Lot 13, Nicolae Dărăscu - Palazzo Dario, Venice (Palazzo Dario din Veneția)* - Romanian Modern Art Evening Sale - Auctions

Palazzo Dario, Venice (Palazzo Dario din Veneția)*

Description

Executed in: 1912

Medium: Oil on canvas

Size: 55 x 45 cm ( 75 x 65,5 cm with frame)

Signed and dated, lower left, in orange, "N. Darascu, 1912"

Location

Bucharest

Price realised €36,600

Estimate €25,000 - €35,000

Description

Nicolae Dărăscu was a major painter of the post-impressionist period. After studying in Bucharest for a couple of years, he decided to continue his academic research and training in Paris. Together with the artists and teachers Camil Ressu, Ștefan Dimitrescu, Iosif Iser, Dimitrie Paciurea and Cornel Medrea, he founded the Romanian Art Association in Iasi. Master and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bucharest, he guided countless generations of artists on the path of expression through art. He travelled a lot to the south of France and to Venice, where he gained a wealth of experience and a boundless admiration for Henri Matisse.

Because he was always on the road, he started to paint in nature more than in the studio.

During the years in which the work presented in the auction was created, Dărăscu had assimilated the style of Matisse in an extremely personal way. The artist used a vivid palette with reds, greens, yellows, blues and other strong colours that emphasised his own fascination with the Venetian mystery.

As Nicolae Tonitza said, Dărăscu’s paintings seem to be made up of small mosaic pieces that compose a cohesive impressionist landscape. He creates these landscapes as if the motif itself is not the main subject but instead emphasises a play of vivid colours that highlight the subject.

 

Nicolae Dărăscu a fost un pictor marcant al perioadei post-impresioniste. Studiilor de artă de la București, le-au urmat un parcurs de explorare și formare la Paris. Alături de artiștii și profesorii Camil Ressu, Ștefan Dimitrescu, Iosif Iser, Dimitrie Paciurea și Cornel Medrea a fondat, la Iași, Asociația “Arta Românească”. Maestru și profesor al Academiei de Arte Frumoase din București, a îndrumat nenumărate generații de artiști pe drumul exprimării prin artă. A călătorit mult în sudul Franței și la Veneția de unde a dobândit o bogată experiență și o admirație nemărginită pentru Henri Matisse. 

Călătorind foarte mult, a dobândit predilecția pentru pictura în natură și rareori în atelier. În anii în care a fost realizată lucrarea prezentată în licitație, Dărăscu asimilase într-un mod extrem de personal, influența profundă a lui Matisse. Artistul folosește o cromatică vie și dominată de roșu, verde, galben și albastru și culori puternice cu scopul accentuării propriul sentiment de fascinație față de misterul venețian.

Așa cum spunea Nicolae Tonitza, picturile lui Dărăscu, asemenea acestei lucrări, par a fi alcătuite din mici pete mozaicate care compun un peisaj de o desăvârșită închegare impresionistă. Creează aceste peisaje ca și cum nu motivul însuși este subiectul principal și pune accent pe jocuri cromatice vivace care pun în evidență subiectul.

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