Artwork
Notație în albastru și galben
Notație în albastru și galben is a print by Carol Pop de Szathmári. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Bucharest Municipality Museum.
About this work
Overview
Notație în albastru și galben is a sketch created by Carol Szathmari around 1850. The work is characterized by its faded and worn appearance, with rough marks and faint strokes.
Technique & Style
The sketch features a mix of dark and light values, with a rough, dark shape in the top half and a messy scribble below. The use of blue and gray strokes gives the work a sense of spontaneity, while the yellowed and crinkled paper adds to its aged appearance.
Subject & Meaning
The subject of the sketch is unclear, with the dark shape potentially representing a building or cave and the scribble possibly depicting a person or animal. The handwriting at the bottom may be a title or notes, but is difficult to decipher.
History & Provenance
The sketch is the work of Carol Szathmari, a Transylvanian Hungarian painter, lithographer, and photographer who was active in Bucharest. It is now held in the collection of the Museum of Ethnography.
Artist & collection
Artist
Carol Szathmari (Romanian: Carol Popp de Szathmari, Hungarian: Szathmáry Pap Károly; 11 January 1812, Kolozsvár – 3 July 1887, Bucharest) was a Romanian painter, lithographer, and photographer of Transylvanian Hungarian…
