Ion Andreescu

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Ion Andreescu
Ion Andreescu - Self Portrait (1882)
Born	February 15, 1850(1850-02-15) Bucharest, Romania
Died	October 22, 1882 (aged 32) Bucharest, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Field	painting
Movement	Impressionism
Influenced by	Nicolae Grigorescu

Ion Andreescu (February 15, 1850–October 22, 1882) was a Romanian painter of great renown.

[edit] Biography

He was born in Bucharest into a merchant's family. In 1869 he entered Theodor Aman's Fine Arts School.

By 1872 he 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.

Influenced by Nicolae Grigorescu, he left Romania for Paris to further his education. In Paris, he began painting at Barbizon. His 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.

[edit] Gallery

Beech Forest	Street from Barbizon during summer time	The oak	Chrysanthemum
The red scarf	Peasant woman with green kerchief	Pink roses	Still life