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Illustrator, Photographer, b. 1926 - d. 2018

Geta Bratescu (4 May 1926 – 19 September 2018) was a Romanian visual artist with works in drawing, collage, photography, performance, illustration and film.

In 2008 Bratescu received an honorary doctorate from the Bucharest National University of Arts for "her outstanding contributions to the development of contemporary Romanian art". Bratescu was artistic director of literature and art magazine Secolul 21. A major retrospective of her work was held at the National Museum of Art of Romania in December 1999. In 2015 Bratescu's first UK solo exhibition was held at the Tate Liverpool. In 2017, she was selected to represent Romania at the 57th Venice Biennale.

Bratescu studied at the Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest, between 1945 and 1949 under George Calinescu and Tudor Vianu, and at the Academy of Fine Arts under Camil Ressu. She was expelled from the latter before completing her degree due to the rise of the Communist party - since her parents owned property, she was deemed 'of bad origins'. In 1969 she returned to university, and studied at the Institute of Fine Arts "Nicolae Grigorescu" until 1971. She studied literature alongside art, and a close relationship between art and writing is present in much of her work.

The Romanian public sphere in the 1970s and 1980s was one of fragmented socialism, where radical forms of aesthetic provocation were not tolerated. This pressure of censorship pushed Bratescu and other artists to work solely within the privacy of their own studios. Perhaps the work most reflective of Bratescu's experience of censorship and politically motivated performances was her 1978 collage of provocative self-portraits titled Censored Self Portrait. In these photographs, Bratescu depicted herself with her mouth and eyes sealed by a paper strip, to metaphorically express her inability to speak freely in the current public sphere at the time. [5]

Following exclusion from her fine art course, Bratescu worked as an arts editor, illustrator and animator, and also carried out documentation trips both in Romania and abroad for the Artist's Union.[6] Once she returned to university, as a fine art student she had access to a studio which became the subject of a series of works throughout the 1970s that looked at the studio as a place to redefine the self. In perhaps her most famous film, The Studio (1978), made with Ion Grigorescu in a new studio at the Artist's Union, she measures her size in the space, marking her place in the world.

Other works by Bratescu from this period raise questions of self-identity and dematerialisation, such as the performance and photography work Towards White.[7] In the 1980s Bratescu began working with textiles, describing this practice as 'drawing with a sewing machine'.[8]

Bratescu was interested in numerous literary figures, including Aesop, Faust and Medea.[9] The latter, a somewhat anti-feminine figure who killed her children, was the subject of a series of textile works made using scraps of cloth given to Bratescu by her mother, reflecting Bratescu's complex relationship with feminism.[10] Throughout Bratescu's works the line is a dominant feature, functioning as a mode of definition, measurement and movement, from the classical draughtsmanship of Hands (1974–76) to the body performing in space in The Studio (1978). Creating lines through material continued within Bratescu's practice within the series of collages Jeu des Formes (Game of Forms).[11]

In 2017 Romania's Culture Ministry selected Bratescu to represent Romania at the 57th Venice Biennale. She presented a piece of work entitled Geta Bratescu — Appearances. She had participated in the Biennale twice before – in 1960 as part of a group exhibition, and in 2013 at the Central Pavilion, alongside fellow Romanian artists ?tefan Bertalan and Andra Ursuta.

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          • Geta Brătescu, Papiers de cahier
            Feb. 21, 2023

            Geta Brătescu, Papiers de cahier

            Est: €1,000 - €1,800

            collage on paper, 32 × 24 cm, signed and dated bottom right, with pencil, "Geta Brătescu, 1984"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Canzone
            Jan. 17, 2023

            Geta Brătescu, Canzone

            Est: €500 - €800

            chromolithography, 64 × 45 cm, signed and dated bottom right, with pencil, "Geta Brătescu, 1977"; noted bottom left, with pencil, "p.d.a"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Canzone
            Jan. 17, 2023

            Geta Brătescu, Canzone

            Est: €500 - €800

            chromolithography, 64 × 45 cm, signed and dated bottom right, with pencil, "Geta Brătescu, 1977"; noted bottom left, with pencil, "p.d.a"

            A10 by Artmark
          • GETA BRATESCU (ROMANIAN, 1926-2018) - ABSTRACT, ETCHING, 1965.
            Dec. 21, 2022

            GETA BRATESCU (ROMANIAN, 1926-2018) - ABSTRACT, ETCHING, 1965.

