Ion Irimescu

Ion Irimescu
Ion Irimescu on a Romanian stamp from 2003
Born27 February 1903 (1903-02-27)
Fălticeni, Kingdom of Romania
Died28 October 2005 (2005-10-29) (aged 102)
Fălticeni, Romania
NationalityRomanian
EducationDimitrie Paciurea, Joseph Bernard
Known forSculpting, Sketching
Notable workGeorge Enescu - portrait
MovementModernism

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]

  1. ^ "Întîlniri cu Ion Irimescu - Fundația România Literară". www.romlit.ro. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26.