Shatra - or gypsy tents, oil on canvas, 42 × 63 cm, signed lower left, in ocher, octav băncilă. The "tent" painting is made on an expressionist structure, both conceptually and aesthetically. The strong element is the strong red tone, accentuated by the agitated and strong lines of the drawing, which frames it in the expressionist visuality, but also marks the soulful anguish characteristic of the nomads. The organization of the image is unitary, something visible after overcoming the color barrier, the painter using dark tones and merging the elements. The importance of physical activity is minimized, the painter focusing on the message conveyed by the symbolism of nomadic life. <<dreptu, ruxandra, "octav băncilă", ed. Meridiane, bucharest, 1987>>. Unknown date
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