            Est: $200 - $400

            Geta Bratescu (Romanian, 1926-2018) - Abstract, Etching, 1965. Signed and dated. Plate: 17x7.5cm. Sheet: 43.5x27.5cm.

            Pasarel
          • GETA BRATESCU (ROMANIAN, 1926-2018) - TWO FIGURES, LITHOGRAPH, 1965.
            Dec. 21, 2022

            GETA BRATESCU (ROMANIAN, 1926-2018) - TWO FIGURES, LITHOGRAPH, 1965.

            Est: $200 - $400

            Geta Bratescu (Romanian, 1926-2018) - Two Figures, Lithograph, 1965. Signed and dated. 22.5x32cm.

            Pasarel
          • GETA BRATESCU (ROMANIAN, 1926-2018) - LINOCUT FROM THE STORIES OF NASTRATIN HOGEA, 1964.
            Dec. 21, 2022

            GETA BRATESCU (ROMANIAN, 1926-2018) - LINOCUT FROM THE STORIES OF NASTRATIN HOGEA, 1964.

            Est: $200 - $400

            Geta Bratescu (Romanian, 1926-2018) - Linocut from the Stories of Nastratin Hogea, 1964. Signed and dated. Plate: 10.5x21cm.

            Pasarel
          • GETA BRATESCU (ROMANIAN, 1926-2018) - ABSTRACT, ETCHING, 1965.
            Nov. 17, 2022

            GETA BRATESCU (ROMANIAN, 1926-2018) - ABSTRACT, ETCHING, 1965.

            Est: $200 - $400

            Geta Bratescu (Romanian, 1926-2018) - Abstract, Etching, 1965. Signed and dated. Plate: 17x7.5cm. Sheet: 43.5x27.5cm.

            Pasarel
          • GETA BRATESCU (ROMANIAN, 1926-2018) - TWO FIGURES, LITHOGRAPH, 1965.
            Nov. 17, 2022

            GETA BRATESCU (ROMANIAN, 1926-2018) - TWO FIGURES, LITHOGRAPH, 1965.

            Est: $200 - $400

            Geta Bratescu (Romanian, 1926-2018) - Two Figures, Lithograph, 1965. Signed and dated. 22.5x32cm.

            Pasarel
          • GETA BRATESCU (ROMANIAN, 1926-2018) - LINOCUT FROM THE STORIES OF NASTRATIN HOGEA, 1964.
            Nov. 17, 2022

            GETA BRATESCU (ROMANIAN, 1926-2018) - LINOCUT FROM THE STORIES OF NASTRATIN HOGEA, 1964.

            Est: $200 - $400

            Geta Bratescu (Romanian, 1926-2018) - Linocut from the Stories of Nastratin Hogea, 1964. Signed and dated. Plate: 10.5x21cm.

            Pasarel
          • Geta Brătescu, Portraits of Medea
            Nov. 15, 2022

            Geta Brătescu, Portraits of Medea

            Est: €15,000 - €25,000

            chromolithography made on Letea stone, 55 x 44 cm , signed and dated bottom right, with pencil, "Geta Brătescu, (19)79"; numbered and noted bottom left, with pencil, "8/50, E.A" (each)

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Shape Game
            Nov. 15, 2022

            Geta Brătescu, Shape Game

            Est: €1,500 - €2,500

            felt-tip pen on paper pasted on cardboard, 14,5 × 20 cm, signed and dated on the reverse, with black, "Geta Brătescu, 2017"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Erotic Dance
            Nov. 15, 2022

