{"product_id":"ștefan-boca-toamna-autumn-landscape-oil-painting-in-antique-french-frame-signed-romanian-impressionist-art","title":"Ștefan Boca \"Toamnă\" Autumn Landscape Oil Painting in Antique French Frame, Signed Romanian Impressionist Art","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA breath of October on a Tuesday afternoon. Ștefan Boca (1920 to 2002), Paris-trained at the legendary Académie de la Grande Chaumière, painted this \"Toamnă\" (autumn) landscape in his unmistakable French Impressionist register. The brush moves like someone humming under their breath, copper and ochre on one side, that soft Romanian blue overhead, and a path that wanders off somewhere the viewer is rather welcome to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe colours are finely modulated, the harmony almost musical, and the whole thing carries that particular melancholy that only autumn knows how to do properly. Signed lower right \"Boca\", with collection markings and an artist's atelier stamp verso. Acquired directly from the artist in the 1980s and held in one family ever since, which is precisely the provenance one hopes to find when one finds anything at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003ePresented in its original antique French carved and gessoed frame, ivory finish with gilded highlights peeking through, scrolling foliate corners, and the kind of honest patina that no factory has yet learned to fake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eStyling \u0026amp; Collectors Inspiration\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBoca belongs in the company of objects with a soul. For collectors of Romanian and Eastern European modernism, this sits naturally beside the \u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/decosmutia.com\/products\/oil-painting-steriadi\"\u003eJean Alexandru Steriadi portrait\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/decosmutia.com\/products\/blue-cornflowers-masonic-painter-nicola-jean-alexandrescu\"\u003eBlue Cornflowers by N. Alexandrescu\u003c\/a\u003e, forming a small but serious Romanian wall that punches well above its postcode.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOn a console below, place the \u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/decosmutia.com\/products\/french-3-armed-art-deco-bronze-lamp-with-red-pate-de-verre\"\u003e1920s French Art Déco bronze lamp with pâte de verre tulip shades\u003c\/a\u003e to wash the canvas in honeyed evening light. Anchor the wall opposite with the \u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/decosmutia.com\/products\/antique-oval-faceted-crystal-mirror-with-ornate-gilt-frame-hand-chiselled-decorative-frame-56-66-cm\"\u003eAntique Oval Faceted Crystal Mirror in its hand-chiselled gilt frame\u003c\/a\u003e so the autumn doubles back on itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eArtist: Ștefan Boca (Romanian, 1920 to 2002)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eTitle: \"Toamnă\" (Autumn)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eStyle: French Impressionist landscape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMedium: Oil on board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSignature: Signed lower right \"Boca\", further inscribed and stamped verso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFrame: Antique French carved wood frame with gesso and gilt-highlighted foliate scrollwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDimensions framed: approx. 66 x 58 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDimensions unframed: 46.5 x 37 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWeight: approx. 1.7 kg (packed up to 5 kg max.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eCondition: Excellent original condition, frame with charming age-appropriate wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eProvenance: Acquired directly from the artist in the 1980s, single-family ownership since\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eArtist credentials: Pedagogic Institute of Art Cluj-Napoca (1966), University of Fine Arts Cluj-Napoca, Académie de la Grande Chaumière Paris. Member of the Union of Visual Artists of Romania. Works held in collections in Australia, Austria, Canada, and the Czech Republic.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e📦 \u003cstrong\u003eFree Insured International Shipping\u003c\/strong\u003e This item includes free insured worldwide shipping. It will be carefully packaged by our experienced team to ensure safe arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiques De Cosmutia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53095952417034,"sku":"246","price":1589.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/1548\/8010\/files\/IMG_7943AAATITEL02_69c6de22-5407-4d34-93bd-b056c3bd6fa0.jpg?v=1779665875","url":"https:\/\/decosmutia.com\/ro\/products\/%c8%99tefan-boca-toamna-autumn-landscape-oil-painting-in-antique-french-frame-signed-romanian-impressionist-art","provider":"Antiques De Cosmutia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}