Artwork
Scrumbii pe ziar
Scrumbii pe ziar is a print by Corneliu Baba. It dates from 1941 and is held in the collection of the Moldova National Museum Complex.
About this work
Overview
Scrumbii pe ziar is a painting by Corneliu Baba, created around 1941.
Technique & Style
The work features thick, expressive brushstrokes in a palette of blues, whites, and grays, applied in a rough, layered manner. The heavy texture, achieved through impasto, gives the painting a tactile quality, evoking the sensation of sand or crumpled paper.
Subject & Meaning
The title, translating to 'crumpled paper' in Romanian, aligns with the chaotic, textured appearance of the painting, suggesting a representation of discarded or disordered material.
Artist & collection
Artist
Corneliu Baba was a Romanian painter, primarily a portraitist, but also known as a genre painter and an illustrator of books.
