Artwork
Colț de stradă cu trăsură
Colț de stradă cu trăsură is a print by Micaela Eleutheriade. It dates from 1926 and is held in the collection of the National Museum of Art of Romania.
About this work
Overview
Colț de stradă cu trăsură is a 1926 painting by Micaela Eleutheriade.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a narrow, sloping street flanked by tall, worn buildings with peeling walls and shuttered windows. A bare tree and a horse-drawn wagon parked on the right side add to the scene's quiet, everyday atmosphere.
Technique & Style
The artist employed simple, flat colors and dark shadows to create depth, using a technique related to chiaroscuro. The worn appearance of the buildings is conveyed through the use of muted, worn colors.
Artist & collection
Artist
Micaela Eleutheriade (1900–1982) was a noted Romanian painter and engraver. She was a descendant, through her mother, of the painter Gheorghe Tattarescu, the pioneer of neoclassicism in Romania.
