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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Painting, La Course, Carole Leprince

La Course

Carole Leprince

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

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Painting, Pearl, Marie Montagnat

Pearl

Marie Montagnat

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

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Painting, Strange, Marie Montagnat

Strange

Marie Montagnat

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

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Painting, Blue City, Konovalov Igor

Blue City

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 130 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Air, Helen Uter

Air

Helen Uter

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

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Painting, Evasion, Anna-Lisa Unkuri

Evasion

Anna-Lisa Unkuri

Painting - 30 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, Sans se retourner, Zeklo

Sans se retourner

Zeklo

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

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Painting, La régate, Victor Spahn

La régate

Victor Spahn

Painting - 73 x 92 x 4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

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Painting, No walls, Jana & JS

No walls

Jana & JS

Painting - 84 x 50 x 25 cm Painting - 33.1 x 19.7 x 9.8 inch

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Painting, Summer Mood, Dima Filatov

Summer Mood

Dima Filatov

Painting - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

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Painting, Girl, Dima Filatov

Girl

Dima Filatov

Painting - 70 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Dimanche, Helen Uter

Dimanche

Helen Uter

Painting - 120 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch

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Painting, En noir, Gerard Boersma

En noir

Gerard Boersma

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Angel, Konovalov Igor

Angel

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 135 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

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