Artwork
Măslini la Cimiez - Sudul Franței
Măslini la Cimiez - Sudul Franței is a print by Micaela Eleutheriade. It dates from 1968 and is held in the collection of the National Museum of Art of Romania.
About this work
Overview
Măslini la Cimiez - Sudul Franței is a painting by Micaela Eleutheriade, created around 1968.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a row of bare trees with twisted branches in a grassy field, set against a pale green sky. Faint figures walk in the distance, and a small wooden crate is visible near the bottom right.
Technique & Style
The work features loose, quick brushstrokes and thick paint, giving the scene a rough, textured quality. The artist's use of impasto creates a dynamic, expressive effect, with the dark trees appearing to reach out against the pale sky.
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.
