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Mihai Grecu
Born(1916-11-22)November 22, 1916
Faraonivka
Died1998
Chişinău
Resting placeChişinău
NationalityRussian Empire,
Romania,
USSR,
Moldova
Alma materMoldova State University

Mihai Grecu (November 22, 1916, Faraonivka – 1998, Chişinău) 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]

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 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
  2. ^ Steve Kokker, Cathryn Kemp, Romania & Moldova, p.34.
  3. ^ Mihail Grecu
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