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- Jun 18, 2016
Self-portrait
Yakhnin Oleg- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 50 × 55 cm
- Year
- 2016
A close-up self-portrait of a wild-haired, bearded man with wide, staring dark eyes lit against a shadowed background.
- Style
- Expressionism
- Mood
- Intense
- Themes
- Portrait · Men · Figurative
Purchase & delivery
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- Payment
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- Shipping
Economy: ~1 month
EMS: 7–10 days
- Packing
Over 100 cm: rolled in a tube
Smaller works: boxed canvas
- Returns
7-day return
Refund after inspection, excluding shipping fees
About this work
A man's face fills the canvas edge to edge, framed by a mass of tangled dark curls streaked with grey and a thick, unkempt beard. His large brown eyes are opened wide and fixed directly on the viewer, the brows raised, giving the face an alert, almost startled expression. The neck and a hint of bare shoulders are visible at the bottom edge against a dark ground.
Skin tones are built from warm ochre and pink against the cool blue-grey of the hair, painted with thick, energetic strokes that leave visible ridges of pigment. Light falls frontally, carving deep shadows around the eyes and cheekbones. The directness of the gaze and rough handling give the portrait an intense, confrontational presence.
