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Casă la Văleni, by Gheorghe Petrașcu, unspecified, 1920

Casă la Văleni

Gheorghe Petrașcu

1920

unspecified

From the collection of Art Museum of Constanta

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Overview

Casă la Văleni is a 1920 unspecified by Gheorghe Petrașcu, held at Art Museum of Constanta.

Who painted this?
Gheorghe Petrașcu
When & what style?
1920
Where can I see it?
Art Museum of Constanta

About this work

This painting shows a small, weathered house with a thatched roof. The walls are rough and white, with a few small windows and a door. Inside, you can barely make out a few people sitting around what looks like a table. The roof is dark and uneven, and the ground around the house is grassy with some rocks. The brushstrokes are thick and textured, giving the house a lived-in, rustic feel. The colors are simple—mostly earth tones with a little blue in the sky. If you like this style, look up impasto next.

About the artist

Portrait of Gheorghe Petrașcu
Artist

Gheorghe Petrașcu

Gheorghe Petrașcu (Romanian pronunciation: ; 20 November 1872, Tecuci – 1 May 1949, Bucharest) was a Romanian painter.

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