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The Romanian sculptor Ion Jalea was born in 1887, graduated the Academy of Fine Arts from Bucharest and then followed courses in Paris where he was the disciple of Antoine Bourdelle. His lifeu2019s history became dramatic after he lost his left hand in World War I but he continued to create works of art for over 50 years.
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1 An hour @ the museum Ion Jalea (1887-1983)
SERBIA The Sculpture Museum Ion Jalea is located in the historical area of Constanța city, housed in a beautiful Brâncoveanu style manor built in the early twentieth century. Inside the museum there are exhibited over 200 works donated by the great sculptor in 1969 and by his family in 1984, after his death. Ion Jalea (1887-1983) was a renowned Romanian sculptor, recipient of National Prize for Sculpture (1941) and State Prize (1957). In 1957 he became People's Artist. He was member of the Romanian Academy. From 1956 to 1968 he was acting president of the Artists' Union, to become then Honorary President of the same Union
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) was Grand Prize winner at the Paris Exhibition in 1937 and at the Barcelona Exhibition In 1908, after finishing the Arts and Craftsmanship School (Școala de Arte și Meserii), he entered the Belles-Arts Academy in Bucharest, where he studied with Professors sculptors Franz Storck and Dimitrie Paciurea. For accomplishing his studies, he went to Paris, at the Julian Academy, to become Bourdelle's apprentice. During World War One, Ion Jalea was part of the Romanian Army and fought in a series of battles. He was severely wounded and lost his left arm that had to be amputated next to the shoulder. After recuperating, despite being an amputee, he continued to dedicate his life to sculpture, as he did before. He became a well-known sculptor by working with his right arm only, and his greatest achievements were after he lost his arm
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Arcaș odihnind (Archer at rest)
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Arcaș odihnind (Archer at rest)
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Archer at rest, his most representative work, is the best expression of his talent: a perfect blend of real and allegorical strata, and a perfect knowledge of reconciliation of dynamical and statical strain. (From romania.ici.ro.)
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Basorelief Oameni cu tauri
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Hercule doborând centaurul 1925 (Hercules Fighting the Centaur) Th. Aman, ghips, h 56,5 cm
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Hercule doborând centaurul
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Hercule doborând centaurul (Hercules Fighting the Centaur) 1925 București, Parcul Herăstrău – Insula Trandafirilor
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Basarabii (The Basarabs)
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Dragoș Vodă și zimbrul
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Fierărie Fierărie
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Împărat și proletar (the Emperor and Proletarian)
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Letopisețul Țării Moldovei
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Ghips 46cm Mama artistului, ghips, h 46cm
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Liviu Rebreanu, ghips patinat, h 55 cm Portretul tatălui
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Autoportret, ghips patinat, h 57 cm
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Cap de fată (Mioara), bronz, h 45 cm
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Caii soarelui
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) A copy of the Archer at rest donated by the Romanian State to the Court of Justice of the European Communities, Luxembourg
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Cap de cioban
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Țărancă cu dovleci (Peasant Woman with pumpkins) Țărancă cu spic (1958)
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Cap de fată, bronz, h 28 cm
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Centaur, ghips, h 113 cm Centauresa ghips, h113cm
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Centaur, ghips, h 113 cm
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Centauresa ghips, h113cm
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Throughout his career, Ion Jalea approached very different thematic areas. His sculptures embody allegorical scenes, mythological, frontline sketches, popular legends, figures of peasants, nudes, portraits etc
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Nud, bronz, 600x820x350 cm
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Nud, bronz, 600x820x350 cm
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Tors, ghips patinat, h 83 cm Tors drapat, ghips, h 74 cm
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Victorie (trup in mers) Studiu, ghips patinat, h 102 cm
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) The sculptor was not limited to materials, his works being crafted in bronze, plaster, marble and other types of natural stone
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Victorie, ghips patinat, h 80 cm Victorie înaripată
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Oedip Sfarmă Piatră
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Prometeu
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Pegas, ghips patinat, h 48,5 cm Pegas, ghips patinat, h 36 cm La prășit
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Ion Jalea worked monuments, statues, busts, reliefs and bas-reliefs
Ion Jalea (1887-1983) Nud de femeie