            Geta Brătescu, Erotic Dance

            Est: €250 - €350

            lithography, 25 × 31 cm, signed and dated bottom right, with pencil, "Geta Brătescu, 1969"; entitled bottom left, with pencil, "Dans erotic"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Towards White
            Oct. 04, 2022

            Geta Brătescu, Towards White

            Est: €400 - €600

            lithography, 21 × 21 cm, signed and dated bottom right, with pencil, "Geta Brătescu, 1976"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, The Game of Shapes
            Jul. 07, 2022

            Geta Brătescu, The Game of Shapes

            Est: €1,500 - €2,500

            30 × 23 cm, collage and marker on paper, signed and dated on the reverse, with blue, "Geta Brătescu, 2017"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Power of the Line
            Jul. 07, 2022

            Geta Brătescu, Power of the Line

            Est: €1,000 - €1,600

            13,5 × 21 cm, marker on paper, signed on the reverse, with black, "Geta, GB"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Shape Game
            Feb. 22, 2022

            Geta Brătescu, Shape Game

            Est: €1,500 - €2,500

            collage, marker and felt-tip pen on paper, 38,5 × 35,5 cm, signed and dated on the reverse, with black, "Geta Brătescu, 2017"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Canzone (II)
            Feb. 01, 2022

            Geta Brătescu, Canzone (II)

            Est: €500 - €800

            lithography, 64 × 45 cm, signed and dated bottom right, with pencil, "Geta Brătescu, 1977"; noted bottom left, with pencil, "p.d.a"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Canzone
            Feb. 01, 2022

            Geta Brătescu, Canzone

            Est: €500 - €800

            lithography, 64 × 45 cm, signed and dated bottom right, with pencil, "Geta Brătescu, 1977"; noted bottom left, with pencil, "p.d.a"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Pre-Medean shapes
            Nov. 16, 2021

            Geta Brătescu, Pre-Medean shapes

            Est: €4,000 - €7,500

            lithography (3 items), 65 x 87 cm (fiecare), signed and dated bottom right, with white, "Geta Brătescu, 1977"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, The workshop (Nude)
            Nov. 16, 2021

            Geta Brătescu, The workshop (Nude)

            Est: €2,000 - €3,000

            Chinese ink and watercolour on paper, 32 × 43,5 cm, signed and dated bottom left, with black, "Geta Brătescu, 1969"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Line game
            Nov. 16, 2021

            Geta Brătescu, Line game

            Est: €1,500 - €2,500

            marker on paper, 13,5 × 20,5 cm, signed and dated on the reverse, with black, "Geta Brătescu, 2017"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Workshop (Nudes)
            Jul. 06, 2021

            Geta Brătescu, Workshop (Nudes)

            Est: €2,000 - €3,000

            Chinese ink and watercolour on paper, 33 × 42 cm, signed and dated bottom left, with black, "Geta Brătescu, 1969"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, The Workshop
            Jul. 06, 2021

            Geta Brătescu, The Workshop

            Est: €2,000 - €3,000

            Chinese ink and watercolour on paper, 30 × 43 cm, signed and dated upper right, with red, "Geta Brătescu, (19)70"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Medeea I
            Jul. 06, 2021

            Geta Brătescu, Medeea I

            Est: €2,000 - €3,000

            pencil and crayons on paper, 44 × 61 cm, signed, dated and entitled bottom right, with pencil, "Geta Brătescu, 1979, Medeea I"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Peacock
            Apr. 20, 2021

            Geta Brătescu, Peacock

            Est: €200 - €300

            Geta Brătescu, Peacock, lithography, 26 × 31,5 cm, signed and dated bottom right, with pencil, "Geta Brătescu, 1964"; numbered and entitled bottom left, with pencil, "1/10, Păun" ( "1/10, Peacock")

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Untitled
            Feb. 18, 2021

