Zoe Băicoianu (15 August 1910 – 8 March 1987) was a Romanian sculptor and ceramist.

Life

Băicoianu was born in Predeal and she studied with

André Lhote André Lhote (5 July 1885 – 24 January 1962) was a French Cubist painter of figure subjects, portraits, landscapes and still life. He was also active and influential as a teacher and writer on art. Early life and education Lhote was born ...

in Paris in 1937. She also attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and the

Romanian Academy in Rome The Romanian Academy in Rome ( ro, Școala română din Roma, it, Accademia di Romania in Roma) is a research institution under the aegis of the Romanian Academy, founded in 1920 by an initiative of archaeologist Vasile Pârvan and historian Nico ...

. She was a multidisciplinary artist devoted to fashion and ''art object'' (worked metal, glass and wood). Băicoianu was a professor at 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 ...

. She created the 1953 stone statue of Ion Luca Caragiale which stands in

Herăstrău Park King Michael I Park ( ro, Parcul "Regele Mihai I"), formerly Herăstrău Park ( ro, Parcul Herăstrău), is a large park on the northern side of Bucharest, Romania, around Lake Herăstrău, one of the lakes formed by the Colentina River. Geograp ...

. She died in Bucharest in 1987.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baiconianu, Zoe 1910 births 1987 deaths People from Predeal Romanian ceramists Romanian women academics 20th-century Romanian sculptors Romanian women ceramists Romanian women sculptors 20th-century Romanian women artists 20th-century ceramists Academic staff of the Bucharest National University of Arts