Artwork
Cișmigiu
Cișmigiu is an unspecified painting by Iosif Rosenblut. It dates from 1936 and is held in the collection of the Bucharest Municipality Museum.
About this work
Overview
Created in 1936 by Romanian artist Iosif Rosenblut, the work titled Cișmigiu is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography. It depicts an urban street scene rendered in muted earth tones, conveying a subdued atmosphere.
Subject & Meaning
The composition presents a quiet thoroughfare lined with leafless trees and a handful of pedestrians. Weathered façades dominate the background, with a larger central building anchoring the perspective, suggesting a moment of everyday life in a historic part of the city.
Technique & Style
Rosenblut employed a thick impasto application, allowing the brushstrokes to remain prominent on the surface. This tactile approach creates a sense of immediacy, as if the artist worked en plein air, and contributes to the painting’s slightly rough, textured visual quality.
History & Provenance
Since its completion, Cișmigiu has remained in the custody of the Museum of Ethnography, where it is displayed as part of the institution’s holdings of early‑20th‑century Romanian visual culture.
Artist & collection
Artist
Iosif Rosenblut painted still lifes and city scenes in mid-20th-century Bucharest.
