18" Figurative Portrait Framed Painting (JQ-1051-37) by Moe's Home Collection
18"W x 1.75"D x 22"H
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18" Figurative Portrait Framed Painting (JQ-1051-37) by Moe's Home Collection
Framed Figurative Acrylic Portrait of Woman with Chignon Against Dark Ground | 18 Inch | Framed Painting
A figure seen from behind: the back of the neck and shoulders, hair swept up in a loose chignon with visible brushstrokes catching warm amber and gold highlights against the dark background. The ground is near-black -- a deep charcoal field that isolates the figure entirely. The subject wears white at the shoulder. The palette is dramatic and warm: the deep field, the warm skin tones, the auburn-gold hair built up with directional strokes that catch light differently depending on viewing angle. A thin dark bronze float frame holds the canvas with a small gap to the edge.
At 18 by 1.75 by 22 inches the painting is a compact vertical rectangle. The back-of-figure subject avoids the direct intimacy of a frontal portrait while still placing a human presence on the wall -- the pose is studied and classical. In a room with dark or warm finishes the near-black ground absorbs into the surroundings; on a lighter wall it asserts with more contrast. The combination of oil-painting visual character, classical subject, and dark ground places this firmly in rooms that can receive a serious figurative work. At 2.5 lbs it hangs on a standard picture hook.
The Intrepid Framed Painting from Moe's Home Collection measures 18 inches wide by 1.75 inches deep and 22 inches tall. Acrylic paint on canvas, solid wood frame on fir wood stretcher. At 2.5 lbs it hangs on a standard picture hook.
- Back-of-figure portrait: neck and chignon against near-black ground, white fabric at the shoulder
- Gestural brushwork with warm amber and gold highlights in the dark hair, directional strokes throughout
- Thin dark bronze float frame, compact 18" x 22" canvas suits a tight wall position
- 18"W x 1.75"D x 22"H | 2.5 lbs
18"W x 1.75"D x 22"H
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Moe Samieian Sr. arrived in Canada with an engineering degree and almost nowhere to use it. So he sold rugs at road shows, worked on commission, and learned the retail floor through years of direct customer contact.
In 1986 he opened his first store in Vancouver. Walking the trade shows, he kept noticing the same thing: most furniture looked identical. So he started hunting for pieces with something to say. Antiques. Flea-market finds. Objects with texture and history. More stores followed, and in 1999 he moved decisively into wholesale.
His children Sara and Moe Jr. carried that instinct forward. Not what merely sells. What resonates. That distinction still drives every collection.
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