208. Icon on wood, "Mother of God with Child", Romanian school, probably Căldărușani, second half of the 19th century, from the collection of the world vice-champion of bridge, Coriolan Neamțu
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208. Icon on wood, "Mother of God with Child", Romanian school, probably Căldărușani, second half of the 19th century, from the collection of the world vice-champion of bridge, Coriolan Neamțu
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EUR 400
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EUR 400
oil and colloidal gold on wood, 42 x 33 cm
PROVENANCE
Coriolan Neamțu was born in 1925 in Satu-Mare, in a family of Transylvanian intellectuals. He graduated from the Faculty of Law and the Academy of High Commercial and Industrial Studies in Bucharest. His particular interest in the game of bridge allowed him to overcome professional dissatisfaction, inherent to the communist regime, and dedicate himself passionately to bridge. He was an active promoter and organizer of bridge in Romania, tournament director, and bridge teacher. Coriolan Neamțu wrote and edited between 1970-1983 (year when bridge was officially banned in Romania) the magazine "Expert Bridge", printed and distributed in hundreds of copies in quasi-clandestinity. A professional journalist, with sections in local magazines and newspapers and numerous contributions to prestigious foreign magazines, he wrote a number of bridge literature works: "Competitive Bridge" (1973), "Fun Bridge" (1982), "Start Bridge" (1990), "Humorous Bridge" (1991), and "Bridge Conventions" (1991). Being a great animal lover, the author published in 1979 a book entitled "The Dog, Man's Friend", which was a great success at the time of its release. In 2000 he published the volume of maxims and thoughts "Restitutio in absurdum". He was a member of the Romania Jockey Club, the International Association of Bridge Journalists, world vice-champion of IBPA bridge in 1992 at Salsomaggiore, and editor of the bridge section of "Free Time" magazine, the weekly supplement of the "Free Romania" newspaper.
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