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Tătăroaică cu țibulcă (Odaliscă), by Iosif Iser, 1945

Tătăroaică cu țibulcă (Odaliscă)

Iosif Iser

1945

From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania

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Overview

Tătăroaică cu țibulcă (Odaliscă) is a 1945 by Iosif Iser, held at National Museum of Art of Romania.

Who painted this?
Iosif Iser
When & what style?
1945
Where can I see it?
National Museum of Art of Romania

About this work

This print shows a woman in a long embroidered blouse holding a small clay pipe. Her face is calm, her hands gentle around the pipe. The background is plain, so the blouse and the pipe stand out. Prints like this helped keep Romanian folk styles alive in the 1940s. The artist used simple lines to catch the blouse’s flowery patterns. No fancy shading—just shapes and patterns. Next time you’re in Bucharest, look for her at the Museum of Ethnography.

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