Ștefan Luchian was born on February 1, 1868 in the town of Stefanesti.
1868 - 1916
Ștefan Luchian
description
A Romanian Impressionist (landscape, portrait, still-life) and a master of monumental paintings, the creator of the Romanian school of painting of the early 20th century.
Born into the family of major Dumitru Luchian, who lived after resigning in the Botosani district, Stefanesti village.
S. Luchian became one of the initiators of the Ileana Society of the dissemination of artistic taste in Romania and was an active participant of it. At the same time, the society published a magazine with the same name, for which the artist wrote articles on art criticism. S. Luchian received a high award – the Medalia Bene Merenti medal of the 1st class (1909).
In 1981, a feature film was made about the life of S. Luchian.
Key Ideas:
– Stefan Luchian, although he learned the lessons of Academicism, opposed the extremely conservative foundations of traditional art. He propagandized free creativity without restrictions, which would truly show modern themes and problems in modern art techniques.
– The palette of genres, in which Luchian worked, was very diverse. He was equally interested in landscapes and portraits, as well as still lifes and everyday genre themes.
– Working in the open air, Stefan strives for unexpected, often “sharp” solutions, and uses bright, color-saturated palette. That is why the pictures are always full of sun and saturated with air, combine realistic features with a clearly inherent national ideal in the subject, and new opportunities for self-expression in an artistic form in the technics.
– Acting as a talented creator of poeticized national images, the artist at the same time shows the beauty of nature with its uniqueness.
– In the last years of his life, being almost completely paralyzed and working with a brush, which he held with his teeth, Luchian created colorful pictures. His special emotional expressiveness in color, decorative festivity, the purity of lines are combined with the works of folk art.
– Pictures on social themes (genre scenes), psychological portraits (mostly the images of ordinary people), landscapes, and still lifes differ in the expressive manner of performance, exceptionally sonorous coloring.
1868
1873
1885
1889
1890
1891
1894 - 1895
1898 - 1899
1900 - 1904
1909 - 1911
1916
The birth of the artist
His family moved to Bucharest
His family moved to Bucharest. Since 1879, the future artist studied at the capital gymnasium.
Entered the Bucharest Art School
Entered the Bucharest Art School of T. Aman and G. Tattarescu, as well as the flute class of the Conservatory.
He continued to study in Germany
He continued to study in Germany, attending the classes of Professor I. K. Gerterich at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts.
The first exhibition of works
The first exhibition of works was held in the gallery “Circle of Artists” (Cercul art) in Bucharest, where the artist exhibited his works after his return from Paris.
He lived in Paris
He lived in Paris until 1893, improved his skills at the private paid academy of Julian, studied with V. A. Bouguereau, and T. Robert-Fleury.
He became a member of the jury of the Annual Exhibition of Living Artists
He became a member of the jury of the Annual Exhibition of Living Artists (Expoziţia anuală a artiştilor în viaţă), exhibited eight paintings there. In his workshop, he first organized a joint exposition with T. Aleksandresku, and later with K. Artachinos.
Presented his 21 paintings
Presented his 21 paintings at the exposition of the group “Ileana”. In Alexandria, he completed the interior of the cathedral and the walls in the cathedral of Tulcea.
Two canvases were shown at the Paris World Exhibition
Two canvases were shown at the Paris World Exhibition. The first edition of Ileana magazine was published, for which S. Luchian wrote articles devoted to art. Exhibited 11 paintings in the Bucharest Athenaeum. Participated in the Athens International Art Exhibition; organized two personal exhibitions.
Was awarded the Medalia Bene Merenti of the 1st class
Was awarded the Medalia Bene Merenti of the 1st class. Showed 12 works at the opening of the Bucharest Museum of A. Simu.
The death
He passed away on June 27, 1916 in Bucharest.