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.

Power of persuasion.

Igor Shulman

Painting . 119.9 x 140 x 5.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 55.1 x 2 inch

€4,992

N° 1046 Les complémentaires 2.

R. Cavalié

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

€420

Come rain or come shine

Laëtitia Giraud

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,750

Tisana

Luigi Iona

Painting . 30 x 32 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

€145

'll call you back

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 59 x 83 x 2 cm Painting . 23.2 x 32.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Orange is the mediterranean

Cristina J. Rey

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

€210

Moissons en Cornouaille

Bruno Tremohars

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Western Sunset, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.5 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.2 inch

€678

Landscape

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 100 x 145 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 57.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,350

Jugando en la playa

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 73 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

N° 1183 Ile d'Aix. Façade Nord de l'église abbatiale.

R. Cavalié

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

€450

Bells

Dima Filatov

Painting . 96 x 130 x 0.5 cm Painting . 37.8 x 51.2 x 0.2 inch

€1,200

N° 1080 Budapest 2. Széchenyi Lànchid A.

R. Cavalié

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

€380

La Bor3

Dima Filatov

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

€760

Witness the time. Sunset

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 100 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Descansando en el Caribe

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 73 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,100

Mercado de Leticia

Jordi Turbau

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

€1,600

De copas

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 52.5 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 20.7 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Believe

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,500 €1,350

Carpe diem

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Le repli

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

N° 1215 Saint Martin de Ré.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€820

Just shoes.

Igor Shulman

Painting . 100.1 x 119.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€4,992

N° 953 Stefan Zweig

R. Cavalié

Painting . 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Nighttime Favela

Christine Drummond

Painting . 76.2 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 30 x 48 x 2 inch

€7,043

Warsaw 3

Joanna Woyda

Painting . 22 x 49 cm Painting . 8.7 x 19.3 inch

€350

Look at them

Laëtitia Giraud

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

€1,500

Departing Train : Journey's Veil

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 80 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€4,300

Empty Saddle, Painting, Acrylic on Paper

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 12 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€553

Bateau

Arancha Tejedor

Painting . 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€700

Composition aux groseilles blanches

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 92 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

Ukraine

Dima Filatov

Painting . 73 x 120 x 0.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

€800

See you again

Mónica Castanys

Painting . 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€4,850

Bathing in the unseen

Harry Ergott

Painting . 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€6,800

Pause 3

Elena Sokolova

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

€573

Berta

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 23 x 29 cm Painting . 9.1 x 11.4 inch

€400

Warsaw 6

Joanna Woyda

Painting . 22 x 49 cm Painting . 8.7 x 19.3 inch

€350

Train Is Leaving Again : Transient Farewells

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 80 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€4,300

Peace in the Pasture, Painting, Acrylic on Paper

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 12 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€553

Panorama

Layla Dagher

Painting . 50 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Dernier Jour

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€220

Premier Jour

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€220

Secret passage

Konovalov Igor

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

€1,750

Flow of joy

Christine Drummond

Painting . 81.3 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 32 x 48 x 2 inch

€9,539

2024 Empty. Full

Dima Filatov

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

€640

Non-smoking carriage.

Igor Shulman

Painting . 69.6 x 89.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 27.4 x 35.3 x 2 inch

€3,120

Printemps républicain

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

N° 1127 Elle et la mère malade.

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 1194 Oléron. Détente à La Cotinière.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 54 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€800

N° 957 Oum Kalsoum

R. Cavalié

Painting . 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

N° 954 Suzanne Valadon

R. Cavalié

Painting . 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

N° 1097 Prague 2. Le défi de la Place de la Vieille Ville

R. Cavalié

Painting . 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

N° 929 Pina Bausch

R. Cavalié

Painting . 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Dans la chaleur de l'été

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€1,750

A carefree plein air

Igor Shulman

Painting . 79.8 x 119.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 31.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€4,279

Higher than clouds

Anatoly Varvarov

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

€1,050

Rain

Dima Filatov

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

€650

Electric Train

Dima Filatov

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

€580

Bright Streak 2

Dima Filatov

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

€780

Game over

Dima Filatov

Painting . 74 x 120 x 0.5 cm Painting . 29.1 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

€650

SMS

Dima Filatov

Painting . 74 x 120 x 0.5 cm Painting . 29.1 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

€750

Hello Kitty

Dima Filatov

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

€790

Plaça Mercadal

Josep Moscardó

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

€2,900

JR : Silent Commute

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 80 x 118 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 46.5 x 2 inch

€4,300

Filling Up, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 45.7 x 53.3 x 7.6 cm Painting . 18 x 21 x 3 inch

€678

All Around the World

Ray Richardson

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 120 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Voices of love

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 80 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Primavera na comunidade

Christine Drummond

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

€7,132

Waiting To Cross

Alain Le Garsmeur

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

€1,100

Purple Rain

Laëtitia Giraud

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

€2,850

Orbital Time

Isabelle Lutter

Print . 60 x 100 x 1.4 cm Print . 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€3,500

Roi de Pique

Isabelle Lutter

Print . 84.3 x 60 x 1.4 cm Print . 33.2 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€3,500

Underwater Abstract Blue

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 130 x 138 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 54.3 x 0 inch

€19,000

Cena para dos

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 104.6 x 114 x 4 cm Painting . 41.2 x 44.9 x 1.6 inch

€3,300

Músicos

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 75 x 100.5 x 3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 39.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Posando en el sofá

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 89 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 35 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Two young ballerinas

Elena Sokolova

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

€601

Shogun

Anthony Dunphy

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

€745

First light

Anthony Dunphy

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

€745

N° 981 Pour la valse triste.

R. Cavalié

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

€600

Watermelon Girl, Myanmar

Marco Bulgarelli

Photography . 18 x 28 cm Photography . 7.1 x 11 inch

€400

Woman on the Stairs

Layla Dagher

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

€5,400

Giada che accende una candela

Luigi Iona

Painting . 31.5 x 44 x 0.5 cm Painting . 12.4 x 17.3 x 0.2 inch

€230

Sunset Nord

Carole Leprince

Painting . 20 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€220

Back to the Future

Dima Filatov

Painting . 72 x 123 x 0.5 cm Painting . 28.3 x 48.4 x 0.2 inch

€670

Abstrait

Frederic Weisz

Painting . 89 x 210 x 3 cm Painting . 35 x 82.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,300

Fouras

Carole Leprince

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

€260

1 frozen sea bass.

Igor Shulman

Painting . 100.8 x 219.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 39.7 x 86.5 x 2 inch

€10,698

Shopwindow

Dima Filatov

Painting . 74 x 121 x 0.5 cm Painting . 29.1 x 47.6 x 0.2 inch

€760

Face

Dima Filatov

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

€500

N° 1209 La Rochelle. Le marché dedans.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€520

2023

Dima Filatov

Painting . 73 x 121 x 0.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 47.6 x 0.2 inch

€600

First apple

Dima Filatov

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

€600

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