Artwork
Violoncel. Verso: Portret de femeie în clarobscur
Violoncel. Verso: Portret de femeie în clarobscur is an unspecified painting by Theodor Aman. It dates from 1885 and is held in the collection of the National Museum of Art of Romania.
About this work
Overview
Theodor Aman created 'Violoncel. Verso: Portret de femeie în clarobscur' in 1885, a double-sided work on a single canvas.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a woman with a cello on one side and a portrait of her face on the other, with the two sides presenting different aspects of the subject.
Technique & Style
The artwork showcases contrasting styles on its two sides: loose, expressive brushstrokes on the cello side and a more controlled, shadowy portrait on the reverse, utilizing chiaroscuro to define the subject's features.
Artist & collection
Artist
Theodor Aman (20 March 1831 – 19 August 1891) was a Romanian painter, engraver and art professor. He mostly produced genre and history scenes.
Țărani petrecând cu lăutari/Interior atelier (verso)
Autoportret Theodor Aman/Peisaj citadin (verso)
Natură moartă
Interior
Borcan cu pensule
Crizanteme
Fata cu ulciorul lângă fântână; Schiță peisaj cu casă (verso)
Sketch for the painting “Potocka in Bakhchisaray”
Natură statică cu recuzita artistului
The Powers of the World
În atelierul artistului
Portret de femeie cu pălărie (O englezoaică)