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62. Workshop still life [the 1930s]

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62. Workshop still life [the 1930s]

Gheorghe Petraşcu

1872, Tecuci, Galați - 1949, Bucureşti
Estimate:
EUR 12.000 - 18.000

References

COSTESCU, Eleonora, "Gheorghe Petrașcu", Meridiane Publishing House, Bucharest, 1975. FLOREA, Vasile, "Gheorghe Petrașcu", Meridiane Publishing House, Bucharest, 1989. 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 56.5 cm, signed lower right, in black, "G. Petrașcu"

Aligned with classical styles and focusing his creation on a restricted thematic register, artist Gheorghe Petrașcu creates an art of the concrete, emerging from the reality of everyday environment, from the places he visits and from his contact with those around him. His repertoire—comprising interior scenes, portraits, nudes, still lifes, or landscapes, executed with broad, consistent brushwork and a discreet color palette—is confidently mastered by the artist. He most often dwells on the intimate, domestic universe, where we find interiors, still lifes with books, clay jugs, copper containers, fruits, flowers, and occasionally nudes and portraits—an universe in which the artist finds his vocation. The work depicts an arrangement composed of simple, familiar objects alongside apples and a traditional ceramic vessel, which introduces a reference to Romanian tradition and universe. The artist creates a contrast and, at the same time, harmony between the traditional element, crafted by artisans, and the natural element represented by apples. Apples can suggest wealth, fertility, and the passage of time, as the fruit is a natural and harvest element that decomposes over time. Similar works include "Still Life with Fruits," "Still Life with Fruits and a Cup," or "Still Life with a Jug and Fruits," which can be

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