Artwork

S 35 - Peisaj la Sulina (Maluri de Dunăre la răsărit)

S 35 - Peisaj la Sulina (Maluri de Dunăre la răsărit), by Medi Wechsler Dinu, 1958
S 35 - Peisaj la Sulina (Maluri de Dunăre la răsărit), by Medi Wechsler Dinu, 1958

S 35 - Peisaj la Sulina (Maluri de Dunăre la răsărit) is a print by Medi Wechsler Dinu. It dates from 1958 and is held in the collection of the Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea.

About this work

Overview

S 35 – Peisaj la Sulina (Maluri de Dunăre la răsărit) is a work attributed to Dinu Medi Wechsler, a Romanian classical painter, from approximately 1958. However, the extant piece is an empty, worn sheet of paper with minimal markings.

Subject & Meaning

The intended subject, as suggested by the title, was a riverside landscape at Sulina, evoking the Danube's shores at sunrise. The absence of the actual artwork leaves its original meaning and depiction unknown.

Technique & Style

No visual elements of the painting remain to analyze its technique or style, which would typically be compared to Wechsler's known classical approach. The surviving sheet offers no insight into the artist's methods for this piece.

History & Provenance

The work is listed in the collection of the Museum of Ethnography under inventory number NR. INV. 3443. Its condition and the lack of artwork suggest it may have been lost, damaged, or never completed.

Context

Created during the mid-20th century, the piece would have been part of Wechsler's output under Romania's communist regime. The political and social context of the time might have influenced the choice of subject, though this cannot be confirmed without the artwork.

Legacy

The current state of S 35 – Peisaj la Sulina contributes little to Wechsler's legacy due to its incomplete nature. It primarily serves as an inventory footnote in the Museum of Ethnography's collection, with its potential artistic contribution unknown.

Artist & collection

Artist

Medi Wechsler Dinu

Margareta "Medi" Dinu, née Wechsler (January 4, 1909 – July 18, 2016) was a Romanian classical painter of Jewish origin.