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Alexandru Bellu (1850-1921) cames from a family of wealthy landowners who came from Macedonia into Romania. He does his studies in Law in Paris and enters the media intellectuals and artists of the period. Alexandru meets Nadar in his studio (35 Boulevard des Capucine) and the Impressionists. But more important it is his friendship with the Romanian painter Nicolae Grigorescu. With this painter will be friends for life.
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Alexandru Bellu (1850-1921) came from a family of wealthy landowners who moved from Macedonia to Romania.  
  
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In Paris and in Italy, Alexander Bellu is initiated in photography by Nadar and near  the Alinari brothers from Florence, who lends their lab to make its "tirages". Also in Paris he was friend with the manufacturers of cameras and accessories such as Jules Richard, manufacturer of stereoscopic equipment, easily used with photographic plates by the late nineteenth century.
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He studied Law in Paris, and entered into contact with the intellectuals and artists of the period. He met Nadar (in his studio at 35 Boulevard des Capucine), the Impressionists, camera manufacturers (such as Jules Richard), and the Romanian painter Nicolae Grigorescu, the two became friends for life. Bellu learnt photography from [[Nadar]] and the Alinari brothers from Florence.  
  
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In Romania, the mansionof Urlaţi, his property, which will be for 30 years without issues material to achieve a rural idyllic. Using peasants actually his young peasant or servant, and only two or three men including 'Tata Nita' some Gypsy groups dedicated to paintings he made ​​beautiful young beauties well dressed.
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Back in Romania, Bellu was to live another 30 years at his mansion of Urlaţi (Prahova County), photographing peasants, gypsies and rural life. His photographic work is often compared to the paintings of Nicolae Grigorescu.  
  
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As a photographer behind his machine on stable wooden pedestal, he makes a point of making that we find impeccable album ''Romania in Pictures'' published in France in 1919 under the name of '''Fot. Bellio'''. In this album are even pictures of young peasants girls by another photographer, named Antoniu. The style is different, cooler, more informed and more distant.
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Images of rural Romania that appeared in his 1919 album ''Romania in Pictures'', were republished on various occasions by his son. Postcards using his photographs are rare and sought by collectors.  
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Has often been said that the photographic work of BelLu was built in parallel to that of the painter Nicolae Grigorescu. Grigorescu paints the hard life of Romanian peasants who lived in poverty and injustice, sociallz events that leads to the peasant revolt of 1907. Our photographer, who lost his painter friend that year and his illusions in the change of society he will not touch the photographic plates and handles only collections of paintings, furniture and old coins.
 
  
 
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Alexandru Bellu Photography.jpg|A photograph inspired by [[Media:Nicolae Grigorescu - Car cu boi.jpg|the painting by Nicolae Grigorescu]].
 
Alexandru Bellu Photography.jpg|A photograph inspired by [[Media:Nicolae Grigorescu - Car cu boi.jpg|the painting by Nicolae Grigorescu]].
 
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It is interesting to mention that the images of rural Romania will appear in 1919 in the album made ​​in France, and after his death, by his son in various publishing houses. Postcards of his photographs are rare and sought by collectors today knowing that some of his plates were lost or destroyed. By 1928 some of its heritage is stored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
 
  
 
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* Petre Costinescu. ''Documente in alb-negru. Un fotograf de la sfirsitul veacului trecut. Alexandru Bellu'', Editura Sport-Turism, Bucharest, 1987 (in Romanian)
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* Petre Costinescu. ''Documente in alb-negru. Un fotograf de la sfirsitul veacului trecut. Alexandru Bellu'', Editura Sport-Turism, Bucharest, 1987 {{ro}}
  
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* http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandru_Bellu
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* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandru_Bellu Bellu at German Wikipedia]
 
* http://www.foto4all.ro/blog/2013/04/alexandru-bellu-1850-1921/
 
* http://www.foto4all.ro/blog/2013/04/alexandru-bellu-1850-1921/
 
* http://www.studio-plus.fr/histoire-de-la-photographie/alexandru-bellu-1850-1921.html
 
* http://www.studio-plus.fr/histoire-de-la-photographie/alexandru-bellu-1850-1921.html
  
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Latest revision as of 13:41, 3 December 2022

Life and work

Alexandru Bellu (1850-1921) came from a family of wealthy landowners who moved from Macedonia to Romania.

He studied Law in Paris, and entered into contact with the intellectuals and artists of the period. He met Nadar (in his studio at 35 Boulevard des Capucine), the Impressionists, camera manufacturers (such as Jules Richard), and the Romanian painter Nicolae Grigorescu, the two became friends for life. Bellu learnt photography from Nadar and the Alinari brothers from Florence.

Back in Romania, Bellu was to live another 30 years at his mansion of Urlaţi (Prahova County), photographing peasants, gypsies and rural life. His photographic work is often compared to the paintings of Nicolae Grigorescu.

Legacy

Images of rural Romania that appeared in his 1919 album Romania in Pictures, were republished on various occasions by his son. Postcards using his photographs are rare and sought by collectors.

Photographs
Literature
  • Petre Costinescu. Documente in alb-negru. Un fotograf de la sfirsitul veacului trecut. Alexandru Bellu, Editura Sport-Turism, Bucharest, 1987 (Romanian)
Links
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