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57. Street in Silistra [1931]

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57. Street in Silistra [1931]

Gheorghe Petraşcu

1872, Tecuci, Galați - 1949, Bucureşti
Estimate:
EUR 15.000 - 25.000

References

JIANU, I., "Gheorghe Petrașcu", Royal Foundation "King Mihai I", Bucharest, 1945. OPRESCU, George, "Gheorghe Petrașcu", Meridiane Publishing House, Bucharest, 1963.

oil on canvas, 38.5 x 46.5 cm, Signed, dated, and located bottom left, in black, "G. Petrașcu, Silistra, July 1931"

Research information

The artwork is reproduced in the magazine "Adevărul literar și artistic," June 18, 1933. The artwork participated in the "G. Petrașcu" exhibition, Dalles Foundation, May 21 - July 1, 1933.

The work is dated 1931 and belongs to the mature phase of his creation, focusing on urban landscape and architecture themes. Therefore, it is not merely a documentary representation of the city but a landscape in which architecture becomes the main means through which Petrașcu expresses the atmosphere and character of the place. In his painting, he is less interested in an exact depiction of a location and more in the material, color, light, and atmosphere of the place and landscape. There are other works by Petrașcu inspired by Silistra, such as: "House with Lantern (Silistra) 1916-1920," "Houses in Silistra at the National Art Museum in Brașov," or "Boats in Silistra." Silistra represents a recurring artistic motif for Petrașcu, discovered during his travels to southern Romania and Dobrogea in 1913. During the same period, works were also created at Turtucaia, Mangalia, Techirghiol, or Balchik. Importantly, Petrașcu's relationship with Silistra was not limited to a single trip; the painter revisited this motif for over two decades. Between 1930 and 1932, he created several works in Silistra, where he was attracted

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