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.

Beach ball player

Elena Sokolova

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

€341

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

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

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

N° 1101 Prague 6. La maison municipale d. Francouskà.

R. Cavalié

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

€400

N° 1094 Antonin Dvorak

R. Cavalié

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

€420

N° 1026 Allargando mezzo piano

R. Cavalié

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

€350

N° 1024 Drammatico sforzando

R. Cavalié

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

€400

N° 1016 Intermezzo nobile 2.

R. Cavalié

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

€340

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

N° 1045 The Argyll Arms 8 (Flagrant déli)

R. Cavalié

Painting . 45 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€280

N° 1084 Budapest 5. MNG. Songerie A.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 41 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€340

N° 1001 Grazioso. Poco ritenuto.

R. Cavalié

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

€350

N° 1000 Poco piu mosso.

R. Cavalié

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

€350

Pleine lune

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€250

Childhood Memories

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€429

Untitled 1

Layla Dagher

Sculpture . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Sculpture . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€1,788

N° 1019 Adagietto. Guggenheim (suite)

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€280

Femmes 24

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

Elizabeth Jubilee

Isabelle Lutter

Print . 91.4 x 60 x 1.4 cm Print . 36 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€3,500

Serie vidas minúsculas 13

Marta Lafuente

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

€325

Serie vidas minúsculas 12

Marta Lafuente

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

€325

With Nature

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€322

Warm Hospitality

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€340

Tango Dancers

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€429

Champion

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting . 135 x 195 x 2 cm Painting . 53.1 x 76.8 x 0.8 inch

€5,900

Soaring Dreams

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€313 €266

Musical Dialogue

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€313

Window to the Ocean

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€313

Gladiator

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€313

The Quiet Contemplation

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€313 €266

Pendulum

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€286

Wind

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€313

Melody (1)

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€313

A bicyclette

Hossein Borojeni

Print . 50 x 40 x 3 cm Print . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€96

Peak Performance

Edvarda Braanaas

Print . 75 x 60 cm Print . 29.5 x 23.6 inch

€700

Rouge et or

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€300

Les équilibres 1

AE2

Painting . 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

€168

Les équilibres 2

AE2

Painting . 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

€168

Equestrienne

Elena Sokolova

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

€411

Girl with a doggy

Elena Sokolova

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

€402

Low tide

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 30 x 59.9 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€391

Flying with seagulls

Elena Sokolova

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

€393

Happy walk

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 39.9 x 59.9 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€444

Sisters

Elena Sokolova

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

€392

Building the palace

Elena Sokolova

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

€387

Lily girl portrait

Elena Sokolova

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

€359

Sarah

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 39.9 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€304

Solo

Elena Sokolova

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

€396

Sea walk 3

Elena Sokolova

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

€451

Magic ice 2

Elena Sokolova

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

€451

The three graces

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.3 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.5 inch

€493

Children at the beach 2

Elena Sokolova

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

€369

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

N° 1023 Aria acuto

R. Cavalié

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

€340

N° 1020 Sotto voce. Guggenheim (fin)

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€280

Café

Hossein Borojeni

Print . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€299

Tendres pensées

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

€200

L'été dernier

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€400

Les cercles

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 24 x 19 x 1 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch

€200

Green

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€300

Splashed emotions

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 48 x 38 x 0.2 cm Painting . 18.9 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€626

Fusion

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 40 x 38 x 0.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15 x 0.2 inch

€514

The Blue Lines of an Untold Story

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 50 x 32 cm Painting . 19.7 x 12.6 inch

€715

Valet de Pique

Isabelle Lutter

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

€3,500

Valet de Carreau

Isabelle Lutter

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

€3,500

Valet de Trèfle

Isabelle Lutter

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

€3,500

Reine 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

Reine de Pique

Isabelle Lutter

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

€3,500

Reine de Trèfle

Isabelle Lutter

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

€3,500

Bistrot du 9e

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€250

Jeunes filles de Pont-Aven

Eugène Bégarat

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

€5,500

Flowers

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€300

Ballerinas

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 50 x 60.2 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.7 x 0.4 inch

€493

Girl with a dog

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 1 inch

€360

Girl with a ball

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 1 inch

€362

Femmes 23

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

Femmes 22

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

Harmonie rose

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€300

Rose Blanche

Hossein Borojeni

Painting . 30 x 20 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 inch

€500

Vidas minúsculas X

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 14 x 14 cm Painting . 5.5 x 5.5 inch

€325

Vidas minúsculas VII

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 14 x 14 cm Painting . 5.5 x 5.5 inch

€325

Femmes 21

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

Femmes 20

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

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