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Nicolas Party — Two Portraits
Nicolas Party

Two Portraits

2016

Two Portraits is a striking pastel on linen work by Swiss artist Nicolas Party, created in 2016. The piece showcases Party's signature style, combining bold, flat fields of color with a dreamlike, otherworldly quality reminiscent of classical portraiture filtered through a modern, surrealist lens. His masterful use of pastel on linen lends the work a rich, velvety texture that enhances the mysterious and contemplative mood of the paired figures.

Medium
pastel on linen
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Executed in 2016, in Belgium.

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

March 29, 2026

Estimate: $2,500,000$3,500,000

Lot 13

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Nicolas Party, Two Portraits, 2016

Two Portraits is a striking pastel on linen work by Swiss artist Nicolas Party, created in 2016. The piece showcases Party's signature style, combining bold, flat fields of color with a dreamlike, otherworldly quality reminiscent of classical portraiture filtered through a modern, surrealist lens. His masterful use of pastel on linen lends the work a rich, velvety texture that enhances the mysterious and contemplative mood of the paired figures.

Medium
pastel on linen
Dimensions
140 x 140.3 cm
Year
2016
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Male Artist, Dreamy Mood, Soft Color Palette, Contemporary Artist, Figurative Art, Pastel On Linen, 21st Century, Swiss Artist, Portrait, Neo-Expressionism, Diptych Format

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