Artwork
Cărți de joc
Cărți de joc is a print by Micaela Eleutheriade. It dates from 1977 and is held in the collection of the National Museum of Art of Romania.
About this work
Overview
Cărți de joc is a print by Micaela Eleutheriade, created around 1977. It depicts a simple still life on a small wooden table.
Subject & Meaning
The scene shows two playing cards and a bowl of food with red peppers and a yellowish sauce, accompanied by a pair of chopsticks. The everyday objects and mundane setting suggest a quiet, ordinary moment.
Technique & Style
The print features a warm, grainy orange-brown background, with the cards displaying black symbols. The overall effect is subdued, with a focus on capturing a straightforward, unadorned scene.
Artist & collection
Artist
Micaela Eleutheriade (1900–1982) was a noted Romanian painter and engraver. She was a descendant, through her mother, of the painter Gheorghe Tattarescu, the pioneer of neoclassicism in Romania.
