Artwork
Menhire la Carnac (Franta)
Menhire la Carnac (Franta) is a print by Micaela Eleutheriade. It dates from 1972 and is held in the collection of the National Museum of Art of Romania.
About this work
Overview
Micaela Eleutheriade's 'Menhire la Carnac (Franta)' is a painting created around 1972.
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts a row of tall, irregular stones in a grassy field, with a small building and fence in the background under a pale sky. The scene is likely inspired by the Carnac stones in France, a site of prehistoric monuments.
Technique & Style
The painting features loose, rapid brushstrokes and an impasto technique, with thick paint giving the scene a textured, sketchy appearance. Earthy tones dominate the palette, with touches of brighter green.
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.
