BOOKS
Dimitrie BEREA and his master Pierre Bonnard
A new book has just been published in 2021 about Berea. It reveals interesting facts on how Dimitrie Berea met Pierre Bonnard and was influenced by his art. Describes unknown stories behind the creation of some of the most beautiful paintings that made Berea famous. Presents Berea's collaboration with the most important galleries of the world: Bernheim Jeune, Durand Ruel, Acquavella, Arthur Tooth & Sons. Presents the successful retrospective exhibition held on the occasion of 111 years since his birth at the Romanian Academy of Sciences.
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"Dimitrie Berea, who is exhibited in prestigious galleries in Paris, London, and New York, is known today - more than seventy years after his expatriation - by the public of his native country through the efforts of Mihai Săndulescu, whom I congratulate for his intellectual approach."
Acad. Razvan Theodorescu, VP of the Romanian Academy of Sciences, art critic, and professor of arts
Chapter 1 describes the lives of Bonnard and Berea, how they met, and makes an interesting analysis on how Berea was influenced by Bonnard in choosing subjects and colors.
Chapter 2 introduces us to the atmosphere of the '60 in Cannes, the place where Berea painting in his balcony one of the most beautiful and known paintings - Des fleurs, des fruits et des branches. We present the symbolism of the elements from the subject and the history of his famous owners - Merle Oberon.
Chapter 3, 4, 5, and 6 describe Berea's collaboration with the most important galleries of the world: Bernheim Jeune, Durand Ruel, Acquavella, Arthur Tooth & Sons.
Chapter 7 presents the history of the painting April in Paris, the symbolism of the elements, and how Berea managed to promote and sell his work.
Chapter 8 describes the successful retrospective exhibition held on the occasion of 111 years since his birth at the Romanian Academy of Sciences.
