Portrait of a Raccoon in a Doublet Xhanthi BENT Image Lab

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Mahlimae is an internationally exhibited self-taught mixed media sculpture artist living and creating in the wilderness of Southern Tasmania

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Award-winning contemporary artist Iva Troj creates fine art pieces which seamlessly merge Renaissance aesthetics and techniques with postmodern praxis

Portrait of a Raccoon in a Doublet Xhanthi BENT Image LabDetails About Acrylic and oil on masonite 14 x 17 in. 2022 19 x 22 in (f) Vintage framing included "By taking inspiration from paintings of the past and replacing the people with animals, I seek to have my audience reconnect with the traditions of portraiture. My art spans the centuries between the original and today, but with a surrealistic twist. Pairing an unexpected animal with an image from the echelons of past society creates a visual paradox