Artwork

Natură moartă cu fazan

Natură moartă cu fazan, by Ștefan Constantinescu, 1936
Natură moartă cu fazan, by Ștefan Constantinescu, 1936

Natură moartă cu fazan is a print by Ștefan Constantinescu. It dates from 1936 and is held in the collection of the National Museum of Art of Romania.

About this work

Overview

Natură moartă cu fazan is a 1936 painting by Ștefan Constantinescu.

Subject & Meaning

The work depicts a dead pheasant on a white cloth, accompanied by a small bowl and a dark object, possibly a pipe or box. The arrangement is set against a warm, plain background.

Technique & Style

The painting employs chiaroscuro, using contrasting light and dark to focus attention on the pheasant and its surroundings. The artist's use of brushstrokes suggests folds or stains on the cloth.

Artist & collection

Artist

Ștefan Constantinescu

Ștefan Constantinescu made prints, portraits, and city scenes in the 1930s–50s. His Still Life with Pheasant shows off a painted bird on a table, while Peisaj urban gives us rooftops and windows in thick, soft…