Illustration for V. Voiculescu's "Last Shakespearean Sonnets" 1982

Margareta Sterian, a Romanian painter, created this illustration for V. Voiculescu's "Last Shakespearean Sonnets" in 1982. The abstract painting features a vibrant palette of reds, yellows, blues and hints of green, which are applied in a layered, textured style. The hazy, atmospheric landscape evokes a sense of mystery and transcendence. It is likely that Sterian used the sonnet's themes of love, loss, and the passage of time as inspiration for her visual composition.