Artwork
Casă la Tulcea
Casă la Tulcea is a print by Lucia Cosmescu. It dates from 1950 and is held in the collection of the Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea.
About this work
The bottom right shows more writing, including *"FONDUL PLASTIC"* and *"EVALUAT"* in blue ink, along with a date and a small stamp.
This is a blank white sheet of paper with faded pencil notes in the corners. The top left has handwritten words like *"Casă la Tulcea"* and *"1938"* in a light, shaky script. The bottom right shows more writing, including *"FONDUL PLASTIC"* and *"EVALUAT"* in blue ink, along with a date and a small stamp.
The notes suggest this was once part of an art evaluation process, likely for a print titled *"Casă la Tulcea."* The paper looks old, with small smudges and a few faint pencil marks scattered across it.
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Overview
Lucia Cosmescu’s piece titled *Casă la Tulcea* dates from around the early 1950s. The work is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography, where it is catalogued as an image rather than a conventional painting or photograph.
Subject & Meaning
The title references a house in Tulcea, a city in the Dobruja region of Romania, suggesting a focus on local architecture or domestic life. The brief textual annotations on the sheet hint that the image was intended to document or illustrate that specific building.
Technique & Style
The surviving artifact is a white sheet of paper bearing faint pencil and blue‑ink markings. Hand‑written notes in a light, uneven script record the title, a date of 1938, and evaluation details, indicating the piece was likely a preparatory or reference sheet for a print rather than a finished artwork.
History & Provenance
The paper bears stamps and evaluative remarks such as “FONDUL PLASTIC” and “EVALUAT,” pointing to an institutional review process, possibly by a cultural fund or museum authority. These markings help trace the item’s accession into the Museum of Ethnography’s holdings.
Context
During the mid‑20th century, Romanian artists often engaged with ethnographic subjects, recording regional customs and architecture. Cosmescu’s focus on a Tulcea house aligns with this broader interest in preserving local heritage through visual means.
Artist & collection
Artist
Lucia Cosmescu made prints and paintings of everyday scenes, mostly in the Danube Delta and Dobruja coast.
Museum
Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea
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