Balconul din Ascona
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From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania
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From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania
Dominant colour
Balconul din Ascona is an unspecified by Maurice Barraud, held at National Museum of Art of Romania.
This painting shows a person sitting on a wrought-iron chair with their back to us, looking out a window. Outside, there’s a bright, leafy palm tree and a blue-and-yellow striped awning. The person’s skin is painted in warm tones, and the chair’s metalwork is detailed but slightly blurred. The brushstrokes are thick and textured, especially on the leaves and the person’s skin. This gives the painting a rough, almost tactile feel. Look up *impasto* to see how artists use thick paint like this.
Maurice Barraud made light-filled paintings of everyday life. His “Balconul din Ascona” shows a sunlit balcony scene in the Swiss-Italian town Ascona. The brushwork is loose, the colors soft, like a snapshot in oil. See…
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