Artwork
Pădure în flăcări
Pădure în flăcări is an unspecified painting by Grigore Romano. It dates from 1906 and is held in the collection of the Bucharest Municipality Museum.
About this work
Overview
Pădure în flăcări is a 1906 painting by Grigore Romano, held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a forest ablaze, with a fiery glow illuminating the dark, bare trees and casting shadows on the ground.
Technique & Style
The artist employs chiaroscuro, a strong contrast between light and dark, to create a dramatic effect, with the fire's orange and red flames standing out against the deep greens and browns of the trees.
Artist & collection
Artist
Grigore Romano made two works: the 1907 woodcut “Portretul lui Dumitrie A. Sturza” and the 1912 oil “Pădure în flăcări.” Both sit in a tradition of late-19th-century Moldovan portrait and landscape prints—portraits…
