Mihai Grecu

Mihai Grecu
Born	November 22, 1916(1916-11-22) Faraonivka
Died	1998 Chişinău
Resting place	Chişinău
Nationality	Russian Empire, Romania, USSR, Moldova
Alma mater	Moldova State University
Religion	Eastern Orthodoxy

Mihai Grecu (November 22, 1916, Faraonivka - 1998, Chişinău) was a painter from Moldova.^[1] According to Lonely Planet,

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The biggest name in Moldovan painting is Mihai Grecu (1916-98), who co-founded the National School of Painting and was also a poet and free love avocate. His works range from the formally classical to a folk-styled art naive.[2]

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Decorations

• 1960 - The Order "Insigna de Onoare" (The Badge of Honor)
• 1972 - The Master of Fine Arts of the MSSR
• 1987 - The People's Plastic Artist of the MSSR
• 1992 - Order of the Republic (Moldova)^[3]

Prizes

• 1966 - Golden Medal of the Republican Exhibition of the National Economy of the USSR for the picture "Zi de toamna" (Autumn Day)
• 1970 - Golden Medal of the Republican Exhibition of the National Economy of the USSR for the triptych "Istoria unei vieti" (History of a Life)
• 1978 - Laureate of the State Prize of the MSSR
• 1990 - Laureate of the State Prize of the USSR
• 1991 - The Great Prize at the 1st Edition of the "Moldova Art Salons" for, the picture "Omagiu stramosilor" (Homage to the Ancestors), Romania

Works

"The Girls from Ciadar-Lunga" on a Moldovan postage stamp.

• Maternity, 1943, paint, 50x34,5
• Woman with a Yellow Headkerchief, 1957, oil on canvas, 93x57
• Turkey (cock), 1969, oil on canvas, 120x120
• Hospitality, 1966-67, oil on canvas, 200x200
• Still-life with Quinces, 1967, oil on canvas, 66x60
• Recruits, 1965, oil on canvas, 131x150
• The Autumn Day, 1964, oil on canvas, 197x116
• The Gates of Orheiul Vechi, 1968 - 1974
• The Cranes Had Gone, 1973, mixed technology, canvas, 120x130
• The Bugeac House, 1982, oil on canvas, 120x130
• Supper in the Field, 1970-1971, oil on canvas, 120x130
• The Old Mill, 1976, oil on canvas, 120x100
• The Girls from Ciadar-Lunga, 1960, oil on canvas, 193x172

References

1. ^ Mihail Grecu
2. ^ Steve Kokker, Cathryn Kemp, Romania & Moldova, p.34.
3. ^ Mihail Grecu

External links

• Mihail Grecu
• Mihail Grecu

Persondata
Name	Grecu, Mihai
Alternative names
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Date of birth	November 22, 1916
Place of birth	Faraonivka
Date of death	1998
Place of death	Chişinău