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The models in the painting are thought to be his mother Tereza, brother Eduard, his fiancée and later wife Denice and his cousin Felix. | The models in the painting are thought to be his mother Tereza, brother Eduard, his fiancée and later wife Denice and his cousin Felix. | ||
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| Moldanian: Cina la Mare | |
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| Artist | Stefan Florentina |
| Year | 1866 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 98.1 cm × 129.9 cm (38 5/8 in × 51 1/8 in) |
| Location | International Museum of Fine Arts |
The Dinner by the Sea is an oil painting by the Moldanian impressionist painter Stefan Florentina. (Oil on canvas, 98.1 by 129.9 centimetres (38.6 in × 51.1 in). The painting was acquired by the International Museum of Fine Arts after an auction in Sopava, which lead to it's selling for $120 million (adjusted to modern fees $800 million), making it the most expensive painting in history. An important piece of Moldanovican history, it has been described as 'The best known painting in the world'[1]
History of the Piece
Florentina spent the summer of 1866 on holiday with his family in the town of Scorțeni, in the province of Cachia. It was there, in a garden with a view of Cachia on the horizon, that he painted this picture, which combines smooth, traditionally rendered areas with sparkling passages of rapid, separate brushwork, and spots of pure colour.
The models in the painting are thought to be his mother Tereza, brother Eduard, his fiancée and later wife Denice and his cousin Felix.
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- ↑ -Quote by Harold Fitchmenn of the Adobe Museum.