Description

With insistence on the motif, indispensable to his creation and the enduring values into which his painting was transformed, the artist Vasile Popescu's work becomes a pictorial testimony, surrounded by simplicity and lyricism. An important role in his work is played by color, invested by the artist with precise affective functions. Always limiting himself to a few basic colors, the artist paints with evident pleasure and remarkable vigor, demonstrating great skill in his brushstrokes, paying attention to both his characters and the props, accentuated by details. (G.M.)

Sizing

Width 50, Height 60.5

Signature

Signed and dated bottom left, in red, "Vasile Popescu, (1)937"

Dating

1937

Medium

oil on cardboard

Location

Artmark românia

Provenance

Ecaterina Georgescu-Popescu Collection; Lia Popescu Collection; Old Romanian Private Collection, Czech Republic.

Research information

The artwork is reproduced, cataloged, and mentioned in the "Vasile Popescu" catalog by Ioana Vlasiu, published by Meridiane, Bucharest, 1971, under entry 12, titled "Woman in Green." The artwork is also referenced and reproduced in the article "The Stages of Vasile Popescu's Painting" in "Studies and Research in Art History," No. 1, 1970, pages 81-91. Additionally, the artwork is reproduced, cataloged, and mentioned in the "Vasile Popescu" catalog by Marina Preutu, published by Meridiane, Bucharest, 1990, under entry 47, titled "The Woman in Green."