Loving Vincent (2017) · one of the 125 painters
Klaudyna Hady — one of the 125 Loving Vincent painters
Klaudyna Hady is one of the 125 Loving Vincent painters — the artists chosen from roughly 5,000 applicants worldwide to hand-paint Loving Vincent (2017), the first feature film made entirely of oil paintings. She worked at the production's main studio in Gdańsk, Poland, on scenes featuring Armand Roulin.
Her role is documented on her profile on the film’s official site, on IMDb, and in the Polish film database FilmPolski.
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Loving Vincent (2017)
One of 125 painters selected from around 5,000 applicants worldwide. The film was nominated for an Academy Award.
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The Peasants (2023)
Painting for the animation in the same technique — oil on canvas, frame by frame.
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Degree
MFA with distinction — Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts, Łódź.
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Collections
Over 150 works in private collections.
Who painted Loving Vincent?
Loving Vincent, directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, was hand-painted by a team of 125 painters working mainly at a studio in Gdańsk, Poland. The finished film runs to roughly 65,000 frames, and every one of them is an oil painting made in the style of Vincent van Gogh.
The painters were recruited from around the world. Most, Klaudyna Hady among them, were classically trained oil painters who came through a multi-stage selection process and were then taught Van Gogh’s brushwork before they were allowed near a production frame.
How the 125 Loving Vincent painters were chosen from 5,000 applicants
After the production released its hand-painted teaser, roughly 5,000 painters from around the world applied to work on the film. Of those, 125 were selected. The full list of painters is published on the film’s official site.
The selection was practical rather than paper-based. Nobody was hired on credentials alone: candidates were brought in for test paintings and had to show they could reproduce Van Gogh’s handling of paint accurately — and then do it again, frame after frame, without the style drifting. Klaudyna Hady passed and joined the Gdańsk team.
She had trained in classical oil technique at the Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, graduating with distinction. That was the kind of background the production was looking for.
What scenes did Klaudyna Hady paint in Loving Vincent?
At the Gdańsk studio, Klaudyna Hady worked mainly on scenes built around Armand Roulin, the film’s central character, played by Douglas Booth. Each shot was painted in oil, frame by frame, against live-action reference footage.
The shots listed on her official painter profile are:
- Armand returns to the Gachet’s
- I can tell. I want to ask the doctor about it
- Something happened to Vincent in that house
- Armand Roulin
One second of finished film needed up to twelve painted frames. Holding color, stroke direction, and light steady across dozens of near-identical frames is a discipline most painters never have to develop, and it is the same discipline Klaudyna Hady brings to commissioned work today.
Did Loving Vincent win an Oscar?
No. Loving Vincent was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2018 and did not win. It did win Europe’s equivalent — the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature, at the 2017 ceremony in Berlin — and it is still the only fully oil-painted feature film ever to reach an Oscar nomination.
Six years later, Kobiela and Welchman made The Peasants (2023) with the same painted-animation technique. It became Poland’s official submission for the Academy Awards, and Klaudyna Hady was again one of its painters, this time at the production’s studio in Sopot.
Klaudyna Hady’s work beyond Loving Vincent
Klaudyna Hady was born in 1989 in Rzeszów, Poland, and still lives and paints there. She holds an MFA with distinction from the Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, where she studied under Professor Marian Kępiński. Her filmography on FilmPolski lists her film credits.
Between film productions she paints in her own studio — commissioned portraits and original canvases. More than 150 of her paintings are in private collections.
For anyone looking at Polish contemporary art from abroad, the short version is this: a classically trained Polish painter with a fine-art degree, two painted feature films behind her, and a working studio. Not a print shop with a filter.
The full story of her selection as one of 125 is on the film page, and her studio biography and education are on the about page.
Oil paintings from her own studio
Commission an original oil painting from a Loving Vincent painter
Klaudyna Hady takes a limited number of private commissions each year, most of them dogs and cats painted from photographs. Each one is an original oil painting on canvas — the same medium and the same hand as the film work. If you want the Van Gogh handling specifically, there is a dedicated Van Gogh-style option.
Prices start at 390 PLN for a hand-painted bauble and run from 750 PLN for a 15 × 15 cm mini oil portrait to 4,400 PLN for a 50 × 70 cm canvas; the most-ordered format, 24 × 30 cm, is 1,450 PLN. Every price includes the painted canvas, varnish and a signed certificate of authenticity. Frames are not included. Shipping abroad is quoted per country and confirmed with the final price before you pay anything. Import charges, where your country applies them, are yours to pay — though original paintings enter the United States duty-free in most cases.
