Artwork
Iarna la Afumați
Iarna la Afumați is a print by Teodor Bogoi. It dates from 1950 and is held in the collection of the Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea.
About this work
Overview
Iarna la Afumaţi, attributed to Teodor Bogoi and dated to around 1950, is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography. The piece consists of a single sheet of paper, mounted in a modest wooden frame, and is catalogued as an image rather than a finished painting or photograph.
Subject & Meaning
The work’s title, translating to “Winter in Afumaţi,” suggests a reference to a seasonal scene or atmosphere associated with the Romanian locality of Afumaţi. The faint, scattered markings on the paper hint at preliminary sketches or observational notes that may have been intended to capture the essence of winter in that setting.
Technique & Style
The surface is largely empty, punctuated by delicate, smudged lines and dots concentrated in the upper left and central areas. These barely perceptible strokes resemble quick, gestural studies, possibly executed with charcoal or graphite, and are characteristic of an exploratory drawing process rather than a polished composition.
History & Provenance
Created circa 1950, the piece entered the Museum of Ethnography’s holdings at an unspecified date, where it remains part of the institution’s documentation of mid‑twentieth‑century Romanian visual culture. The paper shows signs of aging, including brownish edge discoloration and marginal annotations, indicating its long-term storage.
Context
During the post‑war period, Romanian artists like Bogoi often produced informal studies to record local landscapes and customs. Such works served both artistic and ethnographic purposes, providing visual records that complemented the museum’s broader mission of preserving regional heritage.
Artist & collection
Artist
Teodor Bogoi would sketch with ink on scraps of paper whenever he rode the tram to Afumați, a village outside Bucharest where the winter air turned the fields to lace.
Museum
Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea
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