hall on Paris street no. 20. 1927 – in April he exhibited at the official Salon. On 30 September at the Exposition d’art roumain. Congress of the Latin press – Bucharest. On 26 December at the Retrospective Exhibition of Romanian artists, painters and sculptors from the last 50 years. 1928 – the eleventh personal exhibition took place between 1 and 26 April at the House of Arts. Also in April he was present at the official Salon and in October at the Drawing and Engraving Salon. 1929 – April – Official Salon. He participated on 4 October in the Romania event at the International Exhibition in Barcelona. Here he is awarded the Grand Prize. In November he went to the Drawing and Engraving Salon. He was appointed director of the State Art Gallery. He held this position until 1940, when he retired. 1930 – participated in the Exhibition of Romanian Modern Art in Brussels, The Hague and Amsterdam. Between 4 and 31 May, he opened the twelfth personal exhibition at the House of Arts. He participated in the group exhibition entitled The First Salon of the Universe. 1931 – April – Official Salon. October – Drawing and engraving salon. October – Exhibition of modern art. 1932 – Official Salon and Autumn Salon. It is the year in which he was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French government. 1933 – 21 May – 1 July – the thirteenth personal exhibition at the Dalles Hall. 1935 – participated in the International Exhibition in Brussels. 1936 – the fourteenth solo exhibition between 18 March and 14 April at the Dalles Hall. It is the year in which he became a member of the Romanian Academy. 1937 – becomes a founding member of the Arta group. Participates in the International Exhibition in Paris where he received the Grand Prize of Honor. 1938 – exhibited 30 works at the Venice Biennale. 1940 – opened the last, fifteenth, personal exhibition at the Dalles Hall. 1942 – participates in the Venice Biennale. This year he became ill and stopped working. In the following years, he only sent works made in the past to the main exhibition events in the country and abroad. 1949 – on 1 May, he passed away in Bucharest. References External links Biography Timeline House – Studio "Gheorghe Petrașcu" Romanian Academy People from Tecuci 1872 births 1949 deaths 20th-century Romanian painters Titular