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![Painting, Equestrienne 2, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051223_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bateau, 7 personnages, Karine Bartoli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/336847_1_grid.jpg)
Bateau, 7 personnages
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,523
![Painting, Firmament, Anne-Sophie Larcena](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183070_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, William Dunas Dance, Pamela-American Dance Festival, Alex Katz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197408_1_grid.jpg)
William Dunas Dance, Pamela-American Dance Festival
Alex Katz
Print - 74.9 x 50.8 cm Print - 29.5 x 20 inch
$1,200
![Painting, Early class, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/709353_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sand castles, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/709347_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Nina, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/622392_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Strangers, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/622362_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Jean i Nina, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/617091_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La partida, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/617079_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Small lives, scene 2, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/428994_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Small lives, scene 1, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/428988_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tous les jours, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/305812_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Primavera, Francine Van Hove](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2086275_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Préparatifs, Francine Van Hove](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1834233_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Quo Vadis, Anna Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1384230_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'Oeil en Coulisse, Francine Van Hove](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1223955_1_grid.jpg)
L'Oeil en Coulisse
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$6,883
![Painting, Sea crowd II, Marta Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1174686_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La Wanegaine, Laëtitia Giraud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171475_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gondolier devant la Punta della Dogana, Venise, Camille Hilaire](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1709244_1_grid.jpg)
Gondolier devant la Punta della Dogana, Venise
Camille Hilaire
Painting - 45.5 x 62 cm Painting - 17.9 x 24.4 inch
$3,216
![Painting, Eve?, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165828_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Kiss, Anna Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1384308_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hold Me Tight, Anna Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1384302_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sky over the city, Anna Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1373796_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Workers, Anna Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1373781_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Atomic fridge, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140573_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Manege et cheval, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140572_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Opera Garnier, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140569_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Deux velos, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140567_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Toit rouge, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085507_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pastors lake, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051337_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Forest road 4, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1814367_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Notre dame, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1576224_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Two figures, Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537182_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Marta & Ciara (City series), Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537170_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Anne (an ice cream for Anne), Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537143_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Girl on red, Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537128_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Rod and Stella (City series), Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537125_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Red jumper, Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537077_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Lucy at the swimming pool, Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537059_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Lucy D., Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537005_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Maserati, Boreli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/28982_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pablo Picasso, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1900182_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Don't go to the Garden of Flowers, Natia Sapanadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1566270_1_grid.jpg)
Don't go to the Garden of Flowers
Natia Sapanadze
Painting - 36 x 47 x 2.5 cm Painting - 14.2 x 18.5 x 1 inch
$2,934
![Painting, Moth, Natia Sapanadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1446411_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Daily Monologue, Natia Sapanadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1446393_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Despedida, Pipi Pírez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1416747_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le Lac, Carole Leprince](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/938607_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Running back, Anna-Lisa Unkuri](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/746037_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les Deux Chaises longues, Francine Van Hove](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2086269_1_grid.jpg)
Les Deux Chaises longues
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 60 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$17,827
![Painting, Hopeful of the dream city, Joshua Salami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2000394_1_grid.jpg)
Hopeful of the dream city
Joshua Salami
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$1,950
![Painting, Come see me, Joshua Salami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1964949_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, In her favorite color 1, Joshua Salami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1964934_1_grid.jpg)
In her favorite color 1
Joshua Salami
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
$1,200
![Painting, Declined expectation, Joshua Salami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1964844_1_grid.jpg)
Declined expectation
Joshua Salami
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
$1,200
![Painting, Memories, Joshua Salami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1934157_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Black Damsel, Joshua Salami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1934127_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Reflection, Anna Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1384329_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Man, Anna Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1373799_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mano a mano, Francine Van Hove](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1225158_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Spring girl in the window, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051238_1_grid.jpg)
Spring girl in the window
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 80 x 59.9 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$999
![Painting, Female portrait, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051058_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Truth, Jana & JS](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/121486_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, De guerre lasse, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177854_1_grid.jpg)
De guerre lasse
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,692
![Painting, Là-bas, AE2](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172736_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme à la cigarette, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1995330_1_grid.jpg)
Femme à la cigarette
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,128
![Painting, Partir, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1993644_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Moviegoer, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1789590_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sunset Cove, Alex Katz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1512816_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Concert, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/530939_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Soir d'été, Christiane Simon-Roques](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180654_1_grid.jpg)
Soir d'été
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 89 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 1 inch
$2,257
![Painting, Deux amies, Christiane Simon-Roques](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160884_1_grid.jpg)
Deux amies
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 100 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,467
![Print, Jane, Carol and Louise (after the bath), Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537158_1_grid.jpg)
Jane, Carol and Louise (after the bath)
Mario Sughi
Print - 50 x 66 cm Print - 19.7 x 26 inch
$1,072
![Print, The library, Mario Sughi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537062_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bloom of Consciousness, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144631_1_grid.jpg)
Bloom of Consciousness
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$564
![Painting, Plongeon d'été, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140581_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Preparons la voile, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140580_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Orange terrasse, Rudyard Heaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085876_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Once In Tbilisi, Natia Sapanadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1446399_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Automne, Carole Leprince](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/941139_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Seascape Landscape, Sea Painting - Monet Cliff, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145350_1_grid.jpg)
Seascape Landscape, Sea Painting - Monet Cliff
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$564
![Painting, Road Story, Alexander Levich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1607946_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Shopping, Carole Leprince](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1533756_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Escalator, Anna Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1373775_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Grease, Karine Bartoli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1304991_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La piscine, Anne-Sophie Larcena](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195775_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Mediterranean sunset, Serghei Ghetiu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189442_1_grid.jpg)
The Mediterranean sunset
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$282
![Painting, Sous l’eau, AE2](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2004732_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Flowers and cigarettes, AE2](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1528416_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ma chatte est possessive !, Béatrice Terra](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2090034_1_grid.jpg)
Ma chatte est possessive !
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,821
![Painting, Elle est tombée du ciel, Béatrice Terra](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2004537_1_grid.jpg)
Elle est tombée du ciel
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,821
![Print, Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1184817_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Emma + Elizabeth, Lianne Kocks](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/491356_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Society, Lianne Kocks](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1003581_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.