Mihai Grecu

Mihai Grecu (22 November 1916 – 9 April 1998) was a painter from Moldova. According to Lonely Planet,

Mihai Grecu OR
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Born	22 November 1916 Faraonivka, 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

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.

Personal Exhibitions in the Republic

• 1946 – The Union of the Plastic Artists, Chișinău
• 1958 – The State Art Museum of the MSSR, Chișinău
• 1963 – The Architect's House, Chișinău
• 1966 – "Mihai Grecu at 50 years", Chișinău
• 1969 – The Architect's House, Chișinău
• 1977 – The State Art Museum of the MSSR, Chișinău
• 1986 – "Mihai Grecu at 70 years", Chișinău
• 1992 – Chișinău
• 1996 – "Mihai Grecu at 80", the National Art Museum of Moldova, Chișinău

Personal Exhibitions Abroad

• 1965 – Baku, Azerbaijan
• 1965 – Odesa, Ukraine
• 1966 – Chernivtsi, Ukraine
• 1968 – Tallinn, Tartu (Estonia), Riga, Liepāja (Latvia)
• 1969 – Lviv, Ukraine
• 1971 – Moscow, Russian Federation
• 1973 – Vilnius (Lithuania) and Vologda, Russian Federation
• 1974 – Yerevan (Armenia), Mykolaiv (Ukraine)
• 1975 – Leningrad (Saint Petersburg), Russian Federation
• 1977 – Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
• 1980 – Odesa, Ukraine
• 1989 – Moscow, Russian Federation
• 1992 – Bacău 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)

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

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