Artwork
Ghiveci cu floare roșie
Ghiveci cu floare roșie is an unspecified painting by Micaela Eleutheriade. It dates from 1977 and is held in the collection of the National Museum of Art of Romania.
About this work
Overview
Ghiveci cu floare roșie is an oil painting executed around 1977 by the Romanian artist Micaela Eleutheriade. The composition centers on a solitary red blossom with a slender stem and a single leaf, set against a flat yellow field. The work is signed by the artist in the lower corner.
Subject & Meaning
The painting presents a single, vividly colored flower that dominates the visual field, suggesting a focus on natural vitality and the contrast between the warm background and the striking red hue. The simplicity of the composition invites contemplation of the flower’s isolated presence.
Technique & Style
Eleutheriade employs loose, rapid brushstrokes that give the leaf a thick, slightly undulating texture, while the flower’s form is rendered with sharper, more precise lines. The limited palette of red, green, and yellow emphasizes the immediacy of the gesture and the flatness of the background.
History & Provenance
Created circa 1977, the work bears the artist’s signature but lacks additional provenance information. It remains a representative example of Eleutheriade’s output from the late 1970s, a period marked by her exploration of simplified forms and bold color contrasts.
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.
