Female Profile Portrait Painting For Sale

About this artwork

This female profile portrait painting for sale is an original work on canvas by Italian contemporary artist Dario Moschetta. The subject appears in strict left-facing profile — neck bare, hair gathered in a tight chignon, shoulders fading into the grey ground. The title is Weight of Silence. The composition is square, 40×40 cm, and the figure sits centred without touching the edges, which gives the work a contained, almost classical stillness. Furthermore, the white floater frame is included — the work arrives ready to hang.

Material and technique

Moschetta builds this female profile portrait painting by combining two techniques that remain visually distinct throughout. Warm acrylic washes — ochre and terracotta — cover the face and neck in thin, transparent layers. The canvas weave shows through, adding a tactile quality to the skin surface. The hair, however, moves in a completely different register: cold teal and grey-blue acrylic, applied with a wide brush in loose, directional strokes. Over both areas, dense black ink crosshatching structures the form. Fine parallel lines model the jaw and cheekbone. Heavier hatching deepens the shadow at the nape and beneath the chin. As a result, the drawing and the painting coexist without merging — and that unresolved tension is precisely what gives this work its presence.

Why collect this work

A female profile portrait painting for sale at this level of technical execution is rare outside gallery representation. This work is available directly from the artist — no intermediary, no commission, no waiting list. Moreover, Moschetta’s paintings have entered private collections across Europe and the United States and have been exhibited at Art Rooms London and Red Dot Miami. This female profile portrait painting for sale ships worldwide via UPS courier from Italy, framed and ready to hang, with a certificate of authenticity included in every order.