Artwork

Peisaj

Peisaj, by Radu Aftenie, 1950
Peisaj, by Radu Aftenie, 1950

Peisaj is a drawing by Radu Aftenie. It dates from 1950 and is held in the collection of the Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea.

About this work

Overview

Peisaj is a work by Radu Aftenie, created around 1950. It is a largely blank canvas with minimal marks, held at the Museum of Ethnography.

Subject & Meaning

The title 'Peisaj', meaning 'landscape' in Romanian, is written on the canvas, suggesting it may have been a preliminary study. A faint smudge near the center hints at a possible composition.

Technique & Style

The canvas features a thin border of darker paint and shows wear on the edges. The artist's name is scrawled in pencil at the top, indicating a potentially informal or experimental approach.

Artist & collection

Artist

Radu Aftenie

Radu Aftenie carved and drew in mid-20th-century Romania. The small bronze Nud twists a figure into space like a question mark. Nearby, Personaj shows a seated man, his edges blurred where the chisel lingered. A sheet…