Ion Irimescu

Ion Irimescu
Born 27 February 1903 (1903-02-27)
Fălticeni, Romania
Died 29 October 2005 (2005-10-30) (aged 102)
Fălticeni, Romania
Nationality Romanian
Education Dimitrie Paciurea, Joseph Bernard
Known for Sculpting, Sketching
Notable work George Enescu - portrait
Movement Modernism
Website http://www.irimescu.ro/

Acad. Prof. Dr. Honoris Causa 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]

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