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.

Poppies

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.4 inch

€738

Japanese Ikebana

Anthony Dunphy

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

€738

Deserted Desert

Anthony Dunphy

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

€738

Crumbling Ice

Anthony Dunphy

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

€738

Country Living

Anthony Dunphy

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

€738

Open Gate

Anthony Dunphy

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

€738

Childs Play

Anthony Dunphy

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

€738

Branding Iron

Anthony Dunphy

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

€738

Ice Cream

Anthony Dunphy

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

€738

Dragons Cave

Anthony Dunphy

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

€738

Balcony

Anthony Dunphy

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

€738

Harvest

Anthony Dunphy

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

€738

Joy Riders

Anthony Dunphy

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

€738

Signals

Anthony Dunphy

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

€747

Surf Summer

Anthony Dunphy

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

€747

Paying Homage

Anthony Dunphy

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

€747

Winter Ashore

Anthony Dunphy

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

€621

Lines and Curves

Anthony Dunphy

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

€747

Beach Car

Anthony Dunphy

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

€747

Exterior

Dzovig Arnelian

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

€179

N° 1115 Belgrade 12. Ada Ciganlija B

R. Cavalié

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

€480

Dinner and a Movie

Anthony Dunphy

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

€679

N° 1060 The Quadrant

R. Cavalié

Painting . 40 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€420

N° 1092 Elbansteingebirge.

R. Cavalié

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

€420

N° 1050 The Cock Tavern 4

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€420

N° 960 La lecture.

R. Cavalié

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

€420

N° 1035 Rose & Crown 7

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€400

N° 1032 Rose & Crown 4

R. Cavalié

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

€340

N° 1031 Rose & Crown 3

R. Cavalié

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

€340

Mountains

Fabrizio Alzati

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

€350

Pastors lake scene

Elena Sokolova

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

€362

May 2022

Anatoly Varvarov

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

€615

Spring in Alps

Elena Sokolova

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

€484

Holland paradise

Elena Sokolova

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

€477

Jungle

Hélène Hubert

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

€1,250

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

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

The fine art of sunbathing II

Fabrizio Alzati

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

€350

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

€97

Sand cooking

Elena Sokolova

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

€363

Elafonissi beach 2

Elena Sokolova

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

€301

Séquence

Anne-Sophie Larcena

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

€2,500

Magic ice 4

Elena Sokolova

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

€622

After surf

Elena Sokolova

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

€572

Dancing in the dark 6

Laëtitia Giraud

Painting . 16 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 6.3 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€300

Dancing in the dark 1

Laëtitia Giraud

Painting . 16 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 6.3 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€300

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

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

€97

Water pond

Elena Sokolova

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

€174

Haystacks

Elena Sokolova

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

€176

Windmill in Maasland

Elena Sokolova

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

€175

Before storm

Elena Sokolova

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

€420

"Celestial Empire" - (diptych)

Konovalov Igor

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

€6,000

Champion

Anatoly Varvarov

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

€5,900

Waterlilies

Elena Sokolova

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

€386

Along the channel 4

Elena Sokolova

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

€380

Girl at the beach

Elena Sokolova

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

€355

Spring in Holland 5

Elena Sokolova

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

€328

Creation 2

Elena Sokolova

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

€374

N° 1195 Entracte. Jardinière 1.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€480

Young surfer

Elena Sokolova

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

€371

Breaking The Surface

Anthony Dunphy

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

€679

Landscape with poppies 2

Elena Sokolova

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

€359

Floridylle

Hélène Hubert

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

€850

N° 1185 Ile d'aix. Grosse fringale.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€450

N° 1179 Rochefort. Un certain passage.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 38 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€450

N° 1176 Rochefort. Au transbordeur 2.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 38 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€480

N° 1200 Faux sommeil profond

R. Cavalié

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

€420

N° 1067 Congratulations 2

R. Cavalié

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

€420

N° 1064 Patin de patins

R. Cavalié

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

€340

N° 1063 Brighton Music Hall

R. Cavalié

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

€420

N° 1024 Drammatico sforzando

R. Cavalié

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

€400

N° 1015 Intermezzo nobile 1.

R. Cavalié

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

€340

N° 1172. Rochefort. Carré des officiers de l'Hermione.

R. Cavalié

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

€420

N° 1171. Rochefort. Corderie royale et fontaine de l'Amiral.

R. Cavalié

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

€420

N° 1170 Rochefort. Un certain carrefour.

R. Cavalié

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

€420

N° 975 Un an déjà !

R. Cavalié

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

€340

N° 965 Le piano.

R. Cavalié

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

€420

N° 1082 Budapest 3. Széchenyi Lànchid B.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 27 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€400

N°1034 Rose & Crown 6

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€400

N° 1033 Rose & Crown 5

R. Cavalié

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

€340

Salt pit Study I

Fabrizio Alzati

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

€350

Spring in the Ardennes

Elena Sokolova

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

€175

Once upon a time...

Hélène Hubert

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

€1,250

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

Balos beach boat, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 17.8 x 24.1 x 1 cm Painting . 7 x 9.5 x 0.4 inch

€127

Elafonissi beach

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 23.9 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€185

Palm at the sea

Elena Sokolova

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

€188

Trio gagnant

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€650

Springtime market

Christine Drummond

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 10.2 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 4 inch

€5,268

Reflections of a breast

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 92 x 127 x 1 cm Painting . 36.2 x 50 x 0.4 inch

€714

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

€97

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