Jean Alexandru Steriadi
Illustration — Jean Alexandru Steriadi Jean Alexandru Steriadi (29 October 1880 – 23 November 1956) was a Romanian painter and drawing artist. He made portraits and compositions based on a strong, expressive drawing; then he evolved towards impressionistic influenced landscapes in which the subtle harmony is combined with a refined sense of picturesque ("The Morizzi House", "Ships in the Brăila Harbour"). A titular member of the Romanian Academy from 1948.
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Jean Alexandru Steriadi
Călin Dan: Jean Alexandru Steriadi, Editura Meridiane, București, 1988 · Public domain
- Born
- 1880. · Bucharest.
- Died
- 1956. · Bucharest.
- Nationality
- Romania.
- Occupation
- painter and graphic artist.
- Fields
- portrait.
- Movements
- Impressionism, realism, Tinerimea artistică and Arta Society.
- Education
- Bucharest National University of Arts, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich and Académie Julian.
- Teachers
- Wilhelm von Diez, Gabriel von Hackl, Heinrich Wolff and Moritz Weinholdt.
- Languages
- Romanian.
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Illustration — Jean Alexandru Steriadi Jean Alexandru Steriadi (29 October 1880 – 23 November 1956) was a Romanian painter and drawing artist. He made portraits and compositions based on a strong, expressive drawing; then he evolved towards impressionistic influenced landscapes in which the subtle harmony is combined with a refined sense of picturesque ("The Morizzi House", "Ships in the Brăila Harbour"). A titular member of the Romanian Academy from 1948.
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Born at Bucharest in 1880, died in Bucharest in 1956.
Jean Alexandru Steriadi studied at Bucharest National University of Arts, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich and Académie Julian. Training under Wilhelm von Diez, Gabriel von Hackl and Heinrich Wolff is recorded. Henri Catargi, Hrandt Avakian and Sever Burada are recorded as having studied under Jean Alexandru Steriadi. The recorded working language is Romanian. The field of work recorded is lithography, oil painting and woodcut process. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Wilhelm Trübner, Heinrich Wolff and Lucien Simon are recorded as an influence.
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