1923
From the collection of Art Museum of Constanta
Cap de fetiță is a 1923 by Nicolae Tonitza, held at Art Museum of Constanta.
This painting shows a girl’s face and shoulders against a bright, patchy background. Her hair is dark and pulled back, her skin is smooth and pale, and her lips are painted a bold red. The background is made of thick, uneven brushstrokes in greens, oranges, and blues, almost like a messy garden. The artist used a technique where paint is layered thickly to create texture, which makes the colors pop. This style makes the face stand out against the wild, colorful backdrop. Look up impasto to see how this technique works in other paintings.
Nicolae Tonitza was a Romanian painter, engraver, lithographer, journalist and art critic. Drawing inspiration from Post-Impressionism and Expressionism, he had a major role in introducing modernist guidelines to local art.
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