1969
From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania
Peisaj la Veneția is a 1969 by Corneliu Baba, held at National Museum of Art of Romania.
This painting shows four tall buildings in a row, painted in rough, bold strokes. The middle two buildings are a deep red, while the ones on the sides are yellowish-brown. The brushwork is thick and uneven, almost like the buildings were slapped on the canvas. Trees with bare branches frame the right side, and the sky above is a pale, washed-out color. The artist used heavy paint to create texture—some spots look almost three-dimensional. This style makes the buildings feel rough and alive, not smooth and perfect. Try looking up impasto to see how artists use thick paint like this.
Corneliu Baba was a Romanian painter, primarily a portraitist, but also known as a genre painter and an illustrator of books.
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