Vintage Original Romania Painting Corneliu Petrescu Signed Gold Leaf, 14 1/2 x 18 1/2", 25 1/2 x 29 1/4" framed.
Born in 1924 in Slanic, Prahova, Corneliu Petrescu was a Romanian physician-turned-artist who lived and worked during the communist regime. A medical doctor by training and career, Petrescu only became a professional artist in his late forties. Although predominantly self-taught, his peers were some of the great Romanian artists of the time.
His first formal exhibition was the Artists Union (UAP) exhibition of 1963, and he later took part in exhibitions abroad, both within and outside the Soviet Bloc including Holland, USSR, Italy and US.A close friendship with Australian collector Geoffrey Tyler opened new horizons for Petrescu. The pair met in Romania in the mid-1970s while Tyler was working for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and they became close friends.When Tyler was off duty in Romania he spent a lot of time with Petrescu and his family exploring local art and culture. With Tyler's assistance, Petrescu and his wife travelled to America and held exhibitions in Philadelphia, New York and Washington D.C. After Tyler's retirement, they maintained the friendship through regular correspondence, sometimes sharing several letters a week.

25 x 29 x 1 in

10 lb