Artwork
La Portița
La Portița is an unspecified painting by Ion Sălișteanu. It is held in the collection of the Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea. La Porteșa is presented within a light‑coloured wooden frame that includes a linen backing.
About this work
Overview
La Porteșa is presented within a light‑coloured wooden frame that includes a linen backing. The frame bears a small handwritten label reading “529” in the upper left corner, suggesting a cataloguing or inventory reference. While the image itself is not visible, the framing and support hint at a work of some age, likely produced using traditional mounting methods.
Technique & Style
The presence of a linen backing points to a conventional approach to mounting, common in earlier periods before synthetic supports became prevalent. The simple wooden frame, lacking elaborate ornamentation, emphasizes the artwork rather than the surrounding architecture, indicating a modest presentation typical of works intended for private or modest public settings.
History & Provenance
The handwritten “529” note on the frame suggests the piece was once part of a numbered collection or inventory, possibly within a gallery, dealer’s stock, or private archive. Such markings, together with the traditional linen support, imply the painting has been handled and recorded over time, offering clues to its movement through institutional or personal hands.
Context
The work is associated with Ion Sălișteanu, a Romanian artist whose oeuvre includes portraiture and genre scenes. Although specific details of La Porteșa’s subject are unavailable, its title and framing align with Sălișteanu’s practice of creating works that reflect local culture and everyday life, situating the piece within early‑to‑mid‑20th‑century Romanian art.
Artist & collection
Artist
Ion Sălișteanu made prints and paintings that capture Romania’s landscapes in bold, orderly shapes.
Museum
Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea
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