48. Street in Mangalia [cca. 1920]

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48. Street in Mangalia [cca. 1920]

Nicolae Tonitza

1886, Bârlad - 1940, Bucureşti

Estimate:

EUR 12.000 - 18.000

References

PĂULEANU, Doina, Nicolae Tonitza, Publishing House of the Official Gazette R.A., Bucharest, 2014. ȘORBAN, Raoul, Tonitza, Meridiane Publishing House, 1973.

oil on cardboard, 50 x 37 cm, signed bottom right, with brown, "N. Tonitza"

Nicolae Tonitza captures one of those images of Dobrogea where space, light, and local atmosphere meet in a balance specific to his painting. Mangalia becomes, in the artist's creation, during the years 1925-1938, more than just a place of observation: it becomes a space where architecture, streets, and the discreet presence of everyday life provide the painter with a subject he can revisit whenever he wishes. Contact with the Dobrogean landscape intensifies his interest in light and the specifics of small coastal settlements. Tonitza does not aim merely to depict a place but constructs an image in which architectural and chromatic particularities contribute to shaping a recognizable atmosphere. The work depicts a corner of a street in Mangalia, viewed from above from a perspective that allows the viewer to visually penetrate into the interior of the city. The composition is built around a winding alley that advances through the image, creating a sense of continuity and movement. Its serpentine path guides the eye from the foreground to the central area and then to the background, where other buildings, houses, and rooftops are visible. The architecture has a characteristic Dobrogean city feel: simple, irregularly arranged houses with walls in ochre tones and colored whites, small windows

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Artmark Institute of Art Management

Autumn Auction #664/2026

48. Street in Mangalia [cca. 1920]

48. Street in Mangalia [cca. 1920]

Nicolae Tonitza

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