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.

La trapéziste

Camille Hilaire

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€450

Embroidered Jacket

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 90 x 76 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

€800

Dementia

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 80 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€780

On the Threshold of Freedom

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€406

Buste

François Boisrond

Print . 50 x 35 x 1 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€350

Lily in fur

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting . 45.5 x 38 x 3 cm Painting . 17.9 x 15 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Abbraccio fragile

Matteo Fieno

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

€2,400

Swimmer

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 110 x 69.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 27.4 x 0 inch

€1,800

Mermaid II

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 39.5 x 25 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.6 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€361

Underwater Green Blue

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 119 x 90 x 0.14 cm Painting . 46.9 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€6,800

Le modèle

Adrien Holy

Painting . 55.5 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 21.9 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€2,759

Spazio & Tempo

Matteo Fieno

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€450

Murmures

Sophie Geider

Painting . 67 x 56 x 2 cm Painting . 26.4 x 22 x 0.8 inch

€900

What are your Neighbours Doing Next?

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting . 60.6 x 45.5 x 3 cm Painting . 23.9 x 17.9 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Nude Abstract

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 70 x 64 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Shelter me

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 55 x 46 x 1.5 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.6 inch

€500

Le baigneur

Maude Ovize

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

€300

Ave Maria

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 47 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 18.5 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€500

Interno inquieto

Sergio Ceccotti

Painting . 50 x 35 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€2,800

N° 1131 Covid 19 (4) 'Non, faut pas se laisser aller !'

R. Cavalié

Painting . 92 x 60 x 2.4 cm Painting . 36.2 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

€1,000

Underwater

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 127 x 79 x 0.1 cm Painting . 50 x 31.1 x 0 inch

€3,600

Step

Dima Filatov

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

€620

Chargé VII

Patricia Dubois

Painting . 68 x 62 x 3 cm Painting . 26.8 x 24.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,746

Étude pour Blue Camille

Francine Van Hove

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

€2,000

Madame Mondrian

Edvarda Braanaas

Print . 88 x 54 cm Print . 34.6 x 21.3 inch

€980

Siesta

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 80 x 0.4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€780

Antique shop

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 90 x 72 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,250

Underwater Mediterranean

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 106 x 99 x 0.1 cm Painting . 41.7 x 39 x 0 inch

€4,200

Vénus

François Boisrond

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

€550

L'Oiseau Damoclès

Patricia Dubois

Painting . 116 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,551

Underwater

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 113 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting . 44.5 x 43.3 x 0 inch

€6,000

N° 923 Bien sûr, elle s'en remettra !

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

Underwater Pink

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 160 x 140 x 0.1 cm Painting . 63 x 55.1 x 0 inch

€12,000

Future Worship

Mihai Florea

Painting . 220 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 86.6 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Vulnerability

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 95 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

La passion créatrice

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€4,000

White summer

Mónica Castanys

Painting . 100 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€4,000

Lingerie 2 - The Butterfly

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 48 x 39 x 0.3 cm Painting . 18.9 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

€812

Heartbreack Hotel

Laëtitia Giraud

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

€2,800

Letto verde azzurro

Luigi Iona

Painting . 68 x 53.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 26.8 x 21.1 x 0 inch

€170

Giocare col cane

Luigi Iona

Painting . 29 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 7.3 x 0 inch

€130

Tracing the body - Breast Print

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 26 x 7 x 0.1 cm Print . 10.2 x 2.8 x 0 inch

€227 €204

For The Heart

Laëtitia Giraud

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

€2,800

Bain de soleil

Francine Van Hove

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

€12,200

The limits of pleasure

Igor Shulman

Painting . 96.8 x 66 x 5.1 cm Painting . 38.1 x 26 x 2 inch

€2,526

Giada che accende una candela

Luigi Iona

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

€330

If I Can Dream

Laëtitia Giraud

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

€2,800

Naufragio

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting . 116 x 89 x 1.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.6 inch

€6,200

Foir your, or for me!

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting . 130 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch

€9,000

Muse.

Igor Shulman

Painting . 119.9 x 49.5 x 5.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 19.5 x 2 inch

€3,067

Tales of intimacy

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€451 €406

Unprocessed desire

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 88 x 79 x 2 cm Painting . 34.6 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch

€700

L'éphèbe d'Agde

François Boisrond

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€350

Plume Rose

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€590

Élégance Nue

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€520

Girls at the Sea

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,280

The caress

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 90 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

€2,075

Looking Down On You

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 79 x 40 cm Painting . 31.1 x 15.7 inch

€1,804

Enigmatic Desire

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 88 x 60 cm Painting . 34.6 x 23.6 inch

€1,804

A Castrated Existence

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 124 x 70 cm Painting . 48.8 x 27.6 inch

€2,255

The golden hour

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 25.5 x 12.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 10 x 4.9 x 0 inch

€180

Looking down on you 2

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 157 x 97 cm Painting . 61.8 x 38.2 inch

€2,706

Eva

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€520

Bella Rosa

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€550

Shared Secret

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 90 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€600

Un séisme ordinaire

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€2,500

La ligne

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€690

Silent Curve

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€690

Le Regard

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€720

Pure Allur

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€720

Lotus

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€690

Cerise

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€720

Martini

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€690

Moon Honey

Harry Ergott

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

€1,800

Underwater

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 167 x 121 x 0.1 cm Painting . 65.7 x 47.6 x 0 inch

€16,000

Faces and Places

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 114 x 110 x 0.5 cm Painting . 44.9 x 43.3 x 0.2 inch

€4,314 €3,883

I had a dream

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 120 x 84 cm Painting . 47.2 x 33.1 inch

€3,608 €3,067

Sleeping Beauty

Dzovig Arnelian

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

€2,706

7 de Coeur

Isabelle Lutter

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

€3,500

10 de Coeur

Isabelle Lutter

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

€3,500

Until Tomorrow, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Anthony Dunphy

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

€677

Blue shooting stars - Mouth and Nipple Print

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 20 x 18 x 0.1 cm Print . 7.9 x 7.1 x 0 inch

€226

N° 609 Zapping Lucile

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 38 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€180

La dame de fer

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 inch

€750

Breast print 35

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 21.5 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 8.5 x 6.1 x 0 inch

€226

Breast print 34

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 19 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 7.5 x 6.1 x 0 inch

€226

Breast print 31

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 17 x 10 x 0.1 cm Print . 6.7 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€226

Breast print 30

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 21.5 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 8.5 x 6.1 x 0 inch

€226

N° 991 Etroits sont les vaisseaux.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€500

N° 109 Baalbek. Temple de Vénus 2.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 73 x 54 x 2.4 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.9 inch

€600

N° 108 Baalbek. Temple de Vénus 1

R. Cavalié

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€500

Pink dust

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 135 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 53.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,950

L'éphèbe d'Agde

François Boisrond

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€350

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