Nicolae Tonitza

Nicolae Tonitza
Self-portrait (ca. 1923)
Born	(1886-04-13)April 13, 1886 Bârlad, Kingdom of Romania
Died	February 27, 1940(1940-02-27) (aged 53) Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Resting place	Ghencea Cemetery, Bucharest
Nationality	Romanian
Education	Gheorghe Popovici Emanoil Bardasare
Alma mater	Iași National School of Fine Arts Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Known for	Painting, engraving, lithography, drawing, ceramic art
Movement	Post-impressionism Expressionism
Spouse	Ecaterina Climescu ​ (m. 1913)​
Patron(s)	Krikor Zambaccian [ro]
Military career
Allegiance	Kingdom of Romania
Service/branch	Romanian Army
Years of service	1916–1918
Battles/wars	Battle of Turtucaia
Awards	Order of Michael the Brave
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Nicolae Tonitza (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e toˈnit͡sa]; April 13, 1886 – February 27, 1940) was a Romanian painter, engraver, lithographer, journalist and art critic. Drawing inspiration from Post-impressionism and Expressionism,^[1] he had a major role in introducing modernist guidelines to local art.