Aurel Ciupe (May 16, 1900 – July 18, 1988), was a

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

n painter, educator, and museum director. He authored numerous portraits, and landscape paintings, and worked within the

Fauvism Fauvism ( ) is a style of painting and an art movement that emerged in France at the beginning of the 20th century. It was the style of (, ''the wild beasts''), a group of modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong col ...

movement. Ciupe was a professor at the Institute of Fine Arts in Cluj, and served as a director of the

Museum of Banat The National Museum of Banat (; abbreviated MNaB) is a museum in Timișoara, Romania, headquartered in Huniade Castle. It was founded in 1872 by the Society of History and Archeology of Banat () on the initiative of the prefect of the then Temes C ...

(now National Museum of Banat).

Biography

Aurel Ciupe was born on May 16, 1900, in

Lugoj Lugoj (; ; ; ; ; ) is a list of cities and towns in Romania, city in Timiș County, Romania. The Timiș, Timiș River divides the city into two halves: the "Romanian Lugoj" that spreads on the right bank, and the "German Lugoj" on the left bank. Th ...

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(now

). He attended secondary school in Lugoj, and graduated in 1918. Ciupe moved to Budapest to study fine art and law after secondary school. However because of the political situation and the

Hungarian–Romanian War The Hungarian–Romanian War (; ) was fought between Hungary and Kingdom of Romania, Romania from 13 November 1918 to 3 August 1919. The conflict had a complex background, with often contradictory motivations for the parties involved. After the ...

, he moved to Bucharest to continue his studies at the National University of Arts Bucharest (now Bucharest National University of Arts). In 1919, Ciupe received a scholarship from the governing council to study fine art in Paris, where he attended

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 ...

until 1922. In 1924, he moves to Rome to continue his studies at

Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma The Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma is a public tertiary academy of art in Rome, Italy. It was founded in the sixteenth century, but the present institution dates from the time of the unification of Italy and the capture of Rome by the Kingdom ...

, under painter Umberto Coromaldi. After leaving Rome, he briefly moved to

Târgu Mureş Târgu (Romanian language, Romanian for "the market") starts off the names of several places in Romania: *Târgu Bujor *Târgu Cărbunești *Târgu Frumos *Berbești, Târgu Gânguleşti *Târgu Jiu *Târgu Lăpuș *Logrești, Târgu Logreşti *Tâ ...

to join his family. Followed by a move in 1925 to

Cluj Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

to join the newly formed "Institute of Fine Arts" in Cluj (now

Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca The Art and Design University (;) is an art university located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was founded on November 15, 1925, as the ''Fine Arts School of Cluj''. It was formerly known as Academy of Visual Arts "Ioan Andreescu" until 30 June 200 ...

). He also worked as the Museum of Banat (now National Museum of Banat) in

Timișoara Timișoara (, , ; , also or ; ; ; see #Etymology, other names) is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and cultural center in Western Romania. Located on the Bega (Tisza), Bega River, Timișoara is consider ...

. In 1928, Ciupe won the first prize at the Bucharest Art Salon. In 1933, he moved to Târgu-Mureş to work as a museum director at the public art gallery, and took a teaching position at the public art university.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciupe, Aurel 1900 births 1988 deaths People from Lugoj 20th-century Romanian painters Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma alumni Académie Julian alumni Bucharest National University of Arts alumni Fauvism Academic staff of the Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca Directors of museums in Romania People from Târgu Mureș