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Vlad Musatescu - Al Conan Doi

Born in 1922, a distant relative to Tudor Musatescu, the much better known drama author, Vlad Musatescu became one of the most popular Romanian authors of the last century, and although his main books were, in the end, parodies of the policier genre, they were read by thousands and became instant successes. For the strength of Vlad...

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What you did not know about Toulouse-Lautrec

Although Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is today one of the most influential and famous artists of all times, there are many aspects of his life that even his admirers might not know. A brilliant artist, with a strong, original style, Toulouse-Lautrec was at the same time a controversial character, a heavy drinker, a promiscous person and by...

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Corneliu Medrea (1888 - 1964)

Born in 1888 in Miercurea Sibiului, Corneliu Virgiliu Medrea was a major Romanian sculptor and art teacher, one of the best in the last century, well known for his impressive production of works. A prolific and interesting artist, with a strong classical touch, Medrea was influential, he marked several generations of younger artists and, most of...

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Ion Valentin Anestin (1900 - 1963)

Rather forgotten today, unfortunatelly, Ion Anestin was a sculptor, graphic artist, writer, painter, journalist of the interwar Romania , rather famous and appreciated then, especially for his caricaturist talent and as an art critic. Born in 1900 in Bucharest , in an important family of those times, he enrolled...

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Gheorghe Anghel (1904 - 1966)

Gheorghe D. Anghel was a Romanian sculptor, born in 1904 in Turnu Severin, who made art history mainly due to his statues depicting famous cultural personalities in Romanian history, created in a classical manner, which was both impressive and very decorative. He began studying sculpture at the Fine Arts School in...

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Victor Zambrea (1924 - 2000)

While the name might not say much to art lovers, Victor Zambrea was not only an interesting and highly original artist, but also a painter with a fascinating biography : a victim of Soviet Communism, deported and emprisoned for his anti-USSR activites, he used the terrifying experience of the Gulag in his works, evoking in countless,...

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Lucian Grigorescu (1894 - 1965)

A briliant landscape artist and portraist and one of the best of the Post-Impressionist Romanian artists, Lucian Grigorescu was born on February 1 st 1894 in Medgidia and in 1912 enrolled at the Fine Arts Academy in Bucharest, where he had the opportunity of studying under Mirea and Gabriel Popescu. These two will help him eborate his...

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Dumitru Ghiata (1888 - 1972)

Romanian artist born on September 22 nd 1888 in Colibasi, Mehedinti, Dumitru Ghiata is best remembered today for his landscape and floral still lifes, interesting and complex compositions, marked by his definitive, mature and strongly original style, with a touch of foreign influences. Mountain Flowers...

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Marius Bunescu (1881 - 1971)

Romanian painter, best remembered today for his landscapes, as well as the director of the National Museum of Art in Bucharest and later as the director of the Anastase Simu Museum , Marius Bunescu was one of the best artists of 20 th century Romania . A mature and strong voice, highly influential especially upon younger...

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Stefan Dimitrescu (1886 - 1933)

It is rather interesting that the works of this Romanian Post-impressionist painter still appear so fresh and modern today, over 70 years since his passing. Their fresh colours, intense lines and interestingly chosen themes, together with the liveliness of the characters, make Stefan Dimitrescu's creations very "contemporary"....

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Constantin Daniel Stahi (1844 - 1920)

Although he is not very popular today, Constantin Daniel Stahi was an important artist in the 19 th century Romania , as he approached a wide choice of themes, subjects and mediums, from painting and drawing to engraving and woodcuts, gaining quickly a well-deserved popularity. Born on November 14 th 1844 , in 1862 he enrolled at...

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Constantin Lecca (1807 - 1887)

Born in Brasov on August 4 th 1807 , in a merchant family, he studied in Schei, Brasov and Blaj, and in 1827 he left for Budapest to become a painter, as he had decided this was the only viable choice for a career. Still, for most of his life he would be a...

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Constantin Daniel Rosenthal (1820 - 1851)

Born in 1820 in Hungary , he would pass away in 1851, when he was just 31 years old, a dear loss for Romanian arts. For in this very short time Constantin Daniel Rosenthal was known as an influential and strong voice in plastic arts, and only his untimely demise prevented him from becoming a real master. As a painter, sculptor and...

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Francisc Sirato (1877 - 1953)

He was an interesting Romanian painter, also known as a sketcher, who proved to be one of the most original and in fashion artisti of his time. Born in 1877 in Craiova , he made his artistic debut in his early years, when due to his native talent he had the opportunity of producing several posters for various events, as well as some...

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Gheorghe Tattarescu

He was born in October 1820 in Focsani and would prove to be an important artist, one of the Romanian voices in the Neo-Classicist movement and a certain influences at the end of the 19 th century. At first he studied painting under the guidance of his uncle, Nicolae Teodorescu, who gave him the first tips and tricks, in a classical manner,...

