by ruxandra dontu RD
Oil on Wood
h: 23 w: 23 d: 3 (cms).
Painted with deliberate stillness, this self-portrait confronts the viewer not through expression, but through refusal. The downward gaze and tightly held mouth suggest a quiet autonomy — a resistance to being read. Framed tightly and composed with tonal restraint, the work explores the edges of visibility and self-possession. What remains unsaid becomes the source of its tension.
€1250
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by ruxandra dontu RD
Oil on Wood
h: 19 w: 19 d: 3 (cms).
This small-format oil painting captures a fleeting, sideward gaze — understated yet resolute. The muted palette, anchored in cool greys and blues, reinforces the emotional restraint of the composition. Rather than confront the viewer, the subject withdraws, creating a subtle tension between presence and distance.
€1100
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by ruxandra dontu RD
Oil on Wood
h: 30 w: 21 d: 3 (cms).
This work explores the tension between external poise and internal containment. The figure’s posture and gaze suggest detachment, but also the effort of self-preservation — as if identity is being kept whole beneath the surface. The thick, gestural strokes of the garment contrast with the delicately rendered face, accentuating the duality between protection and vulnerability. Held Intact captures the quiet yet fierce insistence of remaining oneself.
€1450
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