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Natalia Dumitresco
Yellow and Green Composition

circa 1950s

$7,500
£5,683.38
€6,624.26
CA$10,720.74
A$10,855.01
CHF 6,175.39
MX$131,922.45
NOK 72,996.15
SEK 72,612.67
DKK 49,517.93

About the Item

Yellow and Green Composition is a striking and lyrical example of Natalia Dumitresco’s mature abstract style, rendered here on an intimate scale. IT is also framed in a very unique and custom frame for the work of art - includes 23 karat silvered leaf. Under Glass with archival matting. The work pulses with movement, built from an interlocking rhythm of vertical and diagonal elements in bold yellow and green, anchored by darker tones and softened by airy whites. The surface is animated by broken brushstrokes and layered color, characteristic of her dynamic approach to structure and space. Though Dumitresco began her career in black and white, she gradually embraced color, often in measured tones of red, blue, gray, and white. This composition, with its confident palette and balanced construction, demonstrates her shift toward a more expressive visual language. The sense of vitality and motion in the painting reflects her enduring interest in the rhythms of nature, translated through an abstract lens. Works from the early 1950s are considered the pinnacle of Dumitresco’s career, a period when she developed her most sophisticated and resonant compositions. Paintings from this time are the most sought after by collectors and institutions, particularly as the broader school of postwar European abstraction gains renewed scholarly and market attention. This movement, long undervalued, is now being reconsidered as a rich parallel to American Abstract Expressionism, offering a quieter, more measured yet equally powerful vision of abstraction. Provenance: Private Collection of Mrs. Howard Wise, Cleveland, Ohio Signed: N. Dumitresco lower left paper measures 17 x 12 inches
  • Creator:
    Natalia Dumitresco (1915-1997, French)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1950s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27.25 in (69.22 cm)Width: 23 in (58.42 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Very lovely condition!
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1413216916022

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