Bălan Aurel is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Moldova National Museum Complex.

Try a quiet moment in 1970s Romania with Aurel Bălan’s Peisaj urban. The canvas shows a muted city street lined with low apartment blocks and bare trees, brushed in soft greys and dusty blues, classic urban realism of the period. Painted in thick, unshowy layers, it’s the kind of scene people walked past every day without looking twice.

Scan the brick walls and parked Dacia cars for details, then tap into the same hushed palette in Bălan’s other street views.