1933
From the collection of Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca
Efect de iarnă is a 1933 by Nicolae Tonitza, depicting Snow, held at Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca.
This painting shows a bare tree with dark branches against a white, snowy background. Behind it, a building with a slanted roof is half-buried in snow, its walls a mix of pale yellow and gray. The sky is faint, blending into the bright snow. The artist used thick brushstrokes to create texture, especially in the snow and tree bark. The overall look feels rough and quick, like a sketch rather than a polished finish. Look up impasto next to see how artists use paint thickness for texture.
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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