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
Born	22 November 1916 Faraonivka, Akkermansky Uyezd, Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	9 April 1998 (aged 81) Chişinău, Moldova
Resting place	Chişinău
Nationality	Russian Empire, Romania, USSR, Moldova
Alma mater	Moldova 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

External links

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