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Târgul moșilor

Corneliu Michăilescu

1936

From the collection of Art Museum of Constanta

Classical Antiquity

Dominant colour

Târgul moșilor is a 1936 by Corneliu Michăilescu, held at Art Museum of Constanta.

Who painted this?: Corneliu Michăilescu
When & what style?: 1936
Where can I see it?: Art Museum of Constanta

About this work

This painting shows a busy outdoor scene with people under a striped tent canopy. The colors are mostly muted—blues, grays, and earthy tones—but there’s a bright red bus in the background. Figures are simple shapes, some standing, others sitting, and the brushstrokes look thick and rough, almost like the scene was painted quickly. The tent’s curved frame and the way the figures are arranged suggest a market or fair. The thick paint gives the whole scene a textured, almost tactile feel, like you could reach in and touch the fabric or the ground. Look up impasto next to see how this thick paint technique works.