76. Nude in the Garden [1925]

Evolving throughout an era of turmoil and artistic revolutions, Mützner's creative activity developed in a steady balance. He started his artistic education at the National School of Fine Arts in Bucharest (1899-1900), followed by the Royal Academy of Art in Munich (1900-1902), the Julian Academy (1903) and the Académie Nouvelle de Peinture in Algiers (1910). He created a vast body of works consisting of landscapes, portraits, self-portraits, genre scenes, still lifes and flowers. Around the year 1952, his creation was dominated by the Romanian landscape, wrought by the artists with honesty and great skill. A stranger to workshop concentrations, Mützner favoured working outdoor, making note of the shapes briefly and with ease. By purifying tones, the artist captured the essence of nuances and contrasted them in masterful summaries. During this period, numerous series arose, such as: "Primăvara la Câmpulung" ("Spring at Câmpulung"), "Vara la Câmpulung" ("Summer at Câmpulung"), "Toamna la Câmpulung" ("Fall at Câmpulung"), "Flori în plin aer" ("Flowers in open air"), "Balcic" ("Balchik") and "Nudurile în plin aer" ("Nudes in open air"). (G.M.)

References

ANDREESCU, Viorica, „Samuel Mützner”, Ed. Meridiane, București, 1974. MARIAN, Rodica, „Samuel Mützner”, Ed. Antet, București, 2005.

Dimensions

width 60.5 cm, height 50.5 cm, custom 50,5 × 60,5 cm

Description

oil on canvas, signed and dated bottom left, with blue, "S. Mutzner, 1925"

Research information

The artwork participated in the exhibition "Samuel Mutzner în colecții bucureștene" ("Samuel Mutzner in Bucharest collections"), Romanian National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, 2001. The artwork is reproduced in the monography "Samuel Mützner", Rodica Marian, Antet Publishing House, Bucharest, 2005, at p. 141, under the title "Nud în aer liber" ("Nude in open air").

Dating

1925

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