Mihai Grecu

Mihai Grecu (22 November 1916 – 9 April 1998) was a painter from Moldova. According to Lonely Planet:

Personal Exhibitions in the Republic 1946 – The Union of the Plastic Artists, Chișinău 1958 – The State Art Museum of the MSSR, Chișinău 1963 – The Architect's House, Chișinău 1966 – "Mihai Grecu at 50 years", Chișinău 1969 – The Architect's House, Chișinău 1977 – The State Art Museum of the MSSR, Chișinău 1986 – "Mihai Grecu at 70 years", Chișinău 1992 – Chișinău 1996 – "Mihai Grecu at 80", the National Art Museum of Moldova, Chișinău

Personal Exhibitions Abroad 1965 – Baku, Azerbaijan 1965 – Odesa, Ukraine 1966 – Chernivtsi, Ukraine 1968 – Tallinn, Tartu (Estonia), Riga, Liepāja (Latvia) 1969 – Lviv, Ukraine 1971 – Moscow, Russian Federation 1973 – Vilnius (Lithuania) and Vologda, Russian Federation 1974 – Yerevan (Armenia), Mykolaiv (Ukraine) 1975 – Leningrad (Saint Petersburg), Russian Federation 1977 – Novosibirsk, Russian Federation 1980 – Odesa, Ukraine 1989 – Moscow, Russian Federation 1992 – Bacău and Bucharest (Romania)

Decorations 1960 – The Order "Insigna de Onoare" (The Badge of Honor) 1972 – The Master of Fine Arts of the MSSR 1987 – The People's Plastic Artist of the MSSR 1992 – Order of the Republic (Moldova)

Prizes 1966 – Golden Medal of the Republican Exhibition of the National Economy of the USSR for the picture "Zi de toamna" (Autumn Day) 1970 – Golden Medal of the Republican Exhibition of the National Economy of the USSR for the triptych "Istoria unei vieti" (History of a Life) 1978 – Laureate of the State Prize of the MSSR 1990 – Laureate of the State Prize of the USSR 1991 – The Great Prize at the 1st Edition of the "Moldova Art Salons" for, the picture "Omagiu stramosilor" (Homage to the Ancestors), Romania

Works The Girls from Ciadar-Lunga on a 2002 Moldovan postage stamp. Maternity, 1943, paint, 50x34,5 Woman with a Yellow Headkerchief, 1957, oil on canvas, 93x57 Turkey (cock), 1969, oil on canvas, 120x120 Hospitality, 1966–67, oil on canvas, 200x200 Still-life with Quinces, 1967, oil on canvas, 66x60 Recruits, 1965, oil on canvas, 131x150 The Autumn Day, 1964, oil on canvas, 197x116 The Gates of Orheiul Vechi, 1968 – 1974 The Cranes Had Gone, 1973, mixed technology, canvas, 120x130 The Bugeac House, 1982, oil on canvas, 120x130 Supper in the Field, 1970–1971, oil on canvas, 120x130 The Old Mill, 1976, oil on canvas, 120x100 The Girls from Ciadar-Lunga, 1960, oil on canvas, 193x172