Mihai Grecu (22 November 1916 – 9 April 1998) was a painter from Moldova. According to Lonely Planet,

Personal Exhibitions in the Republic

*1946 – The Union of the Plastic Artists, Chișinău *1958 – The State Art Museum of the MSSR, Chișinău *1963 – The Architect's House, Chișinău *1966 – "Mihai Grecu at 50 years", Chișinău *1969 – The Architect's House, Chișinău *1977 – The State Art Museum of the MSSR, Chișinău *1986 – "Mihai Grecu at 70 years", Chișinău *1992 – Chișinău *1996 – "Mihai Grecu at 80", the National Art Museum of Moldova, Chișinău

Personal Exhibitions Abroad

*1965 – Baku, Azerbaijan *1965 – Odesa, Ukraine *1966 – Chernivtsi, Ukraine *1968 – Tallinn, Tartu (Estonia), Riga, Liepāja (Latvia) *1969 – Lviv, Ukraine *1971 – Moscow, Russian Federation *1973 – Vilnius (Lithuania) and Vologda, Russian Federation *1974 – Yerevan (Armenia), Mykolaiv (Ukraine) *1975 – Leningrad (Saint Petersburg), Russian Federation *1977 – Novosibirsk, Russian Federation *1980 – Odesa, Ukraine *1989 – Moscow, Russian Federation *1992 – Bacău and Bucharest (Romania)

Decorations

* 1960 – The Order "Insigna de Onoare" (The Badge of Honor) * 1972 – The Master of Fine Arts of the MSSR * 1987 – The People's Plastic Artist of the MSSR * 1992 – Order of the Republic (Moldova)Mihail Grecu
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Prizes

* 1966 – Golden Medal of the Republican Exhibition of the National Economy of the USSR for the picture "Zi de toamna" (Autumn Day) * 1970 – Golden Medal of the Republican Exhibition of the National Economy of the USSR for the triptych "Istoria unei vieti" (History of a Life) * 1978 – Laureate of the State Prize of the MSSR * 1990 – Laureate of the State Prize of the USSR * 1991 – The Great Prize at the 1st Edition of the "Moldova Art Salons" for, the picture "Omagiu stramosilor" (Homage to the Ancestors), Romania

Works

* Maternity, 1943, paint, 50x34,5 * Woman with a Yellow Headkerchief, 1957, oil on canvas, 93x57 * Turkey (cock), 1969, oil on canvas, 120x120 * Hospitality, 1966–67, oil on canvas, 200x200 * Still-life with Quinces, 1967, oil on canvas, 66x60 * Recruits, 1965, oil on canvas, 131x150 * The Autumn Day, 1964, oil on canvas, 197x116 * The Gates of Orheiul Vechi, 1968 – 1974 * The Cranes Had Gone, 1973, mixed technology, canvas, 120x130 * The Bugeac House, 1982, oil on canvas, 120x130 * Supper in the Field, 1970–1971, oil on canvas, 120x130 * The Old Mill, 1976, oil on canvas, 120x100 * The Girls from Ciadar-Lunga, 1960, oil on canvas, 193x172

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Mihail Grecu

Mihail Grecu
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grecu, Mihai 1916 births 1998 deaths People from Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion People from Akkermansky Uyezd 20th-century Moldovan painters Recipients of the Order of the Republic (Moldova)