58. Icon on glass, "Saint John the Baptist as a child", workshop in Gherla, end of the 19th century, from the collection of lawyer Constantin Vișinescu
Starting price
EUR 200
Sold post auction
EUR 250
Session
Tue, 9 December 2025 18:00
Dimensions
width 26 cm, height 30 cm
Description
tempera and gold leaf on glaze, patinated frame, with forceps
PROVENANCE
Constantin Vișinescu was born in 1920 in Constanța. Between 1930-1937, he attended the courses of the "Gheorghe Lazăr" College in Bucharest, and in 1938, he was admitted to two faculties: Law, Letters and Philosophy. At the end of 1940, he was sent to the eastern front against the USSR, where he would take part in the battles for the liberation of Bessarabia. In 1943 he was injured and declared a war invalid. He ignored this situation and continued on the front. In 1944 he fell prisoner and was sent to the Wosnesensk camp on the Bug, from where, together with other three comrades, he escaped and reached the country where he was arrested by the Soviet occupation troops, for desertion. However, the military prosecutor's office found that there was no legal basis for his trial and he was released. As a trainee lawyer, he worked in Istrate Micescu's office and then in Ion Valjan's office. In 1951, being a defense lawyer in the Zionist trial of Bucharest, he was arrested by the Security of the regime. After a long investigation, he was sent to the labor camp at the Danube-Black Sea Canal, from where he was released in 1954. After his release, he resumed his legal activity and in 1972 he received the "Das Verdist Kreuz" decoration from the government of the Federal Republic of Germany for legal merits. In 1990, he established the Romania-Israel Friendship Cultural Association. In 1996, the Presidency of Romania awarded him the "Commemorative Cross of the Second World War" for military services brought to the Romanian state.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For clarifications regarding the bidding procedure, hammer price costs, guarantee, payment, and collection terms for the winning lot, we recommend carefully reading/re-reading the Bidding Regulations.
For additional information regarding the lot and the auction, please contact the Art Consultants Department.
Dimensions
width 26 cm, height 30 cm
Description
tempera and gold leaf on glaze, patinated frame, with forceps
PROVENANCE
Constantin Vișinescu was born in 1920 in Constanța. Between 1930-1937, he attended the courses of the "Gheorghe Lazăr" College in Bucharest, and in 1938, he was admitted to two faculties: Law, Letters and Philosophy. At the end of 1940, he was sent to the eastern front against the USSR, where he would take part in the battles for the liberation of Bessarabia. In 1943 he was injured and declared a war invalid. He ignored this situation and continued on the front. In 1944 he fell prisoner and was sent to the Wosnesensk camp on the Bug, from where, together with other three comrades, he escaped and reached the country where he was arrested by the Soviet occupation troops, for desertion. However, the military prosecutor's office found that there was no legal basis for his trial and he was released. As a trainee lawyer, he worked in Istrate Micescu's office and then in Ion Valjan's office. In 1951, being a defense lawyer in the Zionist trial of Bucharest, he was arrested by the Security of the regime. After a long investigation, he was sent to the labor camp at the Danube-Black Sea Canal, from where he was released in 1954. After his release, he resumed his legal activity and in 1972 he received the "Das Verdist Kreuz" decoration from the government of the Federal Republic of Germany for legal merits. In 1990, he established the Romania-Israel Friendship Cultural Association. In 1996, the Presidency of Romania awarded him the "Commemorative Cross of the Second World War" for military services brought to the Romanian state.
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