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Courmayeur
Mural Artist in Courmayeur
In Courmayeur, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in chalets, hotels, spas and restaurants. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 400 € per square metre. Free quote within 48 hours, two sketches included: you approve the design before Giulia paints.
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The price of a mural in Courmayeur
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 400 €/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 600 €/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 800 €/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
The quote starts from the surface and the technique, and spells out what comes on top: interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, scaffolding if needed, the timing.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Courmayeur, here is what happens next.
A photo of the wall with the sketch
Send me a photo of the wall and I draw a sketch straight onto your photo. You tell me what you think. The first two sketches are free.
The quote
Once the sketch is approved, I send you the quote and we set the date together.
I paint the wall
I come and paint at your place in Courmayeur, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Courmayeur
Courmayeur sits at 1,224 metres of altitude, at the foot of the Mont Blanc massif, whose 4,809-metre summit was first climbed in 1786. The historic centre, with the pedestrian via Roma, still holds historic venues such as the Caffè della Posta, open since 1911, and the Tour Malluquin, a 13th-century tower on Piazza Petigax. It is one of Italy’s most renowned mountain destinations, with high-end hospitality ranging from historic hotels such as the Grand Hotel Royal e Golf to typical alpine chalets. In Courmayeur, Giulia paints for private chalets, hotels and venues. Giulia travels easily to Courmayeur to paint: you send her a photo of the wall and she draws the sketch straight onto it, so you see the mural in place before she travels.
What Giulia brings to Courmayeur. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have covered her work, and her mural of more than twenty metres dedicated to Gaber and Jannacci stands in Milan. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.
Giulia also paints live in Courmayeur. For a mountain wedding, a chalet evening or a company retreat, she sets up her easel and the painting takes shape in front of your guests, signed and taken home the same evening. From 950 € for a wedding, from 900 € for a company evening, from 400 € for a performance at a concert. See live painting →
Your questions, before commissioning
A photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and the idea you have in mind are enough to receive a quote.
How much does a mural cost in Courmayeur?
In Courmayeur the rate reflects a high-mountain destination: €400 per square metre for a line drawing or a simple motif, €600 for a fully painted subject, €800 for a trompe l’oeil or ceiling. The quote is free: see all prices.
How do I get a mural painted in my home in Courmayeur?
Write to Giulia Dal Bon on WhatsApp or by email, even if the idea is still vague: she replies within 48 hours. Send her a photo of the wall to be painted, she draws a sketch straight onto your photo, you tell her what you think, and the first two sketches are free. Once the sketch is approved, she sends you the quote, from 400 € per sqm in Courmayeur, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Courmayeur, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
What does the price of a mural in Courmayeur include?
Giulia Dal Bon’s price per square metre includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches, corrections during the work and the protective varnish as a finish. Added to the quote, when needed, are the scaffolding for a facade and travel costs, agreed together. The quote is free and arrives within 48 hours; a deposit of about 100 € for materials confirms the date, and the balance is settled at the end.
I’d like a mural or a painting on a wall of my home in Courmayeur, who should I contact?
Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She paints murals by brush in homes, bedrooms, bathrooms, on terraces, pool walls and facades, and travels in Courmayeur as she does across Europe. Send her a photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and your idea, however loose: she replies within 48 hours with a quote and a first proposal. The first two sketches are free.
Can I see a design before commissioning the mural?
Always. You receive a sketch set on a photo of your own wall, to scale, together with the quote. The first two sketches are free: Giulia shows the work in progress, you give your opinion, and she adjusts. You confirm when you are ready.
Will a mural damage the wall?
The paint goes onto the plaster already in place. In most cases a dusting down is all that is needed before starting. If the surface has cracks or rising damp, Giulia points it out before quoting and proposes the preparation required. Indoors she uses an odourless acrylic: a child’s bedroom in use or a restaurant that stays open can both be painted. An acrylic mural can later be painted over like any wall paint, if you change your mind in ten years.
When is the best time to paint a mural in Courmayeur?
All year round. Indoors the odourless acrylic lets the room stay in use while she works, in January as in July. Outdoors she needs a dry wall and a mild temperature. Giulia sets the date with you when she quotes, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves.
Can a view of Courmayeur be painted on a wall?
