71. The heat of the hearth
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71. The heat of the hearth
References
Vlahuță Alexandru, "Pictorul Grigorescu. Vieața și opera lui", Casa Școalelor Publishing House, Bucharest, 1910. Catalogue of the "Exhibition of the Centenary of the Painter Nicolae Grigorescu", Romanian Academy, Bucharest, June 12-30, 1938. Ionescu Ruxandra, "Maria and Ion Ionescu-Quintus Collection", Museum Magazine, No. 5, 1972, pp. 452-458.
oil on cardboard, 29.5 x 38.5 cm, 29,5 Ã 38,5 cm
Research information
The artwork is mentioned in "ColecÈia Maria Èi Ion Ionescu-Quintus", Ionescu Ruxandra, Museum Magazine, No. 5, 1972, pp. 453-458. The artwork was part of "ExpoziÈia centenarului pictorului Nicolae Grigorescu", Bucharest, June 12-30, 1938 and is mentioned in the exhibition catalogue at cat. 57, p. 14 under the title "VatrÄ" ("Hearth").
PROVENANCE
the Maria and Ion Ionescu-Quintus (1875-1933) historical collection; the Mircea Ionescu-Quintus (1917-2017) historical collection; the Ionescu-Quintus family collection.
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