Mihai Grecu

Mihai Grecu (22 November 1916 – 9 April 1998) was a painter from Moldova.[1] According to Lonely Planet,

The biggest name in Moldovan painting is Mihai Grecu (1916–98), who co-founded the National School of Painting and was also a poet and free love advocate. His works range from the formally classical to a folk-styled art naive.[2]

Mihai Grecu

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Born22 November 1916
Died9 April 1998 (aged 81)
Resting placeChişinău
NationalityRussian Empire,
Romania,
USSR,
Moldova
Alma materMoldova State University
Mihai Grecu

Personal Exhibitions in the Republic

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

Personal Exhibitions Abroad

  • 1965 – Baku, Azerbaijan
  • 1965 – Odessa, the Ukraine
  • 1966 – Cernauti, the Ukraine
  • 1968 – Tallinn, Tartu (Estonia), Riga, Liepaia (Latvia)
  • 1969 – Lvov, the Ukraine
  • 1971 – Moscow, Russian Federation
  • 1973 – Vilnus (Lithuania) and Vologda, Russian Federation
  • 1974 – Erevan (Armenia), Nikolaiev (the Ukraine)
  • 1975 – Leningrad (Saint Petersburg), Russian Federation
  • 1977 – Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
  • 1980 – Odessa, the Ukraine
  • 1989 – Moscow, Russian Federation
  • 1992 – Bacau 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)[3]

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

The Girls from Ciadar-Lunga on a 2002 Moldovan postage stamp.
  • 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

References

  1. Mihail Grecu. edituraarc.md
  2. Robert Reid; Leif Pettersen (2007). Romania & Moldova. Lonely Planet. pp. 34–. ISBN 978-1-74104-478-2.
  3. Mihail Grecu. arta.neonet.md
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