Petre Hârtopeanu | |
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| Born | (1913-06-15)15 June 1913 |
| Died | March 22, 2001(2001-03-22) (aged 87) |
| Education | Nicolae Tonitza |
| Alma mater | Iași Academy of Fine Arts |
| Known for | painting |
| Movement | Post-Impressionism Expressionism |
Petre Hârtopeanu (15 June 1913,Dângeni,Botoșani County,Romania — 22 March 2001,Frankfurt-am-Main) was a Romanian-Germanpainter and art professor.
Hârtopeanu began his studies and work inIași. He studied at theIași Academy of Fine Arts, where he hadNicolae Tonitza as a professor in 1937. He later became a professor and dean at the Academy of Fine Arts.
After emigrating in 1970 fromRomania, he lived inFrankfurt,West Germany. Hârtopeanu was married to Frida Klamer, a medical doctor, and had two daughters.
Beginning in 1975, he was a member of the Association for Free and Applied Arts EV Darmstadt, for decades a fixed place in theDarmstadt art life. From 1950, he had numerous exhibitions at home and abroad.
His paintings are an expression of his intense search for the perfect effect of a particular composition. His paintings of natural or cultural landscapes were light and airy, determined by the play of light on the scene. His work often portrayedstill lifes using a clever arrangement with alluring colors and subtle lighting. The symbols in hisstill lifes are often flowers, the glorification of God in his works. Plants, often tree-lined avenues represent the four seasons and symbolize the annual flow.
