RO-ART-1974-VM

Victor Man

b. 1974 Cluj-Napoca

Painter of dark, enigmatic portraits and saints.

A key figure of the Cluj School, Man paints small, dark, mysterious portraits and figures drawing on Byzantine icons, Transylvanian history and literature. He was Deutsche Bank's Artist of the Year in 2014 and his work appeared in the main exhibition of the 2022 Venice Biennale.

Notable works

№ 01
The Chessplayers
No freely-licensed image
№ 01
The Chessplayers
Oil on canvas
№ 02
Self-Portrait in Flowers
No freely-licensed image
№ 02
Self-Portrait in Flowers
Oil on canvas

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