1874
From the collection of Bucharest Municipality Museum
Apus de soare is a 1874 by Carol Pop de Szathmári, held at Bucharest Municipality Museum.
This sketch shows a simple landscape at sunset. The sky is pale pink with a faint yellow circle for the sun. Dark trees stand on a hill, their branches loose and uneven. The ground is a mix of browns and grays, with some faint marks that look like rocks or footprints. The painting feels quick and rough, like it was made fast. The artist used watercolor, letting the colors bleed slightly. The signature in the corner is small and messy, almost like an afterthought. If you like this style, look up *chiaroscuro* next.
Carol Szathmari (Romanian: Carol Popp de Szathmari, Hungarian: Szathmáry Pap Károly; 11 January 1812, Kolozsvár – 3 July 1887, Bucharest) was a Romanian painter, lithographer, and photographer of Transylvanian Hungarian…
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