![Painting, Shoe, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1413963_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Shoe, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1413963_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Childhood, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1107405_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hello Kitty, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1239423_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La conversation, Meriame Louattani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/913590_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La lecture 02, Meriame Louattani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/915912_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Trio de musiciennes, Yutao Ge](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188512_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Petite pause, Yutao Ge](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188409_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Un verre de vin, Yutao Ge](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188020_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, They are coming (Spring), Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1090869_1_grid.jpg)
They are coming (Spring)
Dima Filatov
Painting - 120 x 74 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 29.1 x 0.4 inch
€650
![Painting, Trio gagnant, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1994304_1_grid.jpg)
Trio gagnant
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 50 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€650
![Painting, Bells, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1617984_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Messenger, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1357872_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gidazepamum, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176909_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Step, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173913_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Electric Train, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166517_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bright Streak, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159848_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Book, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1973199_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Contemplating, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1910796_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Forgotten Pleasures, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1807791_1_grid.jpg)
Forgotten Pleasures
Dima Filatov
Painting - 121 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.6 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch
€750
![Painting, Goodbye Era, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1734912_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Shadow, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1595721_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, SMS, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1466391_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Jump II, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1526571_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, March, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183162_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Black tattoo, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159512_1_grid.jpg)
Black tattoo
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
![Painting, Roof 2, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159050_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Roof, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155144_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Patchwork, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2122809_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Shopwindow, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2018460_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Séréna, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1995852_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Face, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1995267_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 2 CV Flower Power, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1994643_1_grid.jpg)
2 CV Flower Power
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
![Painting, 2023, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1897575_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Step, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1783911_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ballerinas, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1752621_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Afterparty, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1750602_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Big cone series Fairy tales, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1654935_1_grid.jpg)
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
![Painting, Baroque, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1523382_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Light, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1100277_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lighting (Jump series), Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2129875_1_grid.jpg)
Lighting (Jump series)
Dima Filatov
Painting - 120 x 72 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 28.3 x 0.2 inch
€680
![Painting, Jump, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1297548_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Walking girls, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2005461_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Citroën DS, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1994601_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Triadou Haussman, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1994319_1_grid.jpg)
Triadou Haussman
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 74 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 29.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€900
![Painting, Place de l'Etoile, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1994316_1_grid.jpg)
Place de l'Etoile
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€600
![Painting, Rome, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1992630_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, First apple, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1767249_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Limbo, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1698684_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ukraine, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1661250_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gold (Hello KItty), Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1288518_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fairy Tales, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180856_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rain, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172872_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 2024 Empty. Full, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2161095_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Karma, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2017239_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Shopping day, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1973184_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Threads of Fate, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1845195_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Beautiful Money, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1738536_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bride triptych, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1729377_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, On the Cross, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1580403_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Aspiration, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1572111_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Poseidon, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1558188_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selfie from Europe, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1555188_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, In my art, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1551642_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Turbulence, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1545165_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Nurse, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1434270_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Italian Futurists in Paris, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1408176_1_grid.jpg)
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
![Painting, La roue, Anne-Sophie Larcena](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182781_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Game over, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1481031_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Futurist Walk, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159588_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A fall (Jump series), Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2125839_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Shadow and light (Podium), Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2120076_1_grid.jpg)
Shadow and light (Podium)
Dima Filatov
Painting - 73 x 122 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 48 x 0.2 inch
€680
![Painting, Urban motives, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2118030_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, I want to ride my bicycle, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1740558_1_grid.jpg)
I want to ride my bicycle
Dima Filatov
Painting - 72 x 121 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.3 x 47.6 x 0.2 inch
€750
![Painting, Off, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1448988_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Soul, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1088217_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le musée, Anne-Sophie Larcena](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183072_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Circé 2.0, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188908_1_grid.jpg)
Circé 2.0
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 162 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
€5,000
![Painting, L'Elue, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1995102_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pour le meilleur ou pour le pire, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1993740_1_grid.jpg)
Pour le meilleur ou pour le pire
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,300
![Painting, La ligne verte, Anne-Sophie Larcena](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182779_1_grid.jpg)
La ligne verte
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
![Painting, Défilement, Anne-Sophie Larcena](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182778_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Te video, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1995303_1_grid.jpg)
Te video
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 150 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
€5,800
![Painting, Run. Love, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1533729_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vespa verte, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1994589_1_grid.jpg)
Vespa verte
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,200
![Painting, Canadian Trucks, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1994388_1_grid.jpg)
Canadian Trucks
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
![Painting, Composition aux groseilles blanches, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1994013_1_grid.jpg)
Composition aux groseilles blanches
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 92 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,300
![Painting, Mélodie, Yutao Ge](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189311_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Violoncelle rose, Yutao Ge](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188513_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Valse, Yutao Ge](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188019_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Musique d'été, Yutao Ge](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188008_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sérénade bleue, Yutao Ge](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188001_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Robes Bleus, Yutao Ge](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187996_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bonnes fêtes de musique, Yutao Ge](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187992_1_grid.jpg)
Life Portrait Artists
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.