S 18 - Peisaj la Sulina (Răsărit de soare pe Dunăre)

The canvas presents a muted, off‑white ground with thin, uneven applications of pigment that give the impression of an unfinished or experimental approach. Minimal brushwork and the absence of detailed forms contrast with the artist’s usual classical training, highlighting a possible exploratory phase in his practice.

Created in the late 1950s, the work entered the Museum of Ethnography’s collection under inventory number 3426. Its acquisition record links the piece to the museum’s broader effort to document Romanian visual culture, though no exhibition history is recorded.

Sulina, situated at the Danube’s mouth on the Black Sea, has long been a point of cultural and commercial exchange. By choosing this locale, Wechsler Dinu aligns the painting with mid‑century Romanian interests in regional identity and the natural environment.