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Commissions, prices, delivery, authenticity: the questions the studio is asked most.
Who is Leo Novoro?
Leo Novoro is a painter and mosaic artist based in Fontainebleau, about an hour south of Paris. He has been painting in oil on canvas for more than thirty-five years, and also makes glass mosaics on wood, works in epoxy resin and portraits to commission. His catalogue lists 87 works, from 1996 to 2021.
Which techniques does he use?
Four main ones: oil on canvas, glass mosaic on wood (cut and set by hand), epoxy resin over oil on wood, and mural painting. Commissioned portraits are painted in oil on canvas.
How much does a commissioned portrait cost?
From €1,500 for an art portrait in oil on canvas. The final price depends on format and complexity and is agreed with the artist before execution.
How do I commission a portrait?
Write to the studio at [email protected] saying which style you would like (classical or contemporary), the size and where the picture will hang. You will be sent the terms and then the stages of the work.
Are the works unique?
Yes. The paintings, mosaics and resins are one-offs, with no editions and no reproductions. Commissioned portraits are likewise original, signed works.
Can I buy a work online?
Works are bought directly from the studio. Those available, and their prices, are listed on the “Acquire” page; for anything else, write to the studio to ask.
How are works delivered?
By insured express carrier, within France and abroad. Works travel in rigid packaging made to size.
Where can I see the works?
At the studio in Fontainebleau, by appointment. The Kings of France collection is on view there. Part of the catalogue can also be seen online, work by work.
What is the book “ARTISTE”?
An artist’s book, sold at €3 by the studio, in which Leo Novoro sets out his relationship to painting: the civilisation of the game, subpersonalities, volume and light. The cover reproduces the canvas Subpersonalities (2005).
Can a work be authenticated or restored?
For any question about an existing work — provenance, condition, documentation — write to the studio and attach photographs of the picture, its back and the signature.