Stefan Lucian

Hello dear readers! Because it's Thursday today talk about personality. And actually I chose to introduce you the great painter Lucian Stefan novel.

Stefan Luchian was born on February 1, 1868, to Stefanesti, a village (now city) of Botosani, the son of Major Dumitru Luchian and Elena Chiriacescu. Future vocation declare painter since childhood. He stubbornly resists her mother's efforts to enroll in military school. In 1873 the family moved to Bucharest. Stefan Luchian join painting class in 1885 at the National School of Fine Arts, which he graduated in 1889, winning the bronze medal for expression and a head study from nature. Undisputed master was, during this period of training, Nicolae Grigorescu, which Luchian find encouragement, not to hinder the free development of personality. In the fall of 1889 he went to Munich, where he studied two semesters at the Academy of Fine Arts and executed copies of the works of Correggio and Rembrandt at the Art Museum. Return home in 1890 and participate in the first exhibition of art society art circle. Get next year in Paris, where he studied at the Académie Julian and knowledge in museums and exhibitions, Parisian artistic life, which is in the Impressionist period in full effervescence. Last race of the fall painting shows the influence of Manet and Degas obvious, and penchant echo of fashionable, which Luchian will continue to have for a while in Bucharest.

Returned to Bucharest in 1896 will be the main initiator of the "Exhibition of Independent Artists," which opens in front of the Official Show. Join the contest for the painting department of the Fine Arts School in Iasi, from withdrawing But protesting backstage machinations. In 1900 part two pastels at "Exposition Universelle" in Paris. In the same year when the first manifestations of a disease spinal cord disease known as Multiple Sclerosis, which, after improvements transient exacerbations alternating with us, let him crippled for life. His fate is against disease and poverty material going hand in hand. However, continue to work frantically till 1915 continuously exposed to various exhibitions. This eminent artistic life time Luchian not know for a long time success. Thus, the exhibition din1905 the only buyer of a painting was the painter Grigorescu. A small group of admirers and friends cheering him, but provided that the material continues to be the most precarious.

From 1909 until the end of life will be pinned on the couch. But fixed in memory "sparkling beauties" of the Romanian landscape, you will play a series of works, miracles of simplicity and finesse, synthetic colors and architectural shapes, bright coloring and delicate at the same time. Oil technique Luchian join them for landscape and for many lifes with flowers, pastel, which reach an unmatched craftsmanship. Fluidity contours, smooth the delicate petals, he evoked the better through Easter. Luchian started painting flowers before, but only in 1908 he focused his creative energy in this direction throughout, all passion for nature, our love for life and beauty. That's why "flowers" Luchian have the almost dramatic intensity of feeling, that inner light, that severe simplicity which makes many of them - is enough to mention Anemones - true masterpieces.

Luchian died on June 28, 1916. Towards the end of his life could not you brush your fingers paralyzed. Ask someone to tie the wrist. Thus, finally, an inexhaustible flame passion for art, life of an artist.

Here are some of his works:

God bless you!