Christmas 2026
Oil has to dry before it can travel, which pushes the real deadline back into October. Order by:
- October 20 — United States, Canada, Australia
- October 27 — United Kingdom, Ireland
- November 3 — European Union
Price list 2026
| What you commission | Size | Delivery time | Price |
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| Christmas bauble with a pet portrait | 6–8 cm | up to 10 days approx. 2 h of work | 390 zł |
| Mini oil portrait | 15×15 cm | up to 2 weeks approx. 4 h of work | 750 zł |
| Oil portrait | 18×24 cm | 2–3 weeks approx. 6 h of work | 1100 zł |
| Oil portrait Most popular | 24×30 cm | 2–3 weeks approx. 8 h of work | 1450 zł |
| Oil portrait | 30×40 cm | 3–4 weeks approx. 12 h of work | 2200 zł |
| Oil portrait | 40×50 cm | 3–4 weeks approx. 16 h of work | 2900 zł |
| Oil portrait | 50×70 cm | 4–6 weeks approx. 24 h of work | 4400 zł |
| Old master copy | from 30×40 cm | 6–10 weeks from 20 h of work | from 3,500 PLN |
| Gift voucher | 390 / 750 / 1450 / 2200 zł | PDF within 24 h | face value |
Final prices per painting with one animal or one figure. They include oil paints on canvas, varnish, a signed certificate of authenticity, a composition sketch approved before painting starts and one round of corrections. Insured courier delivery within Poland 35 PLN, free from 1,000 PLN; shipping abroad is quoted per country and confirmed with the final price. Frame optional. A second animal on the same canvas is +40%.
How the commission works
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Send the photograph
Email a photograph of your pet — or whatever else you have in mind. Klaudyna Hady tells you whether the photo works as a reference.
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Approve the composition
Size, composition and the details that matter to you are settled before any oil goes on the canvas. This is the stage where changes cost nothing.
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Painting and drying
One to three weeks of painting depending on size, then seven to fourteen days of drying. You see photographs of the finished painting before it is packed.
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Insured express shipping
Two to five business days in transit to the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada or Australia. Tracked, insured for the full value, in rigid export packaging.
Frequently asked questions
Who painted Loving Vincent?
Loving Vincent (2017) was hand-painted by 125 painters chosen from roughly 5,000 applicants worldwide, working mainly at a studio in Gdańsk, Poland. Klaudyna Hady was one of them, and she painted scenes featuring Armand Roulin. The full list of painters is published on the film's official website.
Did Loving Vincent win an Oscar?
No — it was nominated only, in the Best Animated Feature category at the 2018 Academy Awards. The film's one major win that season was the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature in 2017. No fully oil-painted feature film has reached an Oscar nomination before or since.
How do I commission a painting from a Loving Vincent painter?
Email a photograph of your pet — or whatever else you have in mind — to hadyklaudyna@gmail.com. Klaudyna Hady will tell you whether the photo works as a reference, settle the size and composition with you, and give you a fixed price and a delivery date before she starts. The full process and price list are on the pet portraits page.
Will it arrive by Christmas 2026?
Yes, if you order in time. A commission runs three to six weeks door to door: one to three weeks of painting depending on size, seven to fourteen days of drying, and two to five business days in transit. For delivery before Christmas 2026, order by October 20 (United States, Canada, Australia), October 27 (United Kingdom, Ireland), or November 3 (European Union).
How long does an oil portrait take to paint and dry?
Several weeks, from your approval of the composition to the day it ships, depending on the size and the current queue. Oil cannot be rushed: after the last brushstroke the paint has to dry before the canvas can be packed safely, and that drying time is built into the delivery date rather than cut short to hit one.
How long does international shipping take, and is it safe?
Paintings ship from Poland by express courier, usually two to five business days in transit to the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, or Australia. Every shipment is tracked, insured for the full value of the painting, and packed in rigid export packaging built for artwork. Shipping abroad is quoted per country and confirmed together with the final price before you pay anything, so the figure you are quoted is the figure you pay.
Will I have to pay customs or import duty?
Original paintings are classified as original works of art, a category most countries treat gently at the border. In the United States, original artwork is generally free of import duty. The United Kingdom, Ireland, the rest of the EU, Canada, and Australia each set their own thresholds, and where a charge does apply it is usually a local sales tax such as VAT or GST rather than duty. Check your own customs guidance for original works of art before you order.
Can I see the painting before it is finished?
Yes. You approve the composition before any oil goes on the canvas, which is the stage where changes cost nothing, and you see photographs of the finished painting before it is packed. Commissioning from another continent means trusting someone you have never met, so Klaudyna Hady keeps you posted as the work develops rather than going quiet until the package ships.
What if I don't like the finished painting?
Most of the risk is taken out before the painting exists: size, composition, and the details that matter to you are settled with you and approved at the sketch stage, when changes are free. You then see photographs of the finished work before it is packed, and if something is wrong at that point it goes back on the easel. A portrait the owner does not want to hang has failed at its only job, and Klaudyna Hady treats it that way.
Is a custom oil portrait a good gift for someone grieving a pet?
Many of Klaudyna Hady's commissions are memorial portraits, painted after a dog or cat has died. An oil painting is a quiet, permanent object. It does not announce itself the way a printed product does, and it lasts for generations. Old or imperfect photographs are usually workable — recovering what the camera missed is part of the job.
What is the difference between a print and a hand-painted oil portrait?
A print is a photograph — sometimes filtered, sometimes AI-generated — pushed through an inkjet onto canvas in a few minutes. A hand-painted oil portrait is built up in layers over many hours by a trained painter making thousands of small decisions about color, light, and form. One is a product. The other is an original that exists exactly once.
Commission an oil painting from a Loving Vincent painter
Send a photograph and the size you have in mind. You get a fixed price and a delivery date before anything is painted, and you pay nothing at this stage.