1918
unspecified
From the collection of Argeș County Museum
Bătrân is a 1918 unspecified by Octav Băncilă, a Romanesque work, held at Argeș County Museum.
This painting is a portrait of an older man with a long white beard. He's wearing a dark hat and looking straight ahead. The background is dark and textured. The man's face is painted in warm colors, with a mix of reds and yellows. His eyes seem to be looking right at you. The brushstrokes are thick and visible, giving the painting a rough texture. The artist, Octav Băncilă, used a technique called impasto to create this textured effect. If you're interested in learning more about impasto, you can look it up next.
Octav Băncilă was a Romanian realist painter and left-wing activist. He was the brother of Sofia Nădejde, a feminist journalist, and the brother-in-law of Ioan Nădejde.
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