Toamnă

Toamnă

Nicolae Grigorescu

1889

unspecified

From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania

About this work

You see a small village tucked into rolling hills, trees flaming with autumn reds and golds, smoke curling from chimneys. The artist painted this scene with thick, buttery strokes—almost like cake frosting. That roughness makes the colors pop, even from across the room. No one knows when it was made, so the quiet mood feels timeless. Look up the technique called *impasto* next.

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