148. Houses from Vitré [1921]

1872, Tecuci, Galați - 1949, Bucureşti

Estimate

EUR 18.000 - 25.000

Sold post auction

EUR 20.000

Session

Thu, 16 June 2022 19:00

The years 1899 – 1902 capture the artist Petrașcu at studies, in France, at the Julian Academy, where he studied with professors William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825 – 1905) and Babriel Ferrier (1847 – 1914). This was a period of discoveries, when the young painter fervently visited the major museums and exhibitions, being impressed with the exhibitions of Rue Lafitte, the impressionists’ place for exhibition. His admiration for impressionism took him to Northern France, in Brittany, where he visited places such as Dinan, Morlaix, Saint Enogat, Saint Malo, or Vitré, where the master Nicolae Grigorescu had also been, not long before. At Vitré he was impressed by the architecture of the houses built in stone, by their tectonic solidity and by the picturesque resulting from the weather-worn aspect, as well as by the sober and restrained polychromy of the houses. He kept coming here until the late 20s, and the Vitré time also represented a chance for artistic growth, while his colourist qualities are admirably highlighted. (G.M.)

References

OPRESCU, George, „Gheorghe Petrașcu”, Ed. Meridiane, București, 1963. CONSTANTINESCU, Paula; SCHOBEL, Doina, Catalogul „Expoziției Centenar G. Petrașcu 1872-1972”, București, 1972. FLOREA, Vasile, „Gheorghe Petrașcu”, Ed. Meridiane, București, 1989.

Dimensions

width 38 cm, height 46 cm, custom 46 × 38 cm

Description

oil on canvas, signed, dated and localised bottom left, with black, "G. Petrașcu, Vitré, (1)921"

Research information

The artwork participated in the retrospective exhibition "Gheorghe Petrașcu", The R.S.R. Museum of Art, Bucharest, 1972 and is reproduced in the exhibition catalogue at cat. 22, under the title "Case la Vitré" ("Houses from Vitré"). The artwork participated in the exhibition "Capodopere ale picturii românești interbelice în colecții particulare" ("Masterpieces of Romanian interwar painting in private collections"), Cotroceni National Museum, Bucharest, 1997. The artwork participated in the exhibition "Peisajul în pictura românească" ("The landscape in Romanian painting"), Cotroceni National Museum, 2002. The artwork participated in the exhibition "Gheorghe Petrașcu. Despre farmecul realității" ("Gheorghe Petrașcu. About the charm of reality"), Art Safari, Bucharest, 2020.

Dating

1921

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