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.

Walking girls

Dima Filatov

Painting . 122 x 74 x 0.5 cm Painting . 48 x 29.1 x 0.2 inch

€550

Auto-portrait

Dzovig Arnelian

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

€178

Face

Dima Filatov

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

€500

Shopping day

Dima Filatov

Painting . 122 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting . 48 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

€580

N° 1209 La Rochelle. Le marché dedans.

R. Cavalié

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

€520

2023

Dima Filatov

Painting . 73 x 121 x 0.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 47.6 x 0.2 inch

€600

Threads of Fate

Dima Filatov

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

€720

Ballerinas

Dima Filatov

Painting . 121 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.6 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

€760

Messenger 2

Dima Filatov

Painting . 121 x 72 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.6 x 28.3 x 0.2 inch

€700

Goodbye Era

Dima Filatov

Painting . 121 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.6 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

€750

Big cone series Fairy tales

Dima Filatov

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

€600

In my art

Dima Filatov

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

€680

Turbulence

Dima Filatov

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

€660

Baroque

Dima Filatov

Painting . 74 x 120 x 0.5 cm Painting . 29.1 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

€690

Shoe

Dima Filatov

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

€590

Italian Futurists in Paris

Dima Filatov

Painting . 74 x 120 x 0.5 cm Painting . 29.1 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

€620

Childhood

Dima Filatov

Painting . 74 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 29.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€600

Breath of Memory

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€357

Twins

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€1,750

Confidences

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€1,750

La psicologa

Luigi Iona

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

€230

Femme à la robe bleu

Jeff Bayley

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

€600

Bleu intérieur

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€250

Femmes 25

Arancha Tejedor

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

€160

Salsa, Painting, Acrylic on MDF Panel

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 22.9 x 30.5 x 1 cm Painting . 9 x 12 x 0.4 inch

€312

Facade of Survival

Roxana Khonkulova

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

€740

Winter portrait

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 82.5 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 32.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Yellow eagle

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,100

Two Olgas

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 91 x 75.5 x 2 cm Painting . 35.8 x 29.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Experts are conducting the investigation

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 80 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Blue thing

Konovalov Igor

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

€1,600

News

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 80 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,700

Customizers

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

Mannequins

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 110 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Yayoi Banner

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 90 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Eternal baby

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 115 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 45.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Dreamworld

Konovalov Igor

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

€1,700

N° 958 Inquiétude.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€780

N°1004 Pianissimo quanto possibile.

R. Cavalié

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

€500

To Shinjuku : Urban Sojourn

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 180 x 108 x 5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 42.5 x 2 inch

€6,200

Fragment écarlate

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€250

With the Past

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€312

Le temps des secrets

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€1,500

Les oreilles

AE2

Fine Art Drawings . 120 x 150 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€780

Between the past and the future

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 90 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,950

Weekend

Anatoly Varvarov

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

€1,675

The era of joy

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 175 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 68.9 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,675

Self-portrait

Anatoly Varvarov

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

€1,970

North Sea

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 120 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,550

Trasformazione

Luigi Iona

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

€130

Bicchiere d'acqua

Luigi Iona

Painting . 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

€130

Preparing the pan

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 25.5 x 16.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 10 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch

€267

Antonio

José Luis Pagador Ponce

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

€4,120

Autorretrato. Picasso.

José Luis Pagador Ponce

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

€4,120

N° 1112 Belgrade ç. Musée Zepter D. Flagrant délit 3.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€520

Surprising news

Haibat Balaa Bawab

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€7,700

Beautiful Money

Dima Filatov

Painting . 72 x 121 x 0.5 cm Painting . 28.3 x 47.6 x 0.2 inch

€750

Complicite 3

Carole Leprince

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

€180

Complicite 2

Carole Leprince

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

€180

Nurse

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 74 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 29.1 x 0.2 inch

€650

Tramontane

Carole Leprince

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

€300

The Treasure

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€357

Souffle d'été

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€1,500

Pensieri al muretto

Luigi Iona

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

€170

Ready to take a risk

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 77 x 69 x 2 cm Painting . 30.3 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch

€500

Under the Lemon Tree. Original painting

Roxana Khonkulova

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

€630

Inner Rhythm

Roxana Khonkulova

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

€700

Wedding

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€700

Butterfly2 : Metamorphosis of Grace

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 150 x 170 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 66.9 x 2 inch

€6,400

Cherry Blossom Season, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.8 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.3 inch

€401

Beside the Stone Wall

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€357

The Mediterranean noon III

Serghei Ghetiu

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

€1,200

The hostess came home

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,500

A person's walk through blogs

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 120 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,600

The mistress of the house

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,700

Approaching danger

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 75 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Flight of Meletus

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 140 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,600

Family housewarming

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,500

Tiktok girl dancing - Right part of the diptych

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 170 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 66.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,700

Tiktok man jumping - Left part of the diptych

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 170 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 66.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,700

Miradas en Venecia

José Luis Pagador Ponce

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

€6,100

Brindis a la monumental

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€6,800

Al pacino

José Luis Pagador Ponce

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

€6,100

N° 1120 Fin de partie.

R. Cavalié

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

€500

N° 1069 Congratulations 4

R. Cavalié

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

€500

Autumn

Layla Dagher

Painting . 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,674

N° 994 Ce sont amis que vent emporte

R. Cavalié

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

€500

La petite robe noire

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 22.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.9 inch

€500

Equilibrium : Bridges of Serenity

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 170 x 167 x 5 cm Painting . 66.9 x 65.7 x 2 inch

€7,100

Private Party

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 60 x 52 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 20.5 x 0.8 inch

€480

Senza nuvole

Luigi Iona

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

€170

Day of Confessions

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 90 x 79 x 1.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.1 x 0.6 inch

€680

El triunfo

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting . 100 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€5,200

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