Artwork

Outdoor study

Outdoor study, by Kalandzidis Paulina, 1967
Outdoor study, by Kalandzidis Paulina, 1967

Outdoor study is a drawing by Kalandzidis Paulina. It dates from 1967 and is held in the collection of the Athens School of Fine Arts.

About this work

Overview

Outdoor study is a 1967 painting by Kalandzidis Paulina, held at the Museum of Ethnography.

Subject & Meaning

The painting depicts a landscape with a small house, trees, and a bridge or path. The scene is rendered in a loose, expressive manner, with bold colors and loose brushstrokes.

Technique & Style

The artist employed rapid, gestural strokes, eschewing fine details and clean lines. The result is a sketch-like quality, suggesting a spontaneous and unfinished work.

Artist & collection

Artist

Kalandzidis Paulina

Paulina Kalandzidis made pencil drawings focused on light and space outdoors. In 1967 she recorded the way shadows fell on a concrete wall in Greece in *Outdoor study*, a sheet of paper filled with careful hatching and…