Yes, and the city lends itself to it. Mont Blanc and its 4,809 metres at the head of the valley, the stone-slab roofs of the old village and the larches on the slopes. Giulia Dal Bon paints all of it with a brush. As a line drawing, the view falls under the 400 € per sqm rate; with colour and shadow, it starts at 600 € per sqm. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Courmayeur?
In Courmayeur, mountain chalets and hotels suit alpine botanical subjects, summit landscapes, or a trompe l’oeil that plays off the wood and stone. Everything is painted with a brush, in odourless acrylic.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
They are two different crafts. A graffiti artist works with spray cans, with a fast gesture and a graphic finish. A brush-painted mural is built layer by layer, which allows gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil: it is a painting made directly on the wall. Indoors, Giulia uses odourless acrylic. And while she paints, people take the time to watch: a brush at work is a show in itself. The choice depends on the finish you are after.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
A mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist or a decorative painter, and the art itself is called mural painting or wall art. Some come from graffiti and work with spray cans; Giulia Dal Bon comes from painting: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints commissioned murals with a brush. To have one painted, send her a photo of your wall: free quote within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Courmayeur?
Yes, with surface preparation suited to the mountain climate. Outdoors, Giulia paints all year round, on a dry wall and in mild weather. Choosing the paint and the surface for an outdoor wall in Courmayeur is explained in the guide Which paint, which wall, how long it lasts.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Courmayeur?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from the street, you generally need the owner’s or building association’s agreement, and a notice to the municipality if the building sits in a protected zone. Giulia explains the process before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface, the level of detail and how easy the wall is to reach. Giulia gives the timing with the quote, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. The place keeps running while she works: the acrylic is odourless.
How long does a mural last?
An acrylic mural by Giulia Dal Bon lasts a lifetime indoors: the paint becomes part of the plaster and lives as long as the wall. Outdoors, quartz paint is made for facades, and an anti-salt or anti-pollution varnish extends it further. And if one day you want a change, it can be painted over like any wall paint.
Other spaces
The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.
Homes and villas
A bedroom, a hallway, a staircase: the walls you look at every day.
A mural for your home
Restaurants, hotels and boutiques
A painted wall gives the room its character, and the place stays open while she works.
A mural for your restaurant
Other cities
From Courmayeur, a mural can extend towards these places.
Milan · Portofino · Turin · Cortina d’Ampezzo
The 20-metre-plus wall for Gaber and Jannacci, in Milan, in the press
Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.
Where Giulia works in Courmayeur
In Courmayeur, for a private client, in an apartment or a chalet, Giulia paints on an interior wall : the living room, the bedroom and the kitchen. She paints the bathroom, the entrance, the hallway and the staircase just as readily. The ceiling is painted too: that is the €350 per sqm band, with trompe-l’oeil. Outside, on the exterior facade, she works in quartz paint. A mobile panel is painted separately, and moves with you.
In a restaurant or a café in Courmayeur, she paints the dining-room wall, and the tables stay laid. In a boutique, the painted window is seen from the street, stays painted after closing. In a hotel, the painted wall gives each room its own subject.
She moves from one subject to the next, from mountain landscape to reproduction of an artwork, through alpine botanical motifs, sky ceiling, perspective trompe l’oeil, motifs tied to wood, stone and figures.
Possible subjects in Courmayeur: the stone-slab roofs of the old village and the larches on the slopes, mont Blanc and its 4, 809 metres at the head of the valley. And anywhere, a trompe-l’oeil window, botanicals and a painted sky find their place.
A mural is also called a wall mural, an artistic painting on a wall, a wall decoration. People say mural decoration, decorative painting, trompe-l’oeil, hand-painted wall, drawing on a wall, or a painting made directly on the wall: in every case someone paints the wall by hand, layer after layer. In Courmayeur, the craft is called mural artist, muralist, wall artist or decorative painter, and it is Giulia Dal Bon’s.
Courmayeur sits at 1,224 metres of altitude at the foot of Mont Blanc, with a historic centre that still holds venues open since 1911 and a 13th-century tower on Piazza Petigax.
Giulia also travels across the whole Aosta Valley.
Where the mural can find its place
- In a chalet or a residence, she paints the living room, the bedroom, the entrance and the staircase. From €400 per m², free quote within 48h.
- In a hotel, a boutique or a café, she paints the reception wall, the dining room and the storefront. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels across the whole Aosta Valley.