Artwork
Catedrala Notre- Dame, Paris
Catedrala Notre- Dame, Paris is an unspecified painting by Lucian Grigorescu. It dates from 1935 and is held in the collection of the National Museum of Art of Romania.
About this work
Overview
Catedrala Notre- Dame, Paris is a 1935 painting by Lucian Grigorescu.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts Notre Dame Cathedral, showing its worn stone facade, twin towers, and pointed arches, set amidst trees and a small bridge under a pale blue-gray sky.
Technique & Style
Grigorescu employed impasto, applying thick, textured brushstrokes that give the church a tactile, almost three-dimensional appearance, emphasizing the roughness of the stone.
Artist & collection
Artist
Lucian Grigorescu painted quiet scenes of cities and coasts, mostly in oil on canvas.
