Dimitrie Paciurea

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.

Dimitrie Paciurea

Chimera of the Earth

Giant – at Carol Park

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.

References

1. "Istoric – monografie". basarab.ro. Matei Basarab National College. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
2. "Paciurea, Dimitrie or Dumitru (1873–1932), Sculptor" Archived 13 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199899913
3. Magda Carneci (1996). "Paciurea, Dimitrie (1873–1932), sculptor" Archived 24 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Grove Art Online. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781884446054

External links

• Media related to Dimitrie Paciurea at Wikimedia Commons
• ici.ro website
• Highbeam research paper