Nicolae Grigorescu, Girls Spinning at the Gate

Nicolae Grigorescu

Romanian · 1838–1907 · Painter

Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting. He is considered by Romanians the greatest Romanian painter, and one of the founders of modern Romanian… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Nicolae Grigorescu, Țărăncuţă cu basma albă, ulei pe pânzăȚărăncuţă cu basma albăArtmark · €340,000≈ $384,812≈ £302,169Sign up to see
  2. Nicolae Grigorescu, Țărăncuță odihnindu-se, 1870-1880, ulei pe pânzăȚărăncuță odihnindu-seArtmark · €365,000≈ $382,922≈ £300,873Sign up to see
  3. Nicolae Grigorescu, Nimfă dormind, circa 1865-1873, ulei pe pânzăNimfă dormindArtmark · €330,000≈ $357,489≈ £276,181Sign up to see

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Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting. He is considered by Romanians the greatest Romanian painter, and one of the founders of modern Romanian art. He is most known for paintings depicting rural life. He was one of the most respected and internationally known painters from Romania.

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Born 1838, PitaruDied 1907, CâmpinaOccupation PainterWikidata Q454321 ↗ULAN 500028434 ↗Museum works 8

Barbizon schoolImpressionismNeoclassicismrealismRomanticism

Also known as Nicolae Ion Grigorescu, Nicolae Jon Grigorescu, Nicolae Nicou, Nicolae Nicu

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Nicolae Grigorescu, Girls Spinning at the Gate
Girls Spinning at the Gate1885
National Museum of Art of Romania ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Art of Romania
Nicolae Grigorescu, The old lady with geese
The old lady with geese1868
National Museum of Art of Romania ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Art of Romania
Nicolae Grigorescu, Andreescu at Barbizon
Andreescu at Barbizon1882
National Museum of Art of Romania ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Art of Romania
Nicolae Grigorescu, Infantry attack
Infantry attack1877
National Museum of Art of Romania ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Art of Romania
Nicolae Grigorescu, The Mocan
The Mocan1867
National Military Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Military Museum
Nicolae Grigorescu, Autoportret
Autoportret1868
National Museum of Art of Romania ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Art of Romania
Nicolae Grigorescu, Untitled
Untitled1867
Zambaccian Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Zambaccian Museum
Nicolae Grigorescu, Bătrână cârpind
Bătrână cârpind1867
National Museum of Art of Romania ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Art of Romania

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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