Construcție

Construcție

Albert Nagy

1958

unspecified

From the collection of Székely National Museum

About this work

This painting shows a man in a white tank top and dark pants lifting a heavy brick. Below him, another person in a red shirt and white head covering struggles to hold up a wooden beam. The background is rough brick walls with a faint blue sky peeking through. The artist used thick paint to make the bricks and figures stand out sharply. The lighting is dramatic, with dark shadows and bright spots. Try looking up impasto to see how this thick paint technique works.

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