93. Peasant women from Cașin [1960]

Student at the National School of Fine Arts in Bucharest, alongside Dimitrie Paciurea and Frederic Storck, Oscar Han made a name for himself in Romanian sculpture between the two world wars. He will stand out for his innovative strength, his static compositions well mastered, his low tones and compact volumes, combining in an expressive synthesis tendencies such as monumental simplicity or realistic treatment. By valuing the specificity of the materials used, the potential of which will be highlighted with mature understanding, the artist will highlight the plastic virtues of the material, which will receive expressive meanings. He will often dwell on bronze, also used for statuary compositions, showing a vigorous temperament as well as a real mastery of compositional arrangement. (GM)

References

MIHALACHE, Marin, „Oscar Han”, Ed. Meridiane, București, 1985.

Dimensions

depth 14.5 cm, width 22.5 cm, height 32 cm, custom 32 × 22,5 × 14,5 cm

Description

bronze, signed and dated, on the back, on the surface of the baseboard, "O. Han, 1960"

Research information

A version of the artwork is reproduced in the "Oscar Han" monograph, Marin Mihalache, Meridiane Publishing House, Bucharest, 1985, at p. 9, under the title "Femeile din Cașin" ("Women from Cașin").

Dating

1960

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