Ion Andreescu

Background

Ion Andreescu was born on January 15, 1850 in Bucharest into a merchant's family.

Education

In 1869 Ion entered Theodor Aman's Fine Arts School. Influenced by Nicolae Grigorescu, he left Romania for Paris to further his education. In Paris, he began painting at Barbizon and in 1878 attended some classes at the Académie Julian.

Career

By 1872 Ion was an instructor of drawing and calligraphy at the Bishop's School in Buzău. 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.

Ion's work was exhibited with the works of better-known painters such as Manet, Monet and Renoir. In 1881 he returned to Romania, ill with tuberculosis. His death followed shortly in 1882.

Achievements

• Ion was a prominent painter famous for his unique style. He is considered to be the first representative of impressionism in Romanian art.

Works

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  • Beech Forest

  • Chrysanthemum

  • Country Road

  • Flowering field

    1879

  • In the Forest

  • In the Park

  • Pansies

  • Peasant Woman with Green Headscarf

  • Pink Roses

  • Portrait of a Girl

  • Portrait of a Peasant Girl

  • Portrait of woman in a costume

    1882

  • Self Portrait

    1882

  • Still Life

  • Street from Barbizon during summer time

  • The Oak

  • The Red Scarf

  • The Winter

  • White Headscarf Girl Head

  • Winter at Barbizon

References

• 19 Color Paintings of Ion Andreescu