A Dilapidated Farmstead

The oil painting A Dilapidated Farmstead gives the impression of having been created spontaneously, perhaps in a single sitting. In this work, the dynamic brushstrokes and bursts of colour speak more powerfully than the subject itself. For Bronius Murinas (1906–1986), colour was the most essential element of painting. He viewed the rising popularity of Abstractionism in postwar America primarily through the lens of the mastery of colour. When speaking about his place in the context of contemporary American art, Murinas remarked: ‘I have a deep feeling for nature, which I try to depict by simplifying its forms and emphasising the richness of its colours, something that perhaps at times brings my work closer to abstract art’ (Dirva, 13 January 1965, p. 5).

Text author Laura Petrauskaitė

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album THE WORLD OF LANDSCAPES II (2013). Compiler and author Nijolė Tumėnienė, ARTISTS ON THE MOVE (2025). Compiler and text author Laura Petrauskaitė

The oil painting A Dilapidated Farmstead gives the impression of having been created spontaneously, perhaps in a single sitting. In this work, the dynamic brushstrokes and bursts of colour speak more powerfully than the subject itself. For Bronius Murinas (1906–1986), colour was the most essential element of painting. He viewed the rising popularity of Abstractionism in postwar America primarily through the lens of the mastery of colour. When speaking about his place in the context of contemporary American art, Murinas remarked: ‘I have a deep feeling for nature, which I try to depict by simplifying its forms and emphasising the richness of its colours, something that perhaps at times brings my work closer to abstract art’ (Dirva, 13 January 1965, p. 5).

Text author Laura Petrauskaitė

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album THE WORLD OF LANDSCAPES II (2013). Compiler and author Nijolė Tumėnienė, ARTISTS ON THE MOVE (2025). Compiler and text author Laura Petrauskaitė