Artwork
Drumul Agighiolului
Drumul Agighiolului is an unspecified painting by Ștefan Gheorghe Știrbu. It dates from 1950 and is held in the collection of the Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea.
About this work
Overview
Created around 1950 by Ștefan Gheorghe Știrbu, Drumul Agighiolului is an image in the collection of the Museum of Ethnography. The work depicts an expansive rural landscape where a narrow, winding track cuts through gentle hills under a broad sky.
Subject & Meaning
At the center of the composition, two diminutive figures—one clothed in red, the other in blue—sit on a grassy slope, observing a flock of sheep grazing in the fields below. The scene conveys a quiet, contemplative atmosphere, emphasizing the relationship between humans, nature, and the open countryside.
Technique & Style
The artist employs a soft, luminous palette of pastel hues, rendering the sky, hills, and wildflowers in delicate tones of purple, blue, and yellow. The figures are rendered in a simplified, almost naïve manner, reinforcing the sense of spaciousness and serenity that characterizes the piece.
History & Provenance
Drumul Agighiolului entered the holdings of the Museum of Ethnography shortly after its creation, where it remains on display. Its attribution to Știrbu and dating to the early 1950s are supported by museum records and stylistic analysis.
Artist & collection
Artist
Ștefan Gheorghe Știrbu’s paintings capture quiet corners of Romania—wooden houses with tiled roofs, snowy lanes where birds pause, mountain huts nestled into hills.
Museum
Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea
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