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.

N° 1297 Le petit coin bleu. Lyon 6.

R. Cavalié

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

€500

Spot the Difference

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 45 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting . 17.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch

€2,681

Soft Gravity

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 36 x 47 x 3 cm Painting . 14.2 x 18.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,100

En atelier

AE2

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

€1,700

Peace@Last vert

Patricia Dubois

Painting . 60 x 93 x 3.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 36.6 x 1.4 inch

€2,000

USA

Dima Filatov

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

€780

A grean tea

Mónica Castanys

Painting . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,050

Bold and Beautiful - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Modern Expressionism

Joshua Salami

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,258

Darling, sometimes let go of your dreams

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 150 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€2,500

Love Life and Wait for Spring

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37 x 37 x 1 inch

€1,100

White cat

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37 x 37 x 1 inch

€1,300

Let's keep them for ourselves

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€1,300

Mujeres de la calle

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 54 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

N° 950 Ariane Mnouchkine

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 948 Virginia Woolf

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 946 Maurice Béjart

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 945 Sarah Vaughan

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 944 J.M.G. Le Clézio

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 943 Agatha Christie

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 942 Giuseppe Verdi

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 941 Jane Birkin

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 940 Léo Ferré.

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 939 Simone de Beauvoir.

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 938 Michelangelo Merisi dit "Le Caravage".

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 1007 Bruscamente con bravura.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 54 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€800

Mother

Helen Uter

Painting . 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,400

An Ice Cream for Anne

Mario Sughi

Print . 55 x 70 cm Print . 21.7 x 27.6 inch

€950

Variations en bleu sur fond noir

David Jamin

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€2,500 €2,000

Red Tokyo : Crimson Elegance

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 100 x 78 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 30.7 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

The Masterclass

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€316

Classe 4A

Matteo Fieno

Painting . 200 x 220 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 86.6 x 1.6 inch

€3,800

Ave Maria

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37 x 37 x 1 inch

€1,100

Black Dress; Yvonne

Alex Katz

Sculpture . 63.5 x 20.3 x 7.9 cm Sculpture . 25 x 8 x 3.1 inch

€24,249

Temporary escape

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37 x 37 x 1 inch

€1,300

Sister, do you remember sea#2

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€900

Spring brings hope

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting . 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Mujer y amante

Jordi Turbau

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

€800

Look at this beauty, honey

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting . 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Little Woman

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€900

White Transparent Apples

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting . 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

I Won't Die, I'll Live Forever

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37 x 37 x 1 inch

€1,400

Garden guardian

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 94 x 94 x 3 cm Painting . 37 x 37 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

My dear princess

Dasha Pogodina

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

€980

Olivia

Dasha Pogodina

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

€1,200

Pablo Picasso

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 90 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€900

Clown blanc musicien

Camille Hilaire

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

€250

Prisme de Regard

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€750

Proper Treats

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 95 x 75 x 4 cm Painting . 37.4 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch

€3,899

Be my guest

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 180 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 59.1 x 1 inch

€4,300

Jump (Sfumato)

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Freelance.

Igor Shulman

Painting . 44.7 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 17.6 x 23.5 x 1 inch

€1,716

La femme qui chasse

AE2

Painting . 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,000 €1,800

N° 1124 Elle, à cinq ans, avec ses bons amis.

R. Cavalié

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

€900

N° 952 Marguerite Yourcenar

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 951 Gustave Moreau

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 990 A rebours.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€800

Autoportrait

Helen Uter

Painting . 81 x 65 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.6 inch

€2,200

N° 937 Juliette Noureddine

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 935 Brigitte Bardot

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 933. Colette.

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 931 Barbara

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° N° 930 Edgar Degas

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

N° 926 Franz Schubert

R. Cavalié

Painting . 65 x 93 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

N°924 Tadeusz Kantor

R. Cavalié

Painting . 65 x 93 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

N° 925 Marguerite Duras

R. Cavalié

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

€1,000

The best moment of the week

Mónica Castanys

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

€2,900

A cup of coffee for good start III

Serghei Ghetiu

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

€800

Dos genios

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting . 100 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch

€9,000

Classe 2A

Matteo Fieno

Painting . 200 x 220 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 86.6 x 1.6 inch

€3,800

Giada

Luigi Iona

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

€210

Madonna with roses

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 150 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€1,800

We can cry and laugh together

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€1,300

Ukrainian Christmas

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 100 x 125 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,950

Maria

Dasha Pogodina

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

€1,650

Janne

Dasha Pogodina

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

€1,950

Lisa

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€720

Tom & Jerry

Su Yu

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

€10,300

Saturday

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,681

Niñas

Jordi Turbau

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

€1,000

Primavera

Francine Van Hove

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

€9,700

The alleged portrait.

Igor Shulman

Painting . 59.7 x 59.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 23.5 x 23.5 x 2 inch

€1,445

NR N° 14

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings . 54 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

Feeling Fortunate - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Floral Modern

Joshua Salami

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,129

Danaé

Maude Ovize

Print . 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€300

Expresión. Keith Richards

José Luis Pagador Ponce

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

€6,000

Classe 1B

Matteo Fieno

Painting . 180 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€3,800

Childhood

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37 x 37 x 1 inch

€1,500

La hija vestida de novia

Jordi Turbau

Painting . 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Là-bas

AE2

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

€1,380

Roof

Dima Filatov

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

€620

Dawn

Lianne Kocks

Painting . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€800

Rosa

Hossein Borojeni

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€720

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

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