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.

Au sommet de la gloire

Béatrice Terra

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

€2,400

Eden VI (Etude)

Maude Ovize

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

€1,000

New-York love

Rico Sab

Painting . 150 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€900

The black pride 2

Joshua Oyeleye

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 6.4 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 2.5 inch

€869

Around Shinsekai, Osaka

Marco Santaniello

Painting . 79 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.1 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Big Jump

Dima Filatov

Painting . 200 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 78.7 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€1,800 €1,620

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

Traces I have left

Jana & JS

Painting . 40 x 23 x 7 cm Painting . 15.7 x 9.1 x 2.8 inch

€1,500

Au commencement

Maude Ovize

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

€2,600

Before performance

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Outfit

Su Yu

Painting . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

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

City Street Silhouettes

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 70 x 60.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 23.8 x 0 inch

€2,200

Fais ce qu'il te plaît

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 146 x 114 x 10 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 3.9 inch

€5,300

Les amoureux au bord de la Moselle

Camille Hilaire

Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 10.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 4.1 inch

€800

Stars

Rico Sab

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

€1,350

Midsummer Night Blues

Laëtitia Giraud

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

€2,250

Panto Dame (framed, hand signed serigraph)

Beryl Cook

Print . 67.9 x 52.7 x 0.3 cm Print . 26.75 x 20.75 x 0.1 inch

€1,373

Gavinana

Luigi Iona

Painting . 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€150

Les inspirations de Basquiat

Alione

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

€8,500

Eden II

Maude Ovize

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

€300

Matelot

David Jamin

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,380

Clown blanc musicien

Camille Hilaire

Print . 73 x 53 cm Print . 28.7 x 20.9 inch

€250

Morning throughouts about wander

Dasha Pogodina

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

€1,800

Dancer 2 (Cutout), rare aluminum sculpture

Alex Katz

Sculpture . 73.7 x 53.3 x 7.6 cm Sculpture . 29 x 21 x 3 inch

€16,104

Robe rouge

Xavier Jambon

Painting . 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

The Dutch pastoral - The last flowers

Serghei Ghetiu

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

€2,000

Les VRP du Seigneur

Alain Godon

Painting . 120 x 80 x 6 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 2.4 inch

€33,000

Dancer 2 (Cutout)

Alex Katz

Sculpture . 74 x 53 x 8 cm Sculpture . 29.1 x 20.9 x 3.1 inch

€20,130

Jump2

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,200 €1,080

HK Fruits Gage Street Corner

Marco Santaniello

Print . 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€300

Bête à cornes

Topolino

Painting . 150 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,500

Skaters California

Karine Bartoli

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

€1,600

Estructuras Vivas

Anne-Sophie Larcena

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

€1,900

Sasha 1, Archival pigment print, Hand Signed, Framed

Alex Katz

Print . 80.6 x 39.7 x 0.3 cm Print . 31.75 x 15.625 x 0.1 inch

€10,980

Frozen Immortality

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,100

N° 1014 Fugato risoluto.

R. Cavalié

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

€800

Love duo

Mathieu Questel

Painting . 65 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,750

Self portrait with between clock and bed

Gerard Boersma

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 1 inch

€1,803

Pain

Su Yu

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

The Artist and His Visions

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€412

Horned Armchair

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€900

Starting Block

AE2

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

€2,000

Canotage sur la Moselle, Metz

Camille Hilaire

Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 12.6 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.5 x 5 inch

€800

Reflection II

Alex Katz

Print . 104 x 78.7 x 0.01 cm Print . 40.9 x 31 x 0 inch

€8,800

Bateau au mouillage, Nauplie, Péloponnèse

Matthieu Delfini

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

€1,850

A Bird in the Hand

Beryl Cook

Print . 66 x 53.3 x 5.1 cm Print . 26 x 21 x 2 inch

€2,196

Morning Glory

Wencke Uhl

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,098

Cover Book #2

Jana & JS

Painting . 27.5 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€950

Wonder Woman

Mathieu Questel

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36.22 x 28.74 x 1 inch

€2,900

Ragazza davanti muro rosa

Luigi Iona

Painting . 90 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€520

Lyon yeah....!

Rico Sab

Painting . 150 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€900

La chute de Lehmann Brothers

Isabelle Lutter

Print . 47 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 18.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,000

J'ai enfin sorti la tête de l'eau

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 92 x 73 x 6 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 2.4 inch

€2,100

Sentimental Beauty - 21st Century Contemporary, Expressionism, Portrait, Modern

Joshua Salami

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

€1,693

Tuscan Countryside with Vineyard

Alexandra Djokic

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

€4,800

Nicole 2

Alex Katz

Print . 150 x 102 cm Print . 59.1 x 40.2 inch

€16,000

Hocus pocus woman with a rabbit

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

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

A Jetty

Marek Okrassa

Painting . 100 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,500

Qualcuno entra in casa

Sergio Ceccotti

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

€2,800

Les Jardins du Majectic, Cannes

Camille Hilaire

Print . 66 x 48 x 0.1 cm Print . 26 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€300

Flora

Dasha Pogodina

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

€1,850

Jessica (Cutout, Weather Vane), rare aluminum sculpture

Alex Katz

Sculpture . 174 x 36.2 x 25.4 cm Sculpture . 68.5 x 14.25 x 10 inch

€14,604

J+ Sérigraphie 2

Gaëtan de Séguin

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€300

Opale

Hélène Hubert

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

€1,250

After Hours

Laëtitia Giraud

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

€2,250

Morning Life

Christine Seiterle

Painting . 50 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€2,294

If It Had A Mouth It Would Say Hello

Zena Blackwell

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

€2,656

Gardenworld

Alain Godon

Painting . 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€35,000

A Gun and a Single Bullet

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 80 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Force florale

Patricia Dubois

Painting . 116 x 73 x 3.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 28.7 x 1.4 inch

€2,545

American Dance Festival 1987

Alex Katz

Print . 152.4 x 77.5 x 0.3 cm Print . 60 x 30.5 x 0.1 inch

€1,098

Legacy

Mathieu Questel

Print . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€250

Brisk Day Aquatint

Alex Katz

Print . 91 x 73 x 0.15 cm Print . 35.8 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch

€30,195

La Course

Clara Delaporte

Photography . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Photography . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

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

Révéler

David Jamin

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

€1,000

Wee Saw

Helen Uter

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

€3,500

Les Indépendantes

Matthieu Delfini

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

€3,200

Redención

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting . 73 x 54 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Corso Mazzini Cosenza

Marco Santaniello

Print . 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€300

Building My Cozy Hut

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 93 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 36.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

No

Wencke Uhl

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,281

Oiseau de feu V2

Sébastien Nadin

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Comme un parfum d'été

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€1,500

Emancipation

Joshua Salami

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,004

Quiet thoughts (01)

Jana & JS

Painting . 52 x 27 x 3 cm Painting . 20.5 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,650

Wall of Quiet

Mathieu Questel

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36.22 x 28.74 x 1 inch

€2,900

Série : Mois de juin - 3ème tableau

Yu Dan Zhou

Painting . 130 x 90 x 5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35.4 x 2 inch

€12,989

Workday Conversations

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€320

Massis Kabob

Gerard Boersma

Painting . 88.9 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 24 x 1 inch

€4,941

The spring fairy

Serghei Ghetiu

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

€1,400

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