Daniel de Polignac paints the psychology of the present. Working primarily in acrylic, he builds bold, direct canvases around anxiety, identity, authority and the patterns of human behaviour — work that commands attention through presence rather than excess. His available originals at Art of NOMA run from USD 650 to USD 1,300.
Identity Broken Into Parts, Then Rebuilt
Gender Decomposition is the largest available work in the collection — acrylic on canvas, 100 × 150 cm, USD 1,300 — and the clearest statement of how he handles a social subject. It examines identity and its fragmentation conceptually rather than illustratively, breaking fixed ideas into layered forms and contrasts. Shapes shift and intersect into a rhythm that reads as transformation without collapsing into chaos, and the horizontal format gives the painting a grounded, architectural presence.
Paranoid Android (90 × 60 cm, USD 900) works the same territory at close range. Unease, introspection, the blurred edge between human emotion and technological presence — at that scale the image meets you at eye level, which turns looking into something closer to confrontation. Paint here is a vehicle for mood rather than description, decisive in its mark-making and sharp in contrast.
What Makes These Paintings Feel Confrontational?
Directness, mostly. De Polignac does not soften a subject to make it easier to live with, and he does not crowd a canvas to prove effort. Le Président (150 × 70 cm, USD 1,150) and King of the Jungle (60 × 130 cm, USD 1,050) both take authority as their theme and both use an elongated format that forces the eye to travel rather than take the image in at a glance.
The result is work with a confrontational honesty to it. These are paintings that hold a room instead of decorating one — which is exactly why they reward a wall you pass every day rather than a corridor you hurry through.
Repetition, and the Patterns People Keep Repeating
A recurring interest runs through the practice: how people repeat themselves across different places and times. Different Place Same People 1 and Different Place Same People 2 state it outright — a pair at 60 × 40 cm, USD 650 each, and the most accessible originals he has available.
Cells and Animals (60 × 60 cm, USD 800) and Life from Beneath (90 × 60 cm, USD 800) push the same question toward biology, while Lonely Night (60 × 40 cm, USD 700) and Special Night (90 × 70 cm, USD 750) take it somewhere more private. Earlier canvases including Anxiety, All Eyes On Me and Shocked have already found collectors and are no longer available, but they belong to the same argument about how contemporary life feels from the inside.
Where to Start With Daniel de Polignac
The entry point is genuinely low for original work. Under USD 800 — the two Different Place Same People canvases, Lonely Night, Special Night — you are buying unique acrylic paintings, not a lesser tier. Above USD 1,000, King of the Jungle, Le Président and Gender Decomposition are the large-format works that will define how this body of work is read later. A small number of limited-edition prints exist at USD 199, but the originals are where the practice lives.
Every price is published on the work itself. Art of NOMA is an online gallery, so dimensions, medium and cost are visible before you ask anything.
Common Questions About Daniel de Polignac
Who is Daniel de Polignac?
Daniel de Polignac is a contemporary painter represented by Art of NOMA. He paints the psychology of the present — bold, direct canvases built around anxiety, identity, authority and the patterns of human behaviour, with a confrontational honesty to his subjects.
What medium does Daniel de Polignac work in?
Primarily acrylic on canvas, worked for decisive mark-making, layered colour and sharp contrast. Each original is a unique work, mounted on a professional wooden frame and supplied ready to hang with a certificate of authenticity.
How much does a Daniel de Polignac painting cost?
Available originals run from USD 650 for a 60 × 40 cm canvas to USD 1,300 for Gender Decomposition at 100 × 150 cm. Mid-range works sit between roughly USD 700 and USD 1,150. Limited-edition prints are also offered at USD 199.
What size are Daniel de Polignac's paintings?
They range from 60 × 40 cm up to 100 × 150 cm. The larger statement works are Gender Decomposition (100 × 150 cm), Le Président (150 × 70 cm) and King of the Jungle (60 × 130 cm). Exact dimensions in centimetres and inches are listed on every piece.
Where can I buy original Daniel de Polignac art?
Original paintings by Daniel de Polignac are available directly from Art of NOMA, an online gallery, with insured worldwide shipping. Browse the available works on his artist collection page.
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