Artwork
Portret (de) copil cu pușcă
Portret (de) copil cu pușcă is a print by Eustațiu Stoenescu. It dates from 1930 and is held in the collection of the Bucharest Municipality Museum.
About this work
Overview
Portret (de) copil cu pușcă, created circa 1930 by Romanian painter Eustațiu Stoenescu, is a portrait of a young boy holding a gun, characterized by a somber atmosphere and intense gaze.
Subject & Meaning
The subject, a boy in traditional attire (long coat and hat), conveys a sense of readiness and tension through his serious expression and poised posture, heightened by the prominence of the gun he holds.
Technique & Style
Stoenescu employs a muted background to focus attention on the boy, utilizing compositional simplicity to emphasize the subject's intensity and the gun's dramatic presence.
History & Provenance
Painted during Stoenescu's later career, after his training in Paris under Jean-Paul Laurens and his relocation to New York City, the work is now part of the Museum of Ethnography's collection.
Context
Reflecting Stoenescu's diverse influences (Romanian heritage, Parisian training, American residence), the piece blends traditional portraiture with a unique, potentially narrative-driven composition.
Legacy
As part of the Museum of Ethnography, *Portret (de) copil cu pușcă* contributes to the understanding of Stoenescu's oeuvre and early 20th-century Romanian art, though its specific thematic interpretation remains open to viewer contemplation.
Artist & collection
Artist
Eustațiu Stoenescu (Craiova, 1884-New York City, 1957) was a Romanian painter principally known for his portraiture.
