Paul Scorțescu

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Paul Scorțescu, also recorded in the French art milieu as Paul Scortesco, belongs to the generation of Romanian painters whose careers unfolded largely within the international circuits of interwar and postwar European art. His artistic training was shaped in Paris, where he attended the Académie Julian under the guidance of Jean-Paul Laurens and Pierre Albert Laurens, integrating academic discipline with a sustained interest in modern pictorial solutions. This formative experience anchored his practice within the French tradition while allowing for a personal synthesis rather than strict adherence to any single school His professional trajectory is marked by a consistent presence in major exhibition venues, including the Salon des Indépendants, the Salon des Tuileries and the Salon National des Beaux-Arts, where he received honorary recognition. Beyond Paris, his work circulated widely through official exhibitions in Rome, Athens, Lisbon, Cairo, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, positioning him within a transnational network of artists active between Europe and the Mediterranean basin. Scorțescu’s painting centres on urban scenes, ports and panoramic landscapes, frequently animated by figures and structured through an emphatic sense of perspective. A vivid chromatic range and a dense, textured brushwork support compositions that privilege atmosphere, light and spatial rhythm over narrative detail. Mediterranean views, street scenes and marine subjects recur throughout his oeuvre, alongside motifs drawn from extensive travels across France, Italy, Spain, Hungary and the Eastern Mediterranean.