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.

Emerald sea

Mónica Castanys

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

€4,500

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

Shelter me

Dasha Pogodina

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

€500

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

Les trapézistes

Camille Hilaire

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

€300

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

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

Deviant Portrait

Matteo Fieno

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

€990

Underwater

Alexandra Djokic

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

€6,000

The limits of pleasure

Igor Shulman

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

€2,496

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

La passion créatrice

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting . 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

Magenta sauna.

Igor Shulman

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

€2,050

If I Can Dream

Laëtitia Giraud

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

€2,800

After the party, Red

Igor Shulman

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

€2,496

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

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

Stanchezza cronica

Luigi Iona

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

€230

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

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

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

The golden hour

Dzovig Arnelian

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

€178

Muse.

Igor Shulman

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

€3,031

Là où nos regards se croisent

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€1,750

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

Ce que la main choisit

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€1,750

Unprocessed desire

Roxana Khonkulova

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

€700

Beauty is Freedom

Harry Ergott

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

€6,800

A sketchy sensation

Dzovig Arnelian

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

€1,203

A nude figure

Dzovig Arnelian

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

€891

Letto verde azzurro

Luigi Iona

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

€170

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

Reclining figure

Dzovig Arnelian

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

€2,229

Looking Down On You

Dzovig Arnelian

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

€1,783

Morning light

Igor Shulman

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

€2,764

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

Looking down on you 2

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 157 x 97 cm Painting . 61.8 x 38.2 inch

€2,674

Metaphysics Portrait

Matteo Fieno

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

€950

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

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

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

Nude sketches

Dima Filatov

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

€500

Contemplating the Inarticulate

Dima Filatov

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

€540

On the Threshold of Freedom

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€401

Un séisme ordinaire

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€2,500

My colorful blues

Dzovig Arnelian

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

€5,349

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

Confiance

Isabelle Lebret

Painting . 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 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

Equilibrio y belleza

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

€8,000

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

Girl with a key

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,500

Girl with a drill

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,500

Balaclava

Konovalov Igor

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

€2,600

Olivia

Clara Delaporte

Photography . 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

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 Black Veil

Harry Ergott

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

€1,800

In the Mood for Monet

Harry Ergott

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

€1,500

Mood Swings

Harry Ergott

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

€1,500

Twisted

Harry Ergott

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

€1,500

Peaceful Relaxing

Harry Ergott

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

€1,500

Body Poetry

Harry Ergott

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

€2,000

Upside Down

Harry Ergott

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

€1,500

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

Glory : Spectacle of Victory

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 140 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€5,800

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

One Fine Morning

Harry Ergott

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

€2,500

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

The Lebanese Mona Lisa

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 100 x 75 x 0.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

€713

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

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