Line portrait

A profile traced in one continuous line, ink on a cream background.

Size

Frame & finish

Real black wood + plexiglass, textured matte Fine Art paper.

Designed in France, printed in Europe, delivered ready to hang.
No photo needed: the artwork already exists.
Complimentary engraved text, placed wherever you like.

Line portrait, in detail

A profile traced without lifting the pen: a single continuous line runs along the forehead, nose, lips and chin, then closes. The ink is black, of constant thickness, on a cream background. No shading, no detail.

Where to hang it

A living room, an entrance hall, a study. It is a graphic piece that owns being a sign rather than an image, so it finds its place in a contemporary or minimalist interior.

What it goes with

Black and white, metal, glass, plain coloured walls. It can stand alone on a large wall, which few artworks of this size manage, because the line reads from a distance.

Which size to choose

The 40 × 50 cm is the best compromise: large enough for the line to carry, compact enough for an entrance wall. At 50 × 70 cm, it becomes a statement piece that stands on its own.

Questions about this artwork

Yes. The file is vector-based to begin with, then rendered at very high definition: the line is as sharp at 50 × 70 cm as at 30 × 40 cm, with no stepping on the curves.

Thin black aluminium, or the black frame. A wide or ornate frame competes with the line. If your interior is warm, natural wood works too, but never dark wood.

No, it is a generic profile created for the collection. If you are looking for the face of someone close to you, our portraits are made for that: they start from your photos.