Commission
A portrait painted in oil,
wherever you live
€1,500from, oil on canvas
Leo Novoro paints commissioned portraits in oil on canvas in Fontainebleau and ships them insured worldwide. Choose a country, or find your city below.
A commissioned portrait is not a photograph enlarged. It is a painting built in layers: a ground, a drawing, glazes that give the skin its transparency, and a final passage where character appears.
I paint two manners. The classical portrait works on likeness and light with a smooth surface. The contemporary portrait leaves the paint visible, uses a darker ground and gives more weight to psychology than to polish.
Both are painted in oil on canvas in Fontainebleau, signed, varnished and delivered stretched and ready to hang. Nothing is printed or reproduced: each portrait is a single original work.
The process
Four steps,
one painting
From the first email to the crate on your doorstep.
The brief
We agree the manner — classical or contemporary — the format and where the painting will hang.
The references
You send three or four photographs in daylight; we discuss colour, light and mood.
The painting
The portrait is painted in oil at the studio in Fontainebleau, in layers, with two or three stages shared with you.
The delivery
The canvas is varnished, packed stretched in a rigid crate and shipped insured to your address.
Destinations
Countries
Delivery, import rules and framing advice for each market.
Portraits in United States
320 cities · delivery in 5–8 working days
Read more → United KingdomPortraits in United Kingdom
273 cities · delivery in 4–6 working days
Read more → ChinaPortraits in China
168 cities · delivery in 5–9 working days
Read more → IndiaPortraits in India
43 cities · delivery in 5–9 working days
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18 cities · delivery in 5–9 working days
Read more → RussiaPortraits in Russia
15 cities · delivery in 5–9 working days
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15 cities · delivery in 5–9 working days
Read more → CanadaPortraits in Canada
10 cities · delivery in 5–8 working days
Read more → MexicoPortraits in Mexico
9 cities · delivery in 5–9 working days
Read more → IndonesiaPortraits in Indonesia
8 cities · delivery in 5–9 working days
Read more → South KoreaPortraits in South Korea
8 cities · delivery in 5–9 working days
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8 cities · delivery in 5–9 working days
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FAQ
Commissioning a portrait
How much does a custom portrait cost?
A commissioned oil portrait starts at €1,500 for a 40 × 50 cm head-and-shoulders painting. Larger formats are quoted by size and complexity, with a fixed price before the work begins.
How long does it take?
Several weeks for a single portrait, because oil is painted in layers that have to dry. The date is agreed at the start; a large or group portrait takes longer.
Do I have to travel to Fontainebleau?
No. Commissions are handled by email and video call. If you are in Paris or the Île-de-France you can see the painting at the studio before it is varnished.
Which cities do you deliver to?
Every city on this site — 1009 of them — plus any other address worldwide. Delivery is insured and the canvas travels stretched in a rigid crate.
What do you need from me?
Three or four recent photographs in daylight, a sense of the format, and a choice between the classical manner (smooth, formal) and the contemporary one (visible paint, darker ground).
Commission
A portrait,
from €1,500
Tell me who the portrait is for, the format you have in mind and the city it will live in. You will receive a proposal, a price and a timeline within two working days.