            Geta Brătescu, Untitled

            Est: €1,200 - €1,600

            Geta Brătescu, Untitled, collage and marker, 24,5 × 21,5 cm, signed and dated on the reverse, with black, "Geta Brătescu, 2016"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, The Rule of The Circle, The Rule of The Game
            Feb. 02, 2021

            Geta Brătescu, The Rule of The Circle, The Rule of The Game

            Est: €3,000 - €5,000

            Geta Brătescu, The Rule of The Circle, The Rule of The Game, collage, tempera, gouache and pencil on paper pasted on cardboard, 65 × 48 cm, signed, dated and entitled on the reverse, with pencil, "Regula cercului, regula jocului (The rule of the circle, the rule of the game)-13-, Geta Brătescu, 1985"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Composition
            Nov. 11, 2020

            Geta Brătescu, Composition

            Est: €10,000 - €18,000

            Composition

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Line Game
            Nov. 11, 2020

            Geta Brătescu, Line Game

            Est: €1,200 - €1,800

            Line Game

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Canzone
            May. 19, 2020

            Geta Brătescu, Canzone

            Est: €400 - €700

            Geta Brătescu, Canzone

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Canzone
            May. 19, 2020

            Geta Brătescu, Canzone

            Est: €400 - €700

            Geta Brătescu, Canzone

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Stories of Nastratin Hogea
            Feb. 25, 2020

            Geta Brătescu, Stories of Nastratin Hogea

            Est: €400 - €600

            Stories of Nastratin Hogea

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, The Shape's Game (16 collages)
            Jul. 09, 2019

            Geta Brătescu, The Shape's Game (16 collages)

            Est: €10,000 - €18,000

            signed, dated and titled, in black, "Geta Brătescu, Jeu des formes, 2009"; each, signed and numbered on the reverse, in black, "GB, 1-16"

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Brătescu, Game
            Apr. 17, 2019

            Geta Brătescu, Game

            Est: €1,600 - €2,500

            A10 by Artmark
          • The Game of Shapes
            Nov. 21, 2018

            The Game of Shapes

            Est: €1,600 - €2,500

            A10 by Artmark
          • Geta Bratescu (b. 1926) - Jocul Formelor - 5 (The Play of Forms - 5)
            Jun. 28, 2018

            Geta Bratescu (b. 1926) - Jocul Formelor - 5 (The Play of Forms - 5)

            Est: £4,000 - £6,000

            Geta Bratescu (b. 1926) Jocul Formelor - 5 (The Play of Forms - 5) paper collage, tempera and pencil on paper image: 14 ½ x 20 7/8in. (37 x 53cm.) sheet: 17 3/8 x 23 5/8in. (44 x 60cm.)

            Christie's
          • Geta BRATESCU Cercle, carré et les couleurs du thé
            Mar. 29, 2009

            Geta BRATESCU Cercle, carré et les couleurs du thé

            Est: €1,500 - €1,700

            Geta BRATESCU Cercle, carré et les couleurs du thé 11 1984 dessin tempera, crayon, collage signé,daté et titré au dos, en bas vers le centre 64,5 x 48 cm

            Chayette-Cheval
          • Geta BRATESCU Cercle, carré et les couleurs du thé
            Mar. 29, 2009

            Geta BRATESCU Cercle, carré et les couleurs du thé

            Est: €1,500 - €1,700

            Geta BRATESCU Cercle, carré et les couleurs du thé 13 1984 dessin tempera, crayon, collage signé,daté et titré au dos, en bas vers le centre 64,5 x 48 cm

            Chayette-Cheval
          • Geta BRATESCU Cercle, carré et les couleurs du thé
            Mar. 29, 2009

            Geta BRATESCU Cercle, carré et les couleurs du thé

            Est: €1,500 - €1,700

            Geta BRATESCU Cercle, carré et les couleurs du thé 14 1984 dessin tempera, crayon, collage signé,daté et titré au dos, en bas vers le centre 64,5 x 48 cm

            Chayette-Cheval
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