Casă țărănească din Curtea de Argeș

Casă țărănească din Curtea de Argeș

Ion Theodorescu-Sion

1922

unspecified

From the collection of Cotroceni National Museum

About this work

This painting shows a simple white house with dark wooden beams, set in a rural area. The roof is steep and shingled, and there’s a small porch with a railing. Behind it, a bigger building with a yellowish roof peeks through autumn-colored trees. The brushstrokes are thick and visible, giving the scene a textured look. This style is called *impasto*—where paint is laid on thickly so you can almost feel the strokes. Look up technique: impasto to see more examples of this bold, tactile style.

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