

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

Chantier

François Boisrond

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

€350

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

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

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

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

Ageless eyes

Dasha Pogodina

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

€1,800

Reflection

Alex Katz

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

€28,000

Day One

Alexander Levich

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

€3,900

Le plongeon pétillant (Etude)

Maude Ovize

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

€1,000

Truth

Jana & JS

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

€1,100

Lisière

Anne-Sophie Larcena

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

€1,500

Fighting A Losing Battle

Zena Blackwell

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

€2,674

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

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

Dimanche, à la plage

Lucia Buccini

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

€800

Vert

Hossein Borojeni

Print . 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Print . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€299

Enfance

Maude Ovize

Print . 49 x 48 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€300

Rope Swin (1)

Su Yu

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

€900

Catacomb of Callixtus

Alexander Levich

Painting . 22 x 82 x 2 cm Painting . 8.7 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,900

A Well in the Comitium

Alexander Levich

Painting . 22 x 82 x 2 cm Painting . 8.7 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,900

Pallenque

Maude Ovize

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

€2,400

Meistersingers

Alexander Levich

Painting . 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€3,150

The Freezing Town

Alexander Levich

Painting . 66 x 69 x 2.5 cm Painting . 26 x 27.2 x 1 inch

€2,700

Where the Wild Things Are – I

Alexander Levich

Painting . 71 x 71 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28 x 28 x 1 inch

€2,700

Where the Wild Things Are - II

Alexander Levich

Painting . 71 x 71 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28 x 28 x 1 inch

€2,700

Exodus

Alexander Levich

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

€2,800

The beginning – III

Alexander Levich

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

€2,750

Lake

Alexander Levich

Painting . 75 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,750

No Name - I

Alexander Levich

Painting . 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,050

Call of the Road

Alexander Levich

Painting . 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Over the Hills – I

Alexander Levich

Painting . 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Over the Hills – II

Alexander Levich

Painting . 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Departure Point

Julia Whitehead

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

€3,585

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

€14,482

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

€14,482

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

Youth

Dima Filatov

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

€900

Classe 2 ^ media

Matteo Fieno

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

€3,000

Coucher de soleil sur Bandjoun

Matthieu Delfini

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

Soleil irradiant (Etude)

Maude Ovize

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

€1,000

Marilyn

Gerard Boersma

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

€390

The Lares and Di Penates

Alexander Levich

Painting . 70 x 105 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Espresso

Alexander Levich

Painting . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,300

Wasp (Adam and Eve)

Alexander Levich

Painting . 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,300

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