1917
From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania
Lagăr de prizonieri (Vânatul păduchilor) is a 1917 by Nicolae Tonitza, held at National Museum of Art of Romania.
This drawing shows a chaotic crowd of people packed tightly together. Their faces are blurred, and their bodies overlap in a messy, tangled way. The background has a few wispy clouds and what looks like a dark outline of trees or buildings. The artist used thick, dark lines to create the shapes, making it feel rough and urgent. The colors are mostly browns and grays, with some lighter areas where the paper shows through. If you like this style, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build texture with lines.
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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