Alexandru Ciucurencu (; 27 September 1903 – 27 December 1977) was a

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painter, and a corresponding member of the

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. Born in

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, he studied from 1921 to 1926 at the National School of Fine Arts in

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, where he had as teachers

George Demetrescu Mirea George Demetrescu Mirea (1852, in Câmpulung – 12 December 1934, in Bucharest) was a Romanian portrait painter, muralist and art teacher. Biography He was one of twelve children born to an Archpriest. His first art lessons were at the "Școala ...

and

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. After making his debut in 1930 at the Official Salon in Bucharest, he worked with a group of artists in

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, and then went to

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to pursue his studies at the

Académie Julian The Académie Julian () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907) that was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number a ...

, where he was a student of

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. In 1948 he became a professor at the School of Fine Arts, and in 1963 he was elected corresponding member of the Romanian Academy. Ciucurencu was awarded the

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— 3rd class in 1959 and 2nd class in 1971. A collection of Ciucurencu's paintings can be seen in Dr.

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's apartment in the sitcom ''

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'', in the episode "The Guilt Trippers" (#9.23, around 11 minutes). A book of his paintings can also be seen on his bookshelf ("First Do No Harm, Season 6, Episode 05; around 20:50s and "The 200th Episode", Season 9, Episode 8, 15minutes and Season 9, Episode 24.)

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External links

Biography at National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics, Bucharest, Romania
1903 births 1977 deaths People from Tulcea Bucharest National University of Arts alumni Académie Julian alumni 20th-century Romanian painters Bucharest National University of Arts faculty Corresponding members of the Romanian Academy Recipients of the Order of the Star of the Romanian Socialist Republic {{Romania-painter-stub