Ion Andreescu (; 15 February 1850 – 22 October 1882) was a

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n 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

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's "National School of Fine Arts" (now known as the

Bucharest National University of Arts The National University of Arts in Bucharest () is a university in Bucharest preparing students in fine arts. The National University of Arts is a higher education institution in Bucharest. History The National School of Fine Arts was founded ...

) where he studied Linear Drawing and Calligraphy. By 1872 he was an instructor of Drawing and

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at the Bishop's School in

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. 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

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, he left Romania for

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to further his education. Andreescu began attending the private arts school

Académie Julian The () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907). The school was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number and qual ...

and at the same time he was accepted at

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where he exposed two paintings, "''Start of Spring''" and "''The Fair in Romania''". He then moved to

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, where mastered plein-air painting. Here he worked alongside artists such as Grigorescu, Alexandru Djuvara,

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, and

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. His work was exhibited with the works of better-known painters such as

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, Monet, and

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. In 1881 Andreescu returned to Romania, ill with

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. His death followed shortly in 1882.(r
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. In 1948 he was elected post-mortem

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Gallery

Image: Beechforest.jpg, ''Beech Forest'' Image: Ion Andreescu - Strada in Barbizon in timpul verii.jpg , ''Street from

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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andreescu, Ion 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