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12. The Return from the Field [1915-1920]

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12. The Return from the Field [1915-1920]

Nicolae Vermont

1866, Bacău - 1932, Bucureşti
Estimate:
EUR 12.000 - 18.000

References

DEAC, Mircea, "Nicolae Vermont", Meridiane Publishing House, Bucharest, 1973. PAVEL, Amelia; IONESCU, Radu, "Nicolae Vermont", Academy of the RPR Publishing House, Bucharest, 1958.

oil on canvas, 87 x 55 cm, signed bottom right, in red, "N. Vermont"

During his artistic maturity period, between 1915 and 1920, Nicolae Vermont paid special attention to portraiture, aiming to capture not only the physical features of the subjects but also their psychological and moral traits. The artist was concerned with the individuality of the depicted person, attempting to convey, through expression and attitude, aspects related to their character and condition. After 1905, this focus extended to the social dimension of the characters, with Vermont illustrating how environment and activity influence their appearance and universe. Rural themes appeared in Vermont’s work as early as the 1890s and developed in the early decades of the 20th century, becoming one of the main directions of his oeuvre. The artist did not treat the village solely as a picturesque space but presented it as a setting of everyday life, work, and simple existence. His characters are naturally integrated into the activities specific to this universe, and their representation gains an important social dimension, where the village reflects human existence and their direct relationship with nature and agricultural activities. This work is representative of this period of the artist’s maturity, the 1920s, and his interest in the rural universe. The composition features two women dressed in traditional Romanian costumes, caught on the road after working in the fields. Vermont does

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