1920
From the collection of Bucharest Municipality Museum
Dominant colour
Mahala is a 1920 by Jean Alexandru Steriadi, depicting House, held at Bucharest Municipality Museum.
This painting shows a quiet village scene in winter. A small, weathered house sits behind a wooden fence, its roof dusted with snow. The road in front is partly covered in slush, with bare trees lining the sides. The colors are muted—gray skies, brown earth, and patches of white snow. The brushstrokes are loose and quick, almost like a sketch. It feels like the artist hurried to capture the moment before the light changed. Next, look up impasto to see how thick paint can create texture.
Jean Alexandru Steriadi was a Romanian painter and drawing artist. He made portraits and compositions based on a strong, expressive drawing; then he evolved towards impressionistic influenced landscapes in which the…
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