Artwork
Calica
Calica is an unspecified painting by Mihăilescu Virgil. It dates from 1979 and is held in the collection of the Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea.
About this work
The back of the canvas has handwritten notes in what looks like Latin script, including the name "Mihăilescu Virgil" and the year "1979.
This is the back of a framed painting. The wood frame is light brown, slightly worn, with a red strip along the bottom edge. The canvas itself is blank—no visible image—just a plain, off-white surface with faint marks and tiny rust spots.
The back of the canvas has handwritten notes in what looks like Latin script, including the name "Mihăilescu Virgil" and the year "1979." There’s also a small sticker with the number "353."
If you’re curious about the artist behind this work, look up Mihăilescu Virgil.
Overview
Calica, produced in 1979 by Romanian artist Mihăilescu Virgil, is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography. The object consists of a framed canvas whose front side is uniformly off‑white, lacking any discernible image. The frame is light brown wood, modestly aged, and bears a thin red strip along its lower edge. The piece is identified by a handwritten label on the reverse and a small inventory sticker marked 353.
Technique & Style
The work presents a minimalist approach, employing a plain canvas without painted motifs. The surface shows subtle, irregular markings and minute rust‑colored specks, suggesting either intentional texture or the effects of material aging. The wooden frame, simple in profile, complements the understated aesthetic, while the red strip adds a muted accent that hints at a restrained compositional decision.
History & Provenance
The canvas bears handwritten annotations in a Latin‑style script on its back, confirming the artist’s name and the year of creation, 1979. A museum inventory label bearing the number 353 indicates its cataloguing within the institution’s holdings. Since its acquisition, Calica has remained in the Museum of Ethnography’s collection, where it is displayed as an example of the artist’s late‑1970s output.
Artist & collection
Artist
Virgil Mihăilescu liked to paint at night, his studio lit by a single bulb swinging from the ceiling like a slow pendulum.
Museum
Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea
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