1940
From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania
Dominant colour
Femeie culcată is a 1940 by Alexandru Ciucurencu, depicting Sleep, held at National Museum of Art of Romania.
This painting shows a blurred figure lying down, half-covered by a rough blanket. The colors are muddy—yellows, browns, and grays—with a few blue spots that look like flowers or stains. The background is dark and indistinct, making the person’s face hard to read. The paint is thick and uneven, almost like it was slapped on quickly. The artist didn’t smooth it out, leaving brushstrokes visible. Next, look up impasto to see how this technique works.
Alexandru Ciucurencu (Romanian pronunciation: ; 27 September 1903 – 27 December 1977) was a Romanian Post-Impressionist painter, and a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy.
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