Artwork
Peisaj de deal
Peisaj de deal is a print by Elena Popea. It dates from 1920 and is held in the collection of the Bucharest Municipality Museum.
About this work
Overview
Elena Popea's 'Peisaj de deal' is a landscape painting created around 1920. It is part of the Museum of Ethnography's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a hillside scene with a small house on a rocky outcrop, surrounded by lush greenery and set against a bright sky with clouds. The work captures a natural setting, a common theme in Popea's oeuvre.
Technique & Style
The painting features thick, textured brushstrokes and bold colors, including deep greens, earthy browns, and soft blues. The visible paint marks suggest a spontaneous and expressive approach to the work, influenced by styles such as Impressionism, Expressionism, and Cubism.
Artist & collection
Artist
Elena Popea (15 April 1879, Brașov – 19 June 1941, Bucharest) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian Modernist painter whose influences included Impressionism, Expressionism and Cubism.
