Nicolae Tonitza
(1886–1940) Romanian painter (1886-1940)
Nicolae Tonitza (Romania, 1886–1940) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a printmaker. By year of birth, Nicolae Tonitza belongs to the chapter ‘The interwar years’ in this site’s history of art.
Nicolae Tonitza was born in Bârlad and died in Bucharest. Nicolae Tonitza trained at George Enescu University of Arts and Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. The teachers included Gheorghe Popovici, Emanoil Panaiteanu Bardasare, and Hugo von Habermann. Wikidata associates Nicolae Tonitza with Expressionism and Post-impressionism. The students included Corneliu Baba, Ion Frunzetti, Tache Papatriandafil, and Rodica Pavelescu.
The catalogue has one work by Nicolae Tonitza with a free image. The dated work is from 1919. Rumäniens nationella konstmuseum holds at least one work by Nicolae Tonitza.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Nicolae Dărăscu, János Mattis-Teutsch, Margarete Depner, Ștefan Dimitrescu, and Emil Stumpp.