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Liziera pădurii, by Carol Pop de Szathmári, 1850

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Overview

Liziera pădurii is a 1850 by Carol Pop de Szathmári, held at Bucharest Municipality Museum.

Who painted this?
Carol Pop de Szathmári
When & what style?
1850
Where can I see it?
Bucharest Municipality Museum

About this work

This looks like a quick sketch of a misty, hilly landscape. The colors are mostly soft grays and browns, with some faint blue in the sky. A winding road cuts through the scene, and a few trees or bushes are drawn in at the bottom left. The painting feels rough and sketchy, almost like it was done fast. The artist’s name, *Szathmári, Carol Pop de*, is written in the corner, but the rest is hard to read. If you like this loose, sketchy style, look up *impasto* next.

About the artist

Portrait of Carol Pop de Szathmári
Artist

Carol Pop de Szathmári

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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