Romanian sculptor (dying on 14 july 1932)
Dimitrie Paciurea
Chimera of the Earth
Giant – at Carol Park
Dimitrie Paciurea (Romanian pronunciation: [diˈmitri.e paˈt͡ʃjure̯a] ⓘ ; 2 November (1873 or 1875) – 14 July 1932) was a Romanian sculptor . His representational and symbolic style contrasts strongly to the more abstract style of his contemporary and co-national Constantin Brâncuși .
Born in Bucharest , he attended the Matei Basarab High School .[ 1] He then studied at the National School of Fine Arts in Bucharest (1890–1894), and later in Paris (1896–1900).[ 2] [ 3]
In 1909 he was named professor at the National School of Fine Arts.
Paciurea was one of the founders of the Romanian Art Society (1919).
His students include Cornel Medrea , Ion Jalea , and Oscar Han .
A room of the Romanian National Art Museum is devoted largely to his Chimera sculptures.
Birthdate
Dimitrie's birth year is uncertain:
Oscar Han , Sculptorul Dimitrie Paciurea , Bucharest, 1935, p. 7, gives Paciurea's birth year as 1875.
George Oprescu , Sculptura Româneasca , Bucharest, 1965, p. 93, lists 1875
Ion Frunzetti , Paciurea , Bucharest, 1971, p. 12, date of birth as 2 November 1873.
Mircea Deac, Paciurea , Bucharest, 2000, p. 5, date of birth as 2 November 1873.
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