Besharat Gallery Portrait Paintings

Eugène Lavieille began his career engraving works by Jean-François Millet and Charles Emile Jacque and was, by 1841, studying with the greatest French landscape painter of the centur...

Kfir Moyal, a native of Israel, is a Miami-based pop artist. His iconic, pop culture inspired, crystal-encrusted paintings and silkscreen artworks mark his signature style. Each of Moyal’s dazzling portraits is made with crystal elements that are hand-applied on the canvas. They have earned him a significant fan following among art lovers, with many custom artwork commissions for high profile celebrities.The works embody the materialization of pop star qualities through the examination of aesthetics, sex appeal, desire, beauty, prestige and popularity. They present the viewer with an up-close likeness of the world’s most recognizable celebrities and brands, putting them face-to-face with the objects of their affection and admiration.Although Kfir pursued business management in Israel, in 2008 he moved to the United States to establish a career as an artist. Having always had an avid interest in art and art history, and a desire to work with his hands, creating art was his life’s calling. It was through hard work and a fiery passion that his artistic path opened up.Now an established pop artist, Kfir has developed a presence in fine art galleries worldwide. He has gathered an impressive celebrity clientèle, and has created commissioned paintings for a long list of personalities including the Kardashians, Paris Hilton, Jonathan Cheban, You Tube...

Kfir Moyal, a native of Israel, is a Miami-based pop artist. His iconic, pop culture inspired, crystal-encrusted paintings and silkscreen artworks mark his signature style. Each of Moyal’s dazzling portraits is made with crystal elements that are hand-applied on the canvas. They have earned him a significant fan following among art lovers, with many custom artwork commissions for high profile celebrities.The works embody the materialization of pop star qualities through the examination of aesthetics, sex appeal, desire, beauty, prestige and popularity. They present the viewer with an up-close likeness of the world’s most recognizable celebrities and brands, putting them face-to-face with the objects of their affection and admiration.Although Kfir pursued business management in Israel, in 2008 he moved to the United States to establish a career as an artist. Having always had an avid interest in art and art history, and a desire to work with his hands, creating art was his life’s calling. It was through hard work and a fiery passion that his artistic path opened up.Now an established pop artist, Kfir has developed a presence in fine art galleries worldwide. He has gathered an impressive celebrity clientèle, and has created commissioned paintings for a long list of personalities including the Kardashians, Paris Hilton, Jonathan Cheban, You Tube...

Anthony Palliser was born in 1949 of an English father and a Belgian mother. He studied at Downside school and graduated from New College Oxford. In 1...

Anthony Palliser was born in 1949 of an English father and a Belgian mother. He studied at Downside school and graduated from New College Oxford. In 1...

Anthony Palliser was born in 1949 of an English father and a Belgian mother. He studied at Downside school and graduated from New College Oxford. In 1...

1972-73 Eastbourne College for Art and Design: Fine Art Foundation Course: studies drawing. Works through the South Coast Period of paintings. Studio: South Coast of England. 1974-81 University of Wales: studied painting under Welsh artist Selwyn Jones. Public and private commissions: twenty-five multistory murals in Wales and England: documented by the BBC and British National Newspapers. Studios: Bethesda and Bangor City, Wales. Studies composition and portraiture. Shows at the Royal Exchange, London; Bangor City Museum, Wales. 1981-82 Commission: The Trial of Saint Deiniol: 19-panel, 18 x 21 ft. painting. Studio: Shropshire, England 1982-86 The New York Times send photographer Dith Pran (on whom the movie The Killing Fields was based) to photograph Povey in New York with The Trial of Saint Deiniol painting at Art Expo New York 1986. Povey is advised by George Bush Senior’s former campaign manager Zena Temkin on shaping his public persona. The BBC film Edward Povey with former President of the Royal Academy of Art in London - Sir Hugh Casson KCVO, RA, RDI in which Sir Hugh interviews Povey about his art career. Public and private commissions for collections in the United States, London, Wales, Belgium, West Indies. Studies symbolism and trains in color with Jan de Maere in Brussels and works through the Tapestry Period of paintings Studio: Grenada, West Indies. 1987-91 Studies psychology and narrative in art whilst he builds the extensive Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings. Studio: Guisborough, England courtesy of the town mayor. Shows in Belgium, London, New York. 1992-93 Public commission: Hall of Illusion mural: 20 X 40 ft. interior oil painting in the Chamber Concert Hall of the University of Wales. The commission is followed by BBC Television, S4C Television; BBC Radio Four and regional and national newspapers. Studios: Guisborough, England; Bangor City, Wales. Designs the Hall of Illusion mural on the island of Grenada, West Indies. 1994-96 Deepens his studies in the relationship between art and the psyche. Researches new ways to evolve concepts with models using theaters...

1972-73 Eastbourne College for Art and Design: Fine Art Foundation Course: studies drawing. Works through the South Coast Period of paintings. Studio: South Coast of England. 1974-81 University of Wales: studied painting under Welsh artist Selwyn Jones. Public and private commissions: twenty-five multistory murals in Wales and England: documented by the BBC and British National Newspapers. Studios: Bethesda and Bangor City, Wales. Studies composition and portraiture. Shows at the Royal Exchange, London; Bangor City Museum, Wales. 1981-82 Commission: The Trial of Saint Deiniol: 19-panel, 18 x 21 ft. painting. Studio: Shropshire, England 1982-86 The New York Times send photographer Dith Pran (on whom the movie The Killing Fields was based) to photograph Povey in New York with The Trial of Saint Deiniol painting at Art Expo New York 1986. Povey is advised by George Bush Senior’s former campaign manager Zena Temkin on shaping his public persona. The BBC film Edward Povey with former President of the Royal Academy of Art in London - Sir Hugh Casson KCVO, RA, RDI in which Sir Hugh interviews Povey about his art career. Public and private commissions for collections in the United States, London, Wales, Belgium, West Indies. Studies symbolism and trains in color with Jan de Maere in Brussels and works through the Tapestry Period of paintings Studio: Grenada, West Indies. 1987-91 Studies psychology and narrative in art whilst he builds the extensive Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings. Studio: Guisborough, England courtesy of the town mayor. Shows in Belgium, London, New York. 1992-93 Public commission: Hall of Illusion mural: 20 X 40 ft. interior oil painting in the Chamber Concert Hall of the University of Wales. The commission is followed by BBC Television, S4C Television; BBC Radio Four and regional and national newspapers. Studios: Guisborough, England; Bangor City, Wales. Designs the Hall of Illusion mural on the island of Grenada, West Indies. 1994-96 Deepens his studies in the relationship between art and the psyche. Researches new ways to evolve concepts with models using theaters...

Argentine painter. He was born in Buenos Aires on February 21, 1915. He studied at the National School of Fine Arts and then, for two years, at the Argentine Institute of Graphic Art...