The Art Encounters Biennale in Timisoara, now in its fifth edition, takes place from 30 May to 13 July, with the theme "Bounding Histories. Whispering Tales". Curators Ana Janevski (MoMA New York) and Tevž Logar (independent curator) invite viewers to
Most Romanian art collectors are aged between 45 and 54, buy mainly paintings, own around twenty pieces and visit about two art fairs a year. For many, buying art is a moderate investment rather than a major financial commitment. These
"The Factory Manager", an oil on canvas donated to the Romanian state in 1949, is unique in the œuvre of Frans Masereel, about whom little is known. The artist distinguished himself as an engraver and book illustrator, an activist for
Horses killed in the First World War are depicted in an 82-meter-long work, a tribute to them and their fragility by artist Edi Constantin. In his studio at Malmaison, he has so far set 3.5 million stamps out of a total
“The Newest Olympia”, painted in 1930 by Corneliu Michăilescu, is a tribute-painting to Édouard Manet's “Olympia”. Moreover, it is a result, one might say, of the period when the Romanian artist collaborated with the renowned neurologist Gheorghe Marinescu. Michăilescu experimented
”The Bronze Age” sculpture, which entered the Royal Family Collection early last century, is based on a controversial original. Auguste Rodin (1840 - 1917) made several bronze versions, after struggling to sell the original in France. The work was exhibited
Ioan Andreescu, of whom Nicolae Grigorescu said that ‘he is the greatest artist the country has ever had’, also considering himself, was influenced by him. In 1873, having set out on the road with the modest idea of supporting himself
‘Finis Africae’, by Alexandru Crișan, the starting point of the exhibition ‘Roots’, a visual ode dedicated to the immovable material heritage, a meditation on the unchanged world that served as a source of inspiration for Constantin Brâncuși, can be seen
"Forgotten Romanian Painters", part of the Art Safari season which starts on March 7, brings together more than one hundred paintings signed by dozens of artists who have made a significant contribution to the history of Romanian art, but whose
The only clearly authenticated Rembrandt van Rijn painting in the National Art Museum of Romania (MNAR) is "Haman before Esther". It is on permanent display in the European Art Gallery, in the room bearing the painter's name, where are on