Bridge in Toledo

The medieval construction depicted in Elena Popea's painting is the Saint Martin Bridge in Toledo. Although many of the artist's works were created near the sea, the aquatic element is not the main subject of these works. Water, fluid and flowing, contrasts with the walls and their materiality. Through various stages of personal painting, and especially under the impact of the impression left by Spain, the artist reached full creative maturity in paintings such as "Bridge in Toledo". In the years following World War I, through her constant presence in exhibitions organized in Bucharest and Cluj, Elena Popea established herself in the minds of art enthusiasts and the public as one of the most promising and original talents in Romanian painting.