About Aurel Ciupe
Lived 1900 – 1988 (aged 88). Aurel Ciupe was a Romanian painter.
Aurel Ciupe (May 16, 1900 – July 18, 1988), was a Romanian painter, educator, and museum director. He authored numerous portraits, and landscape paintings, and worked within the Fauvism movement.
After leaving Rome, he briefly moved to Târgu Mureş to join his family. Followed by a move in 1925 to Cluj to join the newly formed "Institute of Fine Arts" in Cluj (now Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca). He also worked as the Museum of Banat (now National Museum of Banat) in Timișoara. In 1928, Ciupe won the first prize at the Bucharest Art Salon.
In 1933, he moved to Târgu-Mureş to work as a museum director at the public art gallery, and took a teaching position at the public art university.
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Who was Aurel Ciupe?
Romanian painter
When was Aurel Ciupe born?
Aurel Ciupe was born on 16 May 1900 in Lugoj.
When did Aurel Ciupe die?
Aurel Ciupe died on 18 July 1988 in Cluj-Napoca.
What was Aurel Ciupe's occupation?
Aurel Ciupe was a painter.
What nationality was Aurel Ciupe?
Aurel Ciupe was Romanian.
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