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.

N° 1104 Belgrade 1. Le coup de foudre.

R. Cavalié

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

$479

Shopping

Hossein Borojeni

Print . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$358

N° 70 Venise, la nuit.

R. Cavalié

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

$526

Elise en rouge

Eugène Bégarat

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

$4,188

10 de Trèfle

Isabelle Lutter

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

$4,188

Winter Tear

Anatoly Varvarov

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

$1,651

They Threw the Dice

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 63 x 24.5 x 2 cm Painting . 24.8 x 9.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,514

Pinocchio et les mendiants

Topolino

Print . 46 x 32.5 x 1.5 cm Print . 18.1 x 12.8 x 0.6 inch

$179

La psicologa

Luigi Iona

Painting . 71 x 51 x 0.2 cm Painting . 28 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$275

Futuristic Napoli

Maria Luisa Azzini

Print . 14.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 cm Print . 5.7 x 7.8 x 0.1 inch

$117

As I lean unto your chest - Study

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 20 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.7 x 0 inch

$270

Guitar Hero, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Anthony Dunphy

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

$810

Water Reflection

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 161 x 116.5 x 0.2 cm Painting . 63.4 x 45.9 x 0.1 inch

$14,358

Cubist Embrace

Gegham Hunanyan

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$651

NR N° 14

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 54 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$239

Water Reflection No 4

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 110 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$4,547

Attendre

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 162 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 63.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,709

Liseuse

Pierre Wuillaume

Painting . 55 x 38 x 2.5 cm Painting . 21.7 x 15 x 1 inch

$718

Good news

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 135 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 53.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,632

Poltrona da riparare

Luigi Iona

Painting . 60 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$275

Un verre de vin

Yutao Ge

Painting . 100 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$2,154

J+la flamboyante

Gaëtan de Séguin

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$2,872

10 de Carreau

Isabelle Lutter

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

$4,188

The Ocean in the Studio

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$542

In the Desert

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$486

LaBor

Dima Filatov

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

$909

Jump

Dima Filatov

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

$1,436

Over the rainbow, Under the stars

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting . 33.2 x 24.2 x 3 cm Painting . 13.1 x 9.5 x 1.2 inch

$838

France '98

Victor Spahn

Print . 60 x 43 x 0.2 cm Print . 23.6 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch

$263

Femmes 27

Arancha Tejedor

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$191

The Girl in Black Stockings

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$432

La sphère

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$1,795

December

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 90 x 67 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch

$718

Childhood Memories

Gegham Hunanyan

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$522 $444

Waves Abstract

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 140 x 109.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 43.1 x 0 inch

$5,982

Epilogue

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 150 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch

$6,119

Pensieri al muretto

Luigi Iona

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$203

Mes vœux

Yutao Ge

Painting . 100 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$2,632

Joker

Isabelle Lutter

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

$4,188

Unexpected Meeting

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$432

Breath of Memory

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$432

Ordinary Morning

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 74 x 48 x 2 cm Painting . 29.1 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch

$718

Je marche 4

Carole Leprince

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

$191

Je marche 3

Carole Leprince

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

$191

Je marche 2

Carole Leprince

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

$191

Je marche 1

Carole Leprince

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

$191

The Future 2

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$945

The fences of my childhood.

Igor Shulman

Painting . 129.8 x 59.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 51.1 x 23.5 x 2 inch

$4,102

N° 1144 La deuxième fille.

R. Cavalié

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

$1,196

N° 1143 La première fille

R. Cavalié

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

$1,196

N° 1142 Le mari N° 1

R. Cavalié

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

$1,101

N° 1141 Elle, à trente ans.

R. Cavalié

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

$1,101

N° 1140 Le fils.

R. Cavalié

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

$1,196

N° 1139 Le mari N° 1

R. Cavalié

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

$1,101

N° 1126 Elle, à vingt ans.

R. Cavalié

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

$1,220

N° 1193 Rochefort. Au musée de...

R. Cavalié

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

$957

N° 834 Rojus. La maison condamnée

R. Cavalié

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

$957

Brasa

Anne-Sophie Larcena

Painting . 27 x 19 cm Painting . 10.6 x 7.5 inch

$299

Beside the Stone Wall

Gegham Hunanyan

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$432

The Treasure

Gegham Hunanyan

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$432

Ignite

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 80 x 76 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

$718

Underwater Turquoise

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 162 x 111 x 0.1 cm Painting . 63.8 x 43.7 x 0 inch

$10,649

High jump

Igor Shulman

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

$4,964

The Velvet season

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 110 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,572

Senza nuvole

Luigi Iona

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$203

Auto-portrait

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 15 x 9.8 x 0.5 cm Print . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.2 inch

$215

Toucher

Dzovig Arnelian

Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 18 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.7 x 7.1 x 0.2 inch

$810 $729

10 de Pique

Isabelle Lutter

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

$4,188

The ballet fairy

Serghei Ghetiu

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

$1,555 $933

Selfie from Europe

Dima Filatov

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

$897

Butterfly : Whispers of Transformation

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 160 x 110 x 5 cm Painting . 63 x 43.3 x 2 inch

$6,700

Calor

Anne-Sophie Larcena

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

$479

Night People, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Anthony Dunphy

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

$821

Monkeys on Vacation

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 150 x 105 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

$5,683

Le temps des secrets

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$1,795

Souffle d'été

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$1,795

Red Roof

Layla Dagher

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

$6,461

The Return of Galliano

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 92 x 76 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

$766

March

Dima Filatov

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

$945

Amsterdam

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 150 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$14,358

N° 1122 Le père

R. Cavalié

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

$957

N° 1121 La mère

R. Cavalié

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

$957

Bleu intérieur

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

$299

As de Pique

Isabelle Lutter

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

$4,188

As de Trèfle

Isabelle Lutter

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

$4,188

As de Coeur

Isabelle Lutter

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

$4,188

As de Carreau

Isabelle Lutter

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

$4,188

The spring fairy

Serghei Ghetiu

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

$1,675 $1,005

Night of Creation

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 81 x 72 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch

$826

Sunny Day

Dima Filatov

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

$897

A summer evening

Serghei Ghetiu

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

$598

The Man Who Wasn't King

Ray Richardson

Painting . 30 x 10 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

$1,795

Step 2

Dima Filatov

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

$945

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