Ion Andreescu

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Ion Andreescu
Ion Andreescu - Self Portrait
Born	February 15, 1850 Bucharest, Romania
Died	October 22, 1882 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 Bishopry School in Buzau. In 1873 he left the Bishopry School for the "Tudor Vladimirescu" Communal Secondary School also in Buzau. Then, in 1875 he left the Communal Secondary School for the Craftsmanships School also in Buzau. 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.

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