Costin Petrescu: In Search of the American Works of a Romanian Painter
Romanian cultural life paced out of a scarring WWI with vigor and determination. The unification of all Romanian provinces in 1918 unleashed tremendous societal energies and led to an increased international interest in the newly created state. Literature, art, social life thrived in the interwar years, which ushered an unparalleled internationalization and revamping of Romanian culture. In 1919, Romanian painter and academic Costin Petrescu (1872-1954) was sent on an officia
