Lot 9, Ion Bitzan - Still Life with Pumpkin (Natură moartă cu dovleac)* - Beyond Time: A Curated Walk through Modern and Contemporary Art - Auctions

Still Life with Pumpkin (Natură moartă cu dovleac)*

Description

Executed in: 1956
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: 46 x 55 cm (62 x 72 cm with frame)
Signed and dated on the front upper left in grey "I.B. 56"

Provenance

Private Collection, Romania; Floare and Constantin Doncea Collection, Romania; The National Museum of Romanian Art, Bucharest Romania (inv. # 3288/136); Heirs of Floare and Constantin Doncea Private collection

The artwork is classified as part of the Fund of the Mobile National Cultural Heritage under Order No. 2680 / 24.11.2010 issued by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

Works classified within the Fund of the Mobile National Cultural Heritage, owned by private individuals or legal entities, may only be permanently exported as part of an exchange of cultural goods.

Location

Bucharest, Romania

Price realised €915

Estimate €800 - €1,400

Description

Ion Bitzan was a Romanian artist who worked during the Communist era in Romania. He created a diverse body of work that includes paintings, installations, drawings, maps, books, and manuscripts. His art style can be described as social realist, minimalist, conceptualist, functionalist, gestural, and abstract. He was both a commissioned artist under the approval of Romania's Communist Party and an independent artist who created works outside of the Party's guidelines.

After the fall of Communism in Romania, Bitzan's works were rediscovered by art historians and curators. This has led to a reappraisal of his artistic output and a recognition of his unique style. Some of his works, such as Compoziție cu Nicolae Ceaușescu (1986), a portrait of the former Romanian dictator, demonstrate his exceptional irony and his ability to generate his own method even when the subject matter was imposed upon him.

Bitzan's independent work was characterized by his commitment to deconstruction and his fervent search for new mediums and affinities. One of his most notable works is Image Generator (1972), which is an installation consisting of one hundred and twenty wooden boxes filled with wax. This work demonstrates Bitzan's severe and playful approach to art and his dedication to pushing the boundaries of artistic expression.

Overall, Ion Bitzan was a versatile and innovative artist who challenged the conventional norms of his time and produced a diverse body of work that continues to inspire and influence contemporary artists.

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