Artwork
S 9 - Peisaj la Sulina
S 9 - Peisaj la Sulina is an unspecified painting by Medi Wechsler Dinu. It dates from 1958 and is held in the collection of the Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea. S 9 – Peisaj la Sulina is an image attributed to the Romanian painter Margareta “Medi” Dinu, born Wechsler (1909–2016).
About this work
Overview
S 9 – Peisaj la Sulina is an image attributed to the Romanian painter Margareta “Medi” Dinu, born Wechsler (1909–2016). Created around 1958, the work is catalogued in the Museum of Ethnography’s holdings. Although listed as a landscape of the Danube delta town Sulina, the physical item consists of an aged, light‑brown sheet of paper with faint marks rather than a conventional painted scene.
Subject & Meaning
The title suggests a representation of the Sulina landscape, a locale on the Romanian Black Sea coast. In the absence of a visible pictorial image, the work invites contemplation of the notion of landscape itself, perhaps an intentional reduction to the material substrate, emphasizing memory and place through title alone.
Technique & Style
The object is a plain sheet of paper, its surface bearing subtle stains and scratches that hint at handling over time. No pigments, brushwork, or drawing are discernible, indicating that the piece does not employ traditional painting techniques despite its classification as an image.
History & Provenance
Margareta Dinu, a Jewish‑origin artist active in mid‑twentieth‑century Romania, produced the work circa 1958. It entered the Museum of Ethnography’s collection, where it is recorded under the inventory number S 9. The paper’s condition reflects long‑term storage, suggesting it may have been kept in a non‑optimal environment before acquisition.
Context
During the 1950s, Romanian art was navigating the constraints of socialist realism while some artists explored more personal or experimental approaches. Dinu’s choice to present an unmarked sheet under a landscape title aligns with a subtle, perhaps conceptual, deviation from official visual expectations of the period.
Artist & collection
Artist
Margareta "Medi" Dinu, née Wechsler (January 4, 1909 – July 18, 2016) was a Romanian classical painter of Jewish origin.
Museum
Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea
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