Artwork
Țărm de mare
Țărm de mare is a print by Carol Pop de Szathmári. It dates from 1874 and is held in the collection of the Bucharest Municipality Museum.
About this work
Overview
Țărm de mare, created circa 1874 by Carol Szathmari, is a landscape painting depicting a serene coastal scene. Characterized by loose brushstrokes and muted colors, the work showcases a rocky shoreline, a small, indistinct building on a cliff, and a predominantly gray sky with subtle highlights.
Subject & Meaning
The subject is a coastal landscape featuring a rocky shore, calm waters, and a small structure (possibly a lighthouse or residence) atop a cliff. The scene conveys tranquility, with the artist's focus on capturing the natural setting rather than the building's specifics.
Technique & Style
Executed with loose, quick brushstrokes, the painting has a rough, unfinished appearance. The color palette is muted, dominated by browns, grays, and soft blues, with white accents on the waves, suggesting an exploration of light and shadow, akin to chiaroscuro principles.
History & Provenance
Created by Carol Szathmari, a Hungarian-born artist based in Bucharest, known for founding Romanian photography and his early combat photography. The painting is now part of the collection at the Museum of Ethnography.
Context
Part of Szathmari's landscape oeuvre, Țărm de mare reflects his primary work as a painter and lithographer, despite his notable contributions to photography, particularly during the Crimean War.
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…
