Artwork
Peisaj de iarnă (Curte în Calea Victoriei)
Peisaj de iarnă (Curte în Calea Victoriei) is an unspecified painting by Marius Bunescu. It dates from 1928 and is held in the collection of the Art Museum of Constanta.
About this work
Overview
Peisaj de iarnă (Curte în Calea Victoriei) is a 1928 winter landscape painted by Romanian artist Marius Bunescu. The work is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography and depicts a quiet, snow‑covered urban courtyard.
Subject & Meaning
The composition presents a snow‑laden street scene with modest buildings and leafless trees. A solitary figure walks along the right side, emphasizing the stillness and solitude of the cold atmosphere.
Technique & Style
Bunescu employs a restrained palette of whites, greys and browns, rendering the snow and architecture with soft, blended brushwork. The limited colour range reinforces the muted, wintry mood of the scene.
History & Provenance
Created in 1928, the painting entered the holdings of the Museum of Ethnography, where it remains on display as an example of early twentieth‑century Romanian landscape painting.
Artist & collection
Artist
Marius Bunescu (15 May 1881 – 31 March 1971) was a Romanian painter, organizer of the National Museum of Art, and director of the Anastase Simu Museum.
