Artwork
Ghiveci cu flori roșii
Ghiveci cu flori roșii is an unspecified painting by Lucian Grigorescu. It dates from 1939 and is held in the collection of the Bucharest Municipality Museum.
About this work
Overview
Created circa 1939, *Ghiveci cu flori roșii* is a still‑life oil painting by Romanian artist Lucian Grigorescu. The work presents a vivid red pot brimming with blossoms, set against a softly unfocused background that hints at additional shapes and muted tones.
Subject & Meaning
The composition centers on a flower pot filled primarily with red blooms, interspersed with green foliage and occasional white petals. By choosing an ordinary domestic object, Grigorescu continues his interest in everyday visual culture, inviting viewers to notice the vitality of commonplace beauty.
Technique & Style
Grigorescu employs a post‑impressionist approach, evident in the thick, impasto brushwork that gives the petals and ceramic surface a tactile quality. The pronounced strokes enhance color saturation, allowing the reds to dominate while the surrounding hues recede into a blurred atmosphere.
History & Provenance
Born in 1894, Grigorescu rose to prominence in mid‑20th‑century Romanian art and was elected a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy in 1948. *Ghiveci cu flori roșii* now belongs to the Museum of Ethnography’s collection, where it is displayed as part of the institution’s holdings of national visual heritage.
Artist & collection
Artist
Lucian Grigorescu (Romanian pronunciation: ; 1 February 1894, Medgidia – 28 October 1965, Bucharest) was a Romanian post-impressionist painter.
