Romania Insider Wiki: Painters - Corneliu Baba
Corneliu Baba (1906-1997), another famous Romanian painter, lived in the 20th century and is best known for his portraits. Most of his works stayed in Romania and many local museums exhibit at least a painting of Baba's. He painted the…
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Corneliu Baba (1906-1997), another famous Romanian painter, lived in the 20th century and is best known for his portraits. Most of his works stayed in Romania and many local museums exhibit at least a painting of Baba's. He painted the portraits of actress Lucia Sturdza-Bulandra, composer George Enescu, writer Mihail Sadoveanu and poet Tudor Arghezi. Inspired by Rembrandt, Baba used to prepare his portraits by doing numerous sketches of the hands and eyes.
