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.

My main enemy

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 115 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 45.3 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Abbraccio fragile

Matteo Fieno

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

€2,400

Murmures

Sophie Geider

Painting . 67 x 56 x 2 cm Painting . 26.4 x 22 x 0.8 inch

€900

Eva

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€520

Avec Mona Lisa

Francine Van Hove

Painting . 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€10,700

Emerald sea

Mónica Castanys

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

€4,500

Siesta

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 80 x 0.4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€780

Cochonnerie

Patricia Dubois

Painting . 81 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,364

Chargé VII

Patricia Dubois

Painting . 68 x 62 x 3 cm Painting . 26.8 x 24.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,746

Chargé IV

Patricia Dubois

Painting . 62 x 111 x 3 cm Painting . 24.4 x 43.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,820

La trapéziste

Camille Hilaire

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€450

Dying beauty

Patricia Dubois

Painting . 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€3,273

This is Not Funny

Patricia Dubois

Painting . 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€3,273

L'Oiseau Damoclès

Patricia Dubois

Painting . 116 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,551

Velvet Goldmine

Su Yu

Painting . 130 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€7,000

Monica & Cupid

Su Yu

Painting . 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€6,200

Les trapézistes

Camille Hilaire

Print . 53 x 73 cm Print . 20.9 x 28.7 inch

€300

Let Titanic Fly for a While

Su Yu

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€10,000

Money Family

Su Yu

Painting . 165 x 255 x 5 cm Painting . 65 x 100.4 x 2 inch

€35,000

Shelter me

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 55 x 46 x 1.5 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.6 inch

€500

Sogni e domande fuori porta

Luigi Iona

Painting . 75 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting . 29.5 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€390

Deviant Portrait

Matteo Fieno

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

€990

Ave Maria

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 47 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 18.5 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€500

I have to save you

Dasha Pogodina

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

€500

Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

Dasha Pogodina

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

€500

Underwater

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 113 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting . 44.5 x 43.3 x 0 inch

€6,000

N° 991 Etroits sont les vaisseaux.

R. Cavalié

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

€500

N° 1168 Rochefort. L’admirable J.V. P.L.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€480

Sekitori : an crimson silent strength

Ryoko Watanabe

Sculpture . 150 x 180 x 50 cm Sculpture . 59.1 x 70.9 x 19.7 inch

€22,000

Magenta sauna.

Igor Shulman

Painting . 69.6 x 69.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 27.4 x 27.4 x 2 inch

€2,077

Red and Green Farce

Su Yu

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

€8,000

The limits of pleasure

Igor Shulman

Painting . 96.8 x 66 x 5.1 cm Painting . 38.1 x 26 x 2 inch

€2,529

N° 1055 NPG. Du spleen.

R. Cavalié

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

€400

The golden hour

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 25.5 x 12.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 10 x 4.9 x 0 inch

€181

Pause entre deux poses

Francine Van Hove

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

€16,000

Plurielle

Francine Van Hove

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

€17,500

Naufragio

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting . 116 x 89 x 1.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.6 inch

€6,200

Foir your, or for me!

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting . 130 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch

€9,000

Buongiorno amore

José Luis Pagador Ponce

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

€6,200

Toi et Moi

Isabelle Lebret

Painting . 50 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

L’ange déçu

Isabelle Lebret

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,600

NR N° 15

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 37 x 47 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.1 inch

€179

NR N° 13

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 47 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 18.5 x 0.1 inch

€200

Que lit-elle ?

Francine Van Hove

Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 76 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

€2,900

If I Can Dream

Laëtitia Giraud

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Muse.

Igor Shulman

Painting . 119.9 x 49.5 x 5.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 19.5 x 2 inch

€3,071

Las dos hermanas

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 52.5 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 20.7 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,100

Mujeres en la cama

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Chica fumando

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€800

After the party, Red

Igor Shulman

Painting . 68.6 x 88.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 27 x 35 x 2 inch

€2,529

Stanchezza cronica

Luigi Iona

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€230

Unprocessed desire

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting . 88 x 79 x 2 cm Painting . 34.6 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch

€700

A sketchy sensation

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 77 x 77 x 0.5 cm Painting . 30.3 x 30.3 x 0.2 inch

€1,219

A nude figure

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 97 x 97 x 1 cm Painting . 38.2 x 38.2 x 0.4 inch

€903

La Sieste

Carole Leprince

Painting . 73 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€850

N° 629 Nymphette

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 58 x 32 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.8 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

€200

Reclining figure

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 88 x 126 x 1 cm Painting . 34.6 x 49.6 x 0.4 inch

€2,258

Looking Down On You

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 79 x 40 cm Painting . 31.1 x 15.7 inch

€1,806

L'éphèbe d'Agde

François Boisrond

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€350

Morning light

Igor Shulman

Painting . 69.6 x 100.1 x 5.1 cm Painting . 27.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€2,800

Beauty is Freedom

Harry Ergott

Painting . 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€6,800

N° 763 La journée de la femme 1.

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 44 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch

€180

N° 717 Sweet Lucile.

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 48 x 56 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€230

7 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

Ballet Punk

Matteo Fieno

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

€990

Babel

Matteo Fieno

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

€950

Metaphysics Portrait

Matteo Fieno

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

€950

N° 827 La ci darem la mano.

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 62 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24.4 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€200

N° 611 Il y avait de la buée.

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€220

N° 705 Nous n'irons plus au bois...

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 55 x 38 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.7 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€160

N° 764 La journée de la femme 2.

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 47 x 62 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.5 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

N° 758 Novelette

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 43 x 35 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.9 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

€180

N° 736 Etude VI. Dyptique.

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€200

N° 715 Tel quel, impossible.

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€230

N° 858 Trea 2

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 46 x 51 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.1 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

€220

N° 868 Détente 2

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 65 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch

€220

N° 865 Coup de billard

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 45 x 55 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

€220

Hope

Matteo Fieno

Painting . 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

L'éphèbe d'Agde

François Boisrond

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€350

Letto verde azzurro

Luigi Iona

Painting . 68 x 53.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 26.8 x 21.1 x 0 inch

€170

N° 634 Sanguine 004

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 26 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch

€180

On the Threshold of Freedom

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€406

N° 790 Etirement

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 43 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch

€200

N° 753 Lorenzaccio

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 55 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

€180

N° 757 Ondine.

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 49 x 39 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

€160

N° 706 Nymphette 2.

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 44 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch

€180

My colorful blues

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 80 x 245 x 0.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 96.5 x 0.2 inch

€5,419 €4,769

Giada che accende una candela

Luigi Iona

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€330

N° 848 Essere... Come tu fai ? 2

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€220

Playboy part 1

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,200

Pink dust

Konovalov Igor

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

€1,950

N°714 Noir rebelle

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 58 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 22.8 x 0.1 inch

€160

N° 755 Etude VII

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 60 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€230

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