Life Portrait Artists

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.

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Forest lake 2

Pastor's lake 3

Sunny forest 2

Hamina beach

Haystacks in Westland

Pastor's lake 4

Pastor's lake 5

Cefalu rocks

Rocks and ruins

Castelo

Boat at the sea

Sicilian sunset 4

Castelo 2

Cefalu rocks 2

Mountain village

Cefalu sunset

Sail boat

Wet dog 3

Dog on the mountain road

Winter forest sunrise

Beach scene 3

Dog at the sea 8

Equestrienne 5

Dog at the sea 9

Tulip fields

Beach dogs 2

Spring in Holland 5

Sunflowers

Spring in Alps

Spring in the park

Holland paradise

Spring in the Ardennes

The view of Schiedam 4

Beach scene 4

Waterlilies 7

View from the top

Birches at the river

Sunny forest 3

Spring trees

Swan and kids

Wet dog with a red ball

Mountain barns

Roses

Landscape with poppies 2

Landscape with poppies 3

Dancing in the dark 6

Les équilibres 3

Spring girl with the pearl

The sadness of Maria Magdalena

Réflexions d'eau 2

Echo aquatique 2

Réflexions d'eau 1

Your coffee, please!

Eglise de Lasne

A portrait with wild flowers

Waiting for the order IV

A ballerina in pink III

Réflexions aquatiques

Au bord du temps

Arrêt sur image 2

Arrêt sur image 3

Pinky

The autumn portrait II

Against the sea wind IIV

Portrait of a gypsy woman

Cruel to be Kind