Ion Irimescu
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| Ion Irimescu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 February 1903 Fălticeni, Romania |
| Died | 29 October 2005 (aged 102) Fălticeni, Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Education | Dimitrie Paciurea, Joseph Bernard |
| Known for | Sculpting, Sketching |
| Notable work | George Enescu - portrait |
| Movement | Modernism |
| Website | http://www.irimescu.ro/ |
Acad. Prof. Dr. Honoris Causa Ion Irimescu (27 February 1903 – 29 October 2005) was one of Romania's greatest sculptors and sketchers as well as a member of the Romanian Academy. In 2001 he was awarded the Prize of Excellence for Romanian Culture. He is often referred to as the "patriarch of Romanian art and sculpture".[1]
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- 1903 births
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- Alumni of the Académie de la Grande Chaumière
- Honorary members of the Romanian Academy
- People from Fălticeni
- Romanian people of French descent
- Romanian centenarians
- Romanian engravers
- Romanian sculptors
- 20th-century Romanian sculptors
