Aurel Băeșu

Aurel Băeşu

Self portrait
Born May 26, 1896
Fălticeni, Romania
Died August, 1928
Piatra Neamţ, Romania
Nationality Romanian
Known for painting
Movement Impressionism

Aurel Băeşu (May 26, 1896 – August 1928) was a Romanian painter.

Biography

Aurel Băeşu was born in Fălticeni on May 26, 1896, the son of a civil servant.

He graduated the Academy of Fine Arts from Bucharest in 1919 and the Institute of Fine Arts from Rome in 1922.

His paintings, many showing the influence of Nicolae Grigorescu, can be admired in museums in Bucharest, Bacău, Piatra Neamţ, Galaţi, and figure in private collections worldwide.

He died of tuberculosis in Piatra Neamţ when he was only 32 years old.

In 2006, Aurel Băeşu's 110 years retrospective exhibition was organized by the Art Museum of Bacău.

Gallery

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