Artwork

În mină

În mină, by Hans Mattis-Teutsch, unspecified, 1949
În mină, by Hans Mattis-Teutsch, unspecified, 1949

În mină is an unspecified painting by Hans Mattis-Teutsch. It dates from 1949 and is held in the collection of the Baia Mare Artistic Centre County Art Museum.

About this work

Overview

În mină is a painting by Hans Mattis-Teutsch, created around 1949. It is part of the collection at the Museum of Ethnography.

Technique & Style

The painting features thick, textured brushstrokes and bold, flat blocks of color, characteristic of an impasto technique. The composition is divided by sharp lines, with a mix of warm and cool tones in the background.

Subject & Meaning

The work presents abstracted forms, with two prominent red-purple shapes standing alongside a blue and yellow triangle. The imagery does not clearly represent a recognizable subject, instead emphasizing color and form.

Artist & collection

Artist

Hans Mattis-Teutsch

Hans Mattis-Teutsch made bold, rhythmic paintings and prints that feel like music turned into shapes.