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.

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

Autumn

Layla Dagher

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

€2,698

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

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

Day of Confessions

Roxana Khonkulova

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

€680

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

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

El triunfo

José Luis Pagador Ponce

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

€5,200

Après la brise

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€490

Serie vidas minúsculas 15

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting . 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch

€325

Bird

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 190 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 74.8 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Fourth

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 135 x 185 x 2 cm Painting . 53.1 x 72.8 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Crow

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 140 x 190 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 74.8 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Stolen summer

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 95 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Distant close

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 135 x 185 x 2 cm Painting . 53.1 x 72.8 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Kotygoroshko

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 145 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 57.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,600

Relax

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 130 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Dive

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 100 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€2,700

InfoWarrior

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 140 x 190 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 74.8 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Girl with a hammer

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,500

Fragile

AE2

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€792

La penseuse

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€1,000

Sea walk 2

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 46 x 55.1 x 1 cm Painting . 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

€506

En attendant Léo

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€1,200

N° 1048 The Cock Tavern 2.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 46 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€400

Nurse

Dima Filatov

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

€650

Beyond childhood

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 105 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 41.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

A touch of a dream

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 115 x 137 x 2 cm Painting . 45.3 x 53.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,725

Where is the borscht

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,550

Meeting in the forest with a curator

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 135 x 185 x 2 cm Painting . 53.1 x 72.8 x 0.8 inch

€2,750

Squirrel curator

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,700

Smoky eyes

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,500

Equilibrium part 3

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,500

Equilibrium part 2

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,500

My Secret Garden

Layla Dagher

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€4,271

Perfect Harmony

Layla Dagher

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€4,271

Azur

Layla Dagher

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

€4,676

Scent of Life

Layla Dagher

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

€5,665

Feeling Lost

Layla Dagher

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

€5,665

Woman on Chair

Layla Dagher

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

€4,676

L'escarpolette

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€250

Melon

Anatoly Varvarov

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

€3,000

Un enfant du siècle

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€950

Hope

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€950

Les petits gestes 2

AE2

Painting . 36 x 36 x 4 cm Painting . 14.2 x 14.2 x 1.6 inch

€552

Série noire

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€1,500

Blue dances variation

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 61 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 0.5 inch

€561

Séréna

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

The Nanny

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€288

Running from a thunderstorm

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 180 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,700

N° 1106 Belgrade 3. Kafeterija Magazin B. Casse-tête.

R. Cavalié

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

€260

N° 1028 Calando con fuoco. Fermata.

R. Cavalié

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

€400

N° 1200 Faux sommeil profond

R. Cavalié

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

€420

N° 979 Lare privé

R. Cavalié

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

€350

N° 976 La conversation

R. Cavalié

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€340

N° 1072 Congratulations 7

R. Cavalié

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

€420

N° 1068 Congratulations 3.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 41 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€340

N° 1067 Congratulations 2

R. Cavalié

Painting . 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€420

N° 1066 Congratulations 1

R. Cavalié

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

€400

Pieces of the sky

Layla Dagher

Painting . 100 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€6,295

Dreamer

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€500

The artist

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€315 €268

Portrait of a gypsy woman

Serghei Ghetiu

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

€800

Patches of Light | (triptych)

Layla Dagher

Painting . 150 x 240 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 94.5 x 1.2 inch

€11,330

N° 978 La pose affectionnée

R. Cavalié

Painting . 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€340

N° 1073 Congratulations 8.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 35 x 22 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

€300

N° 1071 Congratulations 6

R. Cavalié

Painting . 35 x 22 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

€300

Pendulum

Gegham Hunanyan

Painting . 50 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€288

Wind

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€315

Melody (1)

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€315 €268

Ready To Serve

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€744

Swaying to the Music

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€744

Childs Play

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.3 inch

€744

Ice Cream

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.3 inch

€744

Joy Riders

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.3 inch

€744

Signals

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.3 inch

€752

Paying Homage

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 7.6 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 3 inch

€752

Dinner and a Movie

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.3 inch

€683

Sharing An Apple

Anthony Dunphy

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€683

Joseph

Helen Uter

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

€480

Magic ice 4

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 50 x 70.1 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€627

Together we go

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

Along the channel 4

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€383

Girl at the beach

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.3 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.5 inch

€358

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