Dimitrie Paciurea

A photo of Paciurea

Dimitrie Paciurea - Himera pământului

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 studied in Bucharest (1890-1894) and Paris (1896-1900). Paciurea was one of the founders of the Romanian Art Society (1919). A room of the Romanian National Art Museum is devoted largely to his Chimera sculptures.

Birthdate

Some ambiguity regarding Dimitrie's birth-year exists.

• Oscar Han, Sculptorul Dimitrie Paciurea, Bucharest, 1935, p. 7, gives Paciurea's birth year as 1875.
• George Oprescu, Sculptura Romaneasca, Bucharest, 1965, p. 93, lists 1875
• Ion Frunzetti, Paciurea, Bucharest, 1971, p. 12, date of birth as November 2, 1873.
• Mircea Deac, Paciurea, Bucharest, 2000, p. 5, date of birth as November 2, 1873.

External links

Media related to Dimitrie Paciurea at Wikimedia Commons

• ici.ro website
• Highbeam research paper