Peisaj de iarnă (Casă printre brazi)
1944
From the collection of Moldova National Museum Complex
1944
From the collection of Moldova National Museum Complex
Dominant colour
Peisaj de iarnă (Casă printre brazi) is a 1944 by Mihăilescu-Craiu Victor, depicting House, held at Moldova National Museum Complex.
This painting shows a rough, textured scene with thick brushstrokes. The colors are mostly dark—deep browns, blacks, and grays—but there’s a hint of white and blue in the lower part. Two vertical shapes look like tree trunks framing a dim, shadowy space in the middle, with a faint suggestion of a house or building. The brushwork is very bold, almost like the paint was scraped on in places. This style makes the scene feel raw and unfinished, as if the artist was working quickly or experimenting. Look up impasto next to see how this technique works.
Victor M. Craiu painted Romanian landscapes and figure scenes using thick, choppy brushstrokes that give his surfaces a restless energy. In prints like *Strămoșul* and *Peisaj urban*, he layered bold autumn greens,…
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