Ion Andreescu (; 15 February 1850 – 22 October 1882) was a
Romanian painter.
Biography
He was the son of Andrei Dobrescu and Anastasia Pencovico. It is unknown if he was born in Bucharest or in another one of his parents' residences in the vicinity of the city. His father was a beverage merchant and owned an Inn in Mahalaua Staicului.
Andreescu was privately schooled during his elementary school years by Andreas Apostolas. In 1863 he attended the
Gheorghe Lazăr Middle School in Bucharest, and then the
Sfântul Sava High School. As a student of the Saint Sava High School, he won 1st prize in an Art contest. In 1869, Andreescu dropped out of high school and started attending
Theodor Aman's "National School of Fine Arts" (now known as the
Bucharest National University of Arts
The National University of Arts in Bucharest ( ro, Universitatea Naţională de Arte) is a university in Bucharest preparing students in fine arts.
The National University of Arts is a higher education institution in Bucharest.
History
The Nat ...
) where he studied Linear Drawing and Calligraphy.
By 1872 he was an instructor of Drawing and
Calligraphy
Calligraphy (from el, link=y, καλλιγραφία) is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instrument. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "t ...
at the Bishop's School in
Buzău.
In 1873 he left the Bishop's School for the
Tudor Vladimirescu Communal Secondary School, also in Buzău. Then, in 1875 he left the Communal Secondary School for Buzău's Craftsmanship School.
Influenced by
Nicolae Grigorescu, he left Romania for
Paris to further his education. Andreescu began attending the private arts school
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 ...
and at the same time he was accepted at
Salon (Paris) where he exposed two paintings, "''Start of Spring''" and "''The Fair in Romania''". He then moved to
Barbizon, where mastered plein-air painting. Here he worked alongside artists such as Grigorescu,
Alexandru Djuvara,
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot ( , , ; July 16, 1796 – February 22, 1875), or simply Camille Corot, is a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching. He is a pivotal figure in landscape painting and his vast ...
,
Jean-François Millet, and
Claude Monet.
His work was exhibited with the works of better-known painters such as
Édouard Manet, Monet, and
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "R ...
.
In 1881 Andreescu returned to Romania, ill with
tuberculosis. His death followed shortly in 1882.
[(r]
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Gallery
Image: Beechforest.jpg, ''Beech Forest''
Image: Ion Andreescu - Strada in Barbizon in timpul verii.jpg , ''Street from Barbizon during summer time''
Image: Ion Andreescu - The oak.jpg , ''The oak''
Image: Ion Andreescu - Crizanteme.jpg, Chrysanthemum
Image: Ion Andreescu - Broboada rosie.jpg , ''The red scarf''
Image: Ion Andreescu - Peasant Woman with Green Kerchief.jpg , ''Peasant woman with green kerchief ''
Image: Ion Andreescu - Trandafiri.jpg, ''Pink roses''
Image: Ion Andreescu - Natura moarta.jpg , ''Still life''
File:Ion_Andreescu_-_Interior-de-padure.jpg , ''In the forest''
File:Ion_Andreescu_-_UnknownTitle.jpg , ''Main Road''
File:Ion_Andreescu_-_Iarna.jpg , ''The winter''
File:Ion_Andreescu_-_PortretDeTaranca.jpg , ''Portrait of a peasant girl''
File:Ion_Andreescu_-_Portret.jpg, ''Portrait of a girl''
References
External links
Biography - Ion Andreescu
Compendium - Ion Andreescu
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1850 births
1882 deaths
Artists from Bucharest
Gheorghe Lazăr National College (Bucharest) alumni
Saint Sava National College alumni
Bucharest National University of Arts alumni
Académie Julian alumni
Romanian expatriates in France
19th-century Romanian painters
19th-century deaths from tuberculosis
Tuberculosis deaths in Romania
Burials at Bellu Cemetery
Members of the Romanian Academy elected posthumously