Background

Viorel Marginean was born on December 12, 1933 in Cenade, Romania. He is a son of Ilie Marginean and Ana (Alexe) Marginean.

Education

Viorel studied at Fine Arts School of Cluj (present-day Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca) until 1953. Later, he continued his studies at the Fine Arts Institute of Nicolae Grigorescu (present-day Bucharest National University of Arts), graduating in 1959.

Also, Marginean studied in the United States, France and England.

Career

Since 1957, Viorel exhibited his works in Romania and abroad in such countries, as the United States, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Italy and Spain. His most important exhibitions were held at Dalles Hall, Romania, (1970), Palffy Palace, Austria, (1980, 1992), Brukenthal National Museum, Romania, (1996) and National Museum of Art of Romania (2004).

During the period from 1993 to 1995, Viorel held the post of a director of the National Museum of Art of Romania. Since May 5, 1995 till August 23, 1996, he served as a Minister of Culture at Nicolae Văcăroiu's cabinet.

Achievements

• Marginean's work, entitled "Butterflies", was sold at Artmark "Postwar & Contemporary Sale" for $12,202 in 2013.
  
  Viorel is a recipient of Romanian Academy Award (1980) and Trionfo 81 Award.
  
  Also, the painter's works are kept at different museums, including National Museum of Art of Romania and Art Museum of Cluj-Napoca. Some of them are kept in private collections abroad in such countries, as England, Australia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Israel and others.

Works

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• painting

  • Peacock

  • Untitled

  • Early Winter at Cenade

  • Peacock

  • Delta at the Black Sea

  • Pheasant

  • Landscape

  • Untitled

  • Delta

  • The Phoenix Bird

  • Winter at Cenade

  • Untitled

  • Petals on the Pavement

  • Field Flowers

  • Untitled

  • Autumn

  • Barges on the Shore

  • The Winter

  • Untitled

  • Untitled

  • Spring at Cenade

  • Peacock

  • Boats on the Shore

  • Untitled

  • Untitled

  • Untitled

  • Heights

  • Untitled

  • Untitled

  • Peacock

  • Autumn at Cenade

  • Untitled

  • Peacock

  • Bulls

  • Untitled

  • Winter at Cenade

  • Winter at Cenade

  • Winter at Cenade

  • Untitled

  • Untitled

  • Rhythms

  • Spring

  • Untitled

  • The Church

  • Bulls

Membership

• International Academy of Rome , Italy

  1999

• honorary member

  Romanian Academy , Romania

  2006

• European Academy of Sciences and Arts

  1981

Connections

Viorel is married to Olga Melania Morarescu. Their marriage produced one child — Alexandru Ion.

Father:

Ilie Marginean

Mother:

Ana (Alexe) Marginean

child:

Alexandru Ion Marginean

Wife:

Olga Melania Morarescu

References

• Viorel Marginean: Pictura - Grafica. Bucuresti, Aprilie 1983, Sala Dalles
  1983