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Milita Petrascu (1892 - 1976)

Milita Petrascu was surely the most important female sculptor in the history of Romanian art, specialising in portraits and busts, all in a classical, yet impressive and new manner. Her works, most of them monumental, can be found in several Romanian cities. She was born on December 31 st 1892 in Chisinau, as Melania Nicolaevici and...

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Ion Jalea (1887 - 1983)

Ion Jalea was a Romanian sculptor, born on May 19 th 1887 in Casimcea, Tulcea. He was also a member of the Romanian Academy and one of the most respected Romanian artists of the 20 th century, mainly due to his influential and original style, interesting choice of themes and subjects and the success that his exhibitions experienced,...

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Darvari Hermitage in Bucharest

In the middle of the Romanian capital, hidden from view behind high walls and far away from the noise and troubles of everyday life, Christians can discover the Darvari Hermitage (Schitul Darvari), on the street with the same name. Despite the fact that not long away the noise and crowds are suffocating, here there is a peace and...

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Ion Irimescu

Born in 1903, Ion Irimescu is remembered as one of Romania 's best sculptors and a very influential example of contemporary art, being very much appreciated and admired by his peers, art collectors and the general public. A nephew of Jules Cazaban, director and paywright, Irimescu began his art studies in 1924 at the Fine Arts School...

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Oscar Han (1891 - 1976)

An interesting Romanian sculptor, with a strong and vibrant style, Oscar Han was the student of Dimitrie Paciurea, a writer and member of the famous Group of Four, a protest group of young artists against the rigid norms of Accademist art. He was very successful in Romanian, having several group and solo exhibitions in Bucharest ,...

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Dimitrie Paciurea (1873 - 1932)

One of the most famous Romanian sculptors, Dimitrie Paciurea was easily recognisable due to his symbolic and representational style, highly valued by art critics and collectors - as well as the general public - although it was in a sharp contrast with the simpler and enigmatic style of the much more popular Constantin Brancusi. His works...

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Sorin Tara - Scandal and Art

Sorin Tara is today not only one of the best known young Romanian artists, but also the most controversial and one of the most original painters and graphic artists from the new generation. Purposely shocking, highly critical of the social and political realities of his country, strikingly violent in his graphic expression, Sorin Tara...

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Nicolae Vermont (1866 - 1932)

Nicolae Vermont was one of the masters of Romanian Realist painting and one of the most interesting painters, muralists and draftsmen of his time, as many viewed him as an associate of Stefan Luchian. He was a prolific and surprisingly inovative artist, with a strong, original style and manner and quite a broad choice of subjects, but he...

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Marcel Iancu - Romanian Avantgarde

Born on May 24 th 1895, Marcel Iancu is remembered today as one of the most important Dada artists of Jewish-Romanian origin, a close friend to Tristan Tzara and one of the most interesting and original artists of the last century. Very much in touch with European art and experiments, mixing Romanian traditions, Jewish identity and...

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Theodor Pallady (1871 - 1956)

Born in 1871 in Iasi , Theodor Pallady first studied Engineering in Dresden , at the famous Technical School , until 1889, at the same time studying drawing with Erwin Oehme, a prestigious artist and teacher. Later, Pallady moved to Paris , to pursue his artistic career, enrolled at the Academie des Beaux-Arts and worked...

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Gheorghe Petrascu (1872 - 1949)

Why aren't many of the Romanian painters remembered and appreciated as they should be ? Why aren't their works and lives better known and much more popular, despite their talent and value ? And how could they be promoted better, especially when it comes to the Old Masters of Romanian art, which are not as loved as they should be ?...

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Nicolae Tonitza

He was born on April 13 th 1886 in Barlad and in 1902 he left his hometown and moved to Iasi , where he enrolled at the National Fine Arts School , were he had the chance of studying under respected teachers and artists such as Gheorghe Popovici or Emaniol Bardasare. It was here that the young, eager artist, who would...

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Mircea Horia Simionescu - A Delightfully Strange Voice

Strange, shockingly original, unique in Romanian literature, Mircea Horia Simionescu is being rediscovered with awe and admiration by the younger generation of readers, after his major works have been republished by the prestigious Humanitas Publishing House. Considered by many to be one of the most interesting 20 th century Romanian...

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Octav Bancila - a Realist Romanian Master

Born on February 4 th 1872 in Botosani, in a poor family, he lost both of his parents when he was just four years old and was taken care for by his elder sister. In 1887 he enrolled at the Fine Arts School in Iasi , where he studied under Gh. Panaiteanu Bardasare si C.D. Stahi, who helped train and prepare himself to be an artist, who knew...

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Mircea Nedelciu - a Major Voice of the 80s

Mircea Nedelciu, considered to be one of the most important Romanian writers of the "80s generation" and also a major figure of national Postmodernism, is being rediscovered with great enthusiasm by younger readers, almost a decade after his death. For Mircea Nedelciu was in his time one of the most interesting, original and influential...

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