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
Nicolae Grigorescu's 1865-1873 oil on canvas ”Sleeping Nymph”, nicknamed ‘The Great Nude’, has been sold for €330,000 through Artmark, after having been estimated at €100,000-200,000. The work comes from the collection of former banker Ernest Goodwin, director of the Banque du