Self-portraits and family members were her most frequent subjects, but, in her later life, she also painted religious themes.

Afremov found himself forced to paint only limited themes and subjects for living.

She was often commissioned to paint religious and secular themes as well.

Later in the 1980s he also painted themes about the black people in France.

He also painted religious themes, and made engravings.

He mostly painted biblical and religious themes but he was best known for his work on portraits.

At this time, he painted historical and patriotic themes.

He often painted contemporary court and ceremonial themes, before moving into historical French subjects.

He continued to paint industrial and urban themes, but at the same time something new and interesting in his paintings began to occur.