Artwork
Amurg
Amurg is an unspecified painting by Carol Szathmari. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Bucharest Municipality Museum.
About this work
Overview
Created around 1850 by Carol Szathmari, this oil on canvas presents a tranquil landscape that is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography. The composition is dominated by a calm body of water in the foreground, leading the eye toward a distant horizon where sky and land meet.
Subject & Meaning
The scene shows a serene water surface under a sky shifting from muted blues and grays to soft pinks and yellows near the horizon. Faint silhouettes in the distance suggest either trees or low structures, contributing to an atmosphere of quiet contemplation.
Technique & Style
The work employs delicate, blended brushwork that softens edges and creates a hazy, almost dreamlike effect. A restrained palette of cool and warm tones, together with subtle transitions, evokes the sfumato approach, where forms dissolve into one another.
History & Provenance
Attributed to Szathmari’s early period, the painting entered the Museum of Ethnography’s holdings sometime after its creation. Its exact acquisition date is not recorded, but it remains a representative example of mid‑nineteenth‑century landscape painting in the museum’s collection.
Artist & collection
Artist
Carol Szathmari made paintings and one sculpture in the mid-1800s, mostly portraits and scenes from everyday life.
