Nush Menna - Regina di spade
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Oil on canvas portrait by Nush Menna, Regina di spade, 42 x 30 cm, created in 2025, original edition, signed by hand, produced in Italy in a contemporary style, in excellent condition and sold directly by the artist.
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Description from the seller
Series pittorica: Urban Archetype
Title: Study for DNA — Queen of Swords
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 42 × 30 cm
Year: 2026
Artist: Nushmenna
Unique work — signed
This piece was born as a study for the contemporary painting project “DNA,” a research dedicated to the emotional archetypes of feminine identity in urban society.
The figure emerges from the half-light with a magnetic and self-aware gaze, embodying an archetype of clarity, independence and inner strength. The light, inspired by Caravaggesque tradition but reinterpreted in a modern key, models the features of the face and skin, creating an intense and almost cinematic presence.
The symbolic details — the small tattoo, the insect perched on the jacket, the bodily elements — introduce a subtle narrative linked to transformation, fragility and resilience, central themes in the artist’s research.
Although a preparatory study, the work possesses full artistic autonomy and represents a significant phase of the creative path toward large-format works intended for exhibition contexts.
Artwork accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
A contemporary work of strong visual impact, ideal for collectors interested in contemporary figurative painting and the new European figuration.
Final protective varnish,
Certificate of authenticity
Shipped in tube
* To avoid polluting the world further and contribute to an ecological choice, I will use recycled cardboard. The small step toward a cleaner world starts with each individual. A responsible choice for all.
You can view the video detailing the painting and the various stages of creation on my Instagram profile nush_artwork, or on my website, https://nushart. com
Seller's Story
My painting is born from the desire to explore the human being in contemporary time, between identity, symbols, and inner transformations. I do not simply paint what I see, but what I perceive behind the image: emotions, fragility, tensions, and contradictions that belong to our era.
My work develops through a layered and slow oil technique, where every detail has a meaning and every element contributes to the narrative of the piece. The figures I paint do not represent merely individuals, but universal conditions: vulnerability, strength, loneliness, and the longing for connection.
For me painting is an act of research and authenticity, a way to restore depth in a world dominated by speed and superficial image. Through color, light, and composition I seek to create works capable of maintaining a living relationship with those who observe them over time.
My works are present in international private collections and are mainly created in oil on canvas, with a constant production and an artistic research in continual evolution.
"ZEITGEISTTEPERAMENTLOS [SPIRITO - DEL - TEMPO - SENZA - SPIRITO]
Riflesso di un attento "studium" travestito da distratto "punctum" - raccolta di ritratti senza identità - costellazione claustrofobica di tribù urbane - moltitudini solitarie - selfie ugualmente di sé massificati per te distratto - istantanee di un passato presente - colori forti per spiriti fragili - profonda superficialità - spirito - del - tempo - senza - spirito."
Translated by Google TranslateSeries pittorica: Urban Archetype
Title: Study for DNA — Queen of Swords
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 42 × 30 cm
Year: 2026
Artist: Nushmenna
Unique work — signed
This piece was born as a study for the contemporary painting project “DNA,” a research dedicated to the emotional archetypes of feminine identity in urban society.
The figure emerges from the half-light with a magnetic and self-aware gaze, embodying an archetype of clarity, independence and inner strength. The light, inspired by Caravaggesque tradition but reinterpreted in a modern key, models the features of the face and skin, creating an intense and almost cinematic presence.
The symbolic details — the small tattoo, the insect perched on the jacket, the bodily elements — introduce a subtle narrative linked to transformation, fragility and resilience, central themes in the artist’s research.
Although a preparatory study, the work possesses full artistic autonomy and represents a significant phase of the creative path toward large-format works intended for exhibition contexts.
Artwork accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
A contemporary work of strong visual impact, ideal for collectors interested in contemporary figurative painting and the new European figuration.
Final protective varnish,
Certificate of authenticity
Shipped in tube
* To avoid polluting the world further and contribute to an ecological choice, I will use recycled cardboard. The small step toward a cleaner world starts with each individual. A responsible choice for all.
You can view the video detailing the painting and the various stages of creation on my Instagram profile nush_artwork, or on my website, https://nushart. com
Seller's Story
My painting is born from the desire to explore the human being in contemporary time, between identity, symbols, and inner transformations. I do not simply paint what I see, but what I perceive behind the image: emotions, fragility, tensions, and contradictions that belong to our era.
My work develops through a layered and slow oil technique, where every detail has a meaning and every element contributes to the narrative of the piece. The figures I paint do not represent merely individuals, but universal conditions: vulnerability, strength, loneliness, and the longing for connection.
For me painting is an act of research and authenticity, a way to restore depth in a world dominated by speed and superficial image. Through color, light, and composition I seek to create works capable of maintaining a living relationship with those who observe them over time.
My works are present in international private collections and are mainly created in oil on canvas, with a constant production and an artistic research in continual evolution.
"ZEITGEISTTEPERAMENTLOS [SPIRITO - DEL - TEMPO - SENZA - SPIRITO]
Riflesso di un attento "studium" travestito da distratto "punctum" - raccolta di ritratti senza identità - costellazione claustrofobica di tribù urbane - moltitudini solitarie - selfie ugualmente di sé massificati per te distratto - istantanee di un passato presente - colori forti per spiriti fragili - profonda superficialità - spirito - del - tempo - senza - spirito."
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Artist
Nush Menna
Sold with frame
No
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Regina di spade
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2025
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
30 cm
Width
42 cm
Weight
0.2 kg
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
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