Paintings – Victor Schegin | Artist | Figures & Portraits

An expressive nude in chiaroscuro, where the softness of the skin is disrupted by brutal paint marks. The piece captures a tension between sensual abandonment and dramatic material erosion.

Abandonment

40.5 x 50.7 cm - Oil on ACM panel - 2025

A dark, expressive oil portrait of a figure looking sideways. The features are loosely defined, some very blended and soft and some with raw, blocky brushstrokes against a black background, creating a mysterious atmosphere.

The Secret

40 x 30 x 0,3 cm - Oil on HDF panel - 2025

$Expressive portrait featuring embedded mirror pieces that fracture the image against a black background. A swirling, abstract form of pink and white paint obscures the eyes, evoking a sense of inner chaos and turmoil.$

Turmoil

130 x 97 cm - Mirror pieces and oil paint on linen - 2024

$An intense oil portrait where the figure's face is obscured by a visceral, chaotic veil of smeared and textured paint. The style suggests a tormented or fractured psychological state.$

Paranoia

40 x 30 x 0,3 cm - Oil on HDF panel - 2025

Oil painting of two nude figures embracing, one inverted over the other. Their forms dissolve into one another with a smoky effect against a black background, creating an intimate and dreamlike atmosphere.

Le Baiser

130 x 97 cm - Oil on linen - 2025

An expressive oil portrait of a woman looking towards the viewer. Her face is partially dissolved by a bright, textured patch of white and yellow paint, creating a high-contrast, ghostly effect against the dark background.

Past, Present, Forever

130 x 97 cm - Oil on linen - 2024

A powerful portrait of a face with pieces of broken mirror embedded on the surface. The reflections create a fragmented and multifaceted view of the subject, whose expression is partially obscured by the shards. It's potentially a portrait of the viewer too.

Fading Innocence

50 x 40 x 0,3 cm - Mirror pieces, acrylic and oil paint on ACM panel - 2024

Expressive oil portrait where the subject's face is completely obscured by a thick, sculptural mask of white and brown impasto paint, leaving only the chin and neck visible, evoking a sense of raw, concealed identity.

Geist No. 2

40 x 30 x 0,3 cm - Oil on HDF panel - 2025

Close-up oil portrait of a face looking directly at the viewer. One side of the face is rendered realistically, while the other dissolves into a smoky, painterly texture, suggesting a fading presence.

Study 8

40 x 30 x 0,3 cm - Oil on HDF panel - 2025

Figurative oil portrait where the upper face is masked by a thick layer of sculptural impasto paint. Below, the neck and chest dissolve into vertical paint drips, suggesting a fragile state and a ghostly presence.

Geist No. 1

40 x 30 x 0,3 cm - Oil on HDF panel - 2025

Expressive oil portrait of a figure resting their chin on their hands. Their face is partially erased by a sweeping gesture of abstract, textured brushstrokes, conveying a mood of weary contemplation.

Study 6

40 x 30 x 0,3 cm - Oil on HDF panel - 2025

Expressive oil portrait with classic influence, where a significant portion of the face is scraped away, leaving most of the painting realistically rendered, suggesting a slow decay or disappearance of identity.

Erosion

40 x 40 x 0,3 cm - Oil on ACM panel - 2025

An oil portrait of a black man's head tilted down, with dark paint dripping from the chin and neck onto a white background. Parts of the face are rubbed away, evoking a sense of melancholy and dissolution.

Study 10

A3 - Oil on 300g Cobra oil paper - 2025

A dramatic chiaroscuro oil portrait of a man sitting in a chair, holding his head in his hands. The light carves out the muscular form from the deep darkness, creating an atmosphere of intense anguish and introspection.

Mask Off

130 x 97 cm - Oil on linen - 2025

A self-portrait of the artist with his head in his hands. His face and hair are obscured by a swirling, chaotic mass of white, grey and black paint that resembles smoke or fire, suggesting intense inner turmoil.

Autoportrait, Incendies

40 x 40 cm - Oil on ACM panel - 2024

Oil painting depicting a figure in motion. His form is blurred and dissolves, evoking a sense of spiritual or emotional struggle against a dark background.

Angel

116 x 89 cm - Oil on linen - 2024

An oil portrait of an androgynous face tilted upwards, looking at the viewer. A bright, cool highlight, like moonlight, strikes the nose and forehead, while the lower part of the body dissolves into vertical drips.

Moonlight

50 x 40 x 0,3 cm - Oil paint and acrylic on ACM panel - 2024

Oil painting of a nude figure curled up and floating in a void-like black space. The form is rendered realistically but seems to be dissolving at the edges, creating a sense of quiet solitude and evanescence.

Fading away

100 x 100 cm - Oil on linen - 2024

An oil painting of a face looking upwards in a state of ecstasy or abandon. The figure is rendered with loose, expressive brushstrokes against a background that transitions from white to black.

Intoxicated

40 x 30 x 0,3 cm - Oil paint on ACM panel - 2024

Expressive oil portrait of a woman with blue eyes looking directly at the viewer. Her face has small, textured marks of white impasto paint, giving a smoky effect, and the portrait dissolves into raw, sketchy brushstrokes at the bottom.

Study 2

A3 - Oil on 300g Cobra oil paper - 2024

A portrait of a man's face, with a tense jaw, heavily obscured by a diagonal application of thick, ochre and grey impasto paint. The raw texture covers the eyes, suggesting a feeling of being censored or blinded.

Study 5

40 x 30 x 0,3 cm - Oil on HDF panel - 2024

An oil portrait of a woman with her eyes closed in serene expression. The left side of her face and body appears to be fragmenting or dissolving into a white, porcelain-like texture, suggesting both beauty and fragility.

Porcelain

50 x 40 x 0,3 cm - Oil and oil sticks on ACM panel - 2024

A pale, ethereal portrait of a face against a white background. One eye is clearly visible while the rest of the face dissolves into washes of color and drips of red and brown paint, creating a fragile and haunting image.

Study 3

A3 - Oil on 300g Cobra oil paper - 2024