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(December 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Camil Ressu Camil Ressu in 1927 Born (1880-01-28)28 January 1880 Galați, Romania Died 1 April 1962(1962-04-01) (aged 82) Bucharest, Romania Alma mater Bucharest National University of Arts George Enescu National University of Arts Movement Post-impressionism, realism **Camil Ressu** (Romanian pronunciation: [\[kaˈmil ˈresu\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian); 28 January 1880 – 1 April 1962) was a Romanian painter and academic, one of the most significant art figures of [Romania](/source/Romania). ## Biography ### Early life and career Born in [Galați](/source/Gala%C8%9Bi), Ressu came from an [Aromanian](/source/Aromanians) family that migrated to Romania from [Macedonia](/source/Macedonia_(region)) at the start of the 19th century. His father, Constantin Ressu was a journalist and had studied law in [Brussels](/source/Brussels). He was also an artist in his spare time. In 1887, Ressu was enrolled at the School of Fine Arts in [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest). He continued his studies at the [School of Fine Arts](/source/George_Enescu_University_of_Arts_of_Ia%C8%99i) in [Iași](/source/Ia%C8%99i), where he studied with painters [Gheorghe Popovici](/source/Gheorghe_Popovici) and [Gheorghe Panaiteanu Bardasare](/source/Gheorghe_Panaiteanu_Bardasare). In 1902, he finished his studies in Iași, being awarded a silver medal, and left Romania for [Paris](/source/Paris), seeking to further develop his artistic skills. In Paris, he studied at the [Académie Julian](/source/Acad%C3%A9mie_Julian). In 1908, Ressu returned to Romania and became interested in social matters, contributing satirical drawings to several publications, including *Furnica*, *Facla*, and *[Adevărul](/source/Adev%C4%83rul)*. In the same year, he became a member of the [Social Democratic Party of Romania](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Romania_(1910%E2%80%931918)) (or, rather, its surviving Bucharest circle, *Socialist Union of Romania*, formed around the paper *[România Muncitoare](/source/Rom%C3%A2nia_Muncitoare)*). In 1910, his works ([landscapes](/source/Landscape_art) and paintings with bucolic themes) were featured in the [*Tinerimii Artistice*](/source/Symbolist_movement_in_Romania#Birth_of_Tinerimea_Artistică) ("Artistic Youth") exhibition. Ressu opened his first personal exhibition in 1914, in Bucharest. ### Renown *Reapers at Rest* on a 1966 Romanian stamp *Nude* on a 1971 Romanian stamp In 1917, along with the painters [Nicolae Dărăscu](/source/Nicolae_D%C4%83r%C4%83scu), [Ștefan Dimitrescu](/source/%C8%98tefan_Dimitrescu), [Iosif Iser](/source/Iosif_Iser), [Marius Bunescu](/source/Marius_Bunescu) and the sculptors [Dimitrie Paciurea](/source/Dimitrie_Paciurea), [Cornel Medrea](/source/Cornel_Medrea), [Ion Jalea](/source/Ion_Jalea), and [Oscar Han](/source/Oscar_Han), he founded the *Art of Romania* association in Iași. During these years, he further developed his style as a landscape painter, and frequently visited the countryside in summer to paint portraits of peasants working in the fields and views of villages. He also painted [still life](/source/Still_life), portraits of various personalities, and nudes. In 1921, he became the president of the Artists' Union of Romania. In 1925, after a prolonged stay in the village of [Ilovăț](/source/Ilov%C4%83%C8%9B), [Mehedinți County](/source/Mehedin%C8%9Bi_County), Ressu finished one of his best-known paintings, *Reapers at Rest*, currently housed in the Iași Museum of Art. Aside from his artistic pursuits, Camil Ressu was a professor at the [Academy of Fine Arts](/source/Bucharest_National_University_of_Arts) in Bucharest until 1941. From 1950, he was the honorary president of the Artists' Union and a professor at the *Nicolae Grigorescu* Art Institute. In 1955, [Romania's Communist regime](/source/Communist_Romania) awarded him the title of "[People's Artist](/source/People's_Artist)", and he later became a [member of the Romanian Academy](/source/List_of_members_of_the_Romanian_Academy). He died in Bucharest in 1962, and was buried in the city's [Bellu Cemetery](/source/Bellu_Cemetery). ## Gallery - *Peasant Women in Church* (1912) - *Countryside Funeral* (1912) - *The Beer-Hall Academy* (1913) - *Vlaici Church* (1912-1914) - *Reapers at Rest* (1925) - *Bathing* (1924-1925) ## References Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Camil Ressu](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Camil_Ressu). - [Valori ale culturii naționale: Camil Ressu: 130 ani de la naștere](http://www.amosnews.ro/arhiva/valori-ale-culturii-nationale-camil-ressu-130-ani-nastere-28-01-2010). amosnews.ro. 28 January 2010 Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND FAST WorldCat National United States Spain Latvia Greece Poland Israel Artists ULAN RKD Artists Musée d'Orsay People Deutsche Biographie Other IdRef Open Library Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Camil Ressu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camil_Ressu) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camil_Ressu?action=history)). 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