1922
From the collection of Bucharest Municipality Museum
Dominant colour
Capete de expresie is a 1922 by Aurel Băeșu, depicting Peasant, held at Bucharest Municipality Museum.
This painting features two women, each with a headscarf, sitting side by side. The woman on the left wears a white headscarf and a tan top, while the woman on the right has a gray and white checkered headscarf and a blue top. Both women have their hands raised to their faces. The background of the painting is a light blue-gray color, which helps to focus attention on the two women. The overall mood of the painting appears to be one of contemplation or introspection. If you're interested in learning more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, you might want to explore this technique further.
Aurel Băeșu (26 May 1896 – 24 August 1928) was a Romanian Impressionist landscape and portrait painter. Many of his works show the influence of Nicolae Grigorescu; an influence that was common among painters of his generation.
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