Ion Valentin Anestin (December 24, 1900 â€" December 6, 1963) was a
Romanian graphic artist, engraver, painter, sculptor, journalist and
dramatist. Noted as a caricaturist and art critic, he was the father
of Ion Nuni Anestin, himself a visual artist and actor.Born in
Bucharest to a family originating from Craiova, he was the son of
Theodor Anestin, a draftsman employed by the Bucharest Mayor's Office,
and the grandson of Ion Anestin, an actor noted for his friendship
with the dramatist Ion Luca Caragiale. One of his uncles, Victor, was
an astronomer, and another, Alexandru, a journalist. In 1918â€"1920,
he attended the Bucharest Fine Arts Academy, where he was taught by
the sculptor Franz Storck, and then moved on to the Free Art Academy,
founded by painter Arthur Verona.After 1921, Anestin became a theater
and art gallery chronicler, while authoring various theater plays. It
was during the period that he also became noted for his satirical
cartoons and portraits, heavily influenced by the French school of
drawing. Together with writer Mircea Eliade, Ion Valentin Anestin
published the magazine Est-Vest, which was established in 1927 and
ceased its existence after only a couple of issues.In 1928, he joined
Vladimir Donescu on the staff of Vremea, editing its theater and art
page between 1931 and 1943, while being responsible for the journal's
graphic design. In parallel, Anestin contributed to a large number of
newspapers and magazines (including Epoca, Adevărul Literar și
Artistic, Timpul, Gluma, Cuvântul Liber, and the Romanian Communist
Party's Bluze Albastre), and became a trend-setter in graphic art for
the entire interwar period. Noted for his left-wing convictions, he
drew individual and group satirical portraits of major figures of his
day, both Romanian (Nicolae Titulescu, Alexandru Averescu, Lucian
Blaga, Ion Inculeț, Ion Mihalache, Iuliu Maniu, Gheorghe Tătărescu,
Octavian Goga) and foreign (Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph
Stalin). Additionally, Anestin was known for his original creation,
the character Ion Ion, a staple of his work during the 1930s. Ion Ion
was depicted as a young man with a top hat or a bowler hat, carrying
an umbrella, but having no shirt and trousers.
Romanian graphic artist, engraver, painter, sculptor, journalist and
dramatist. Noted as a caricaturist and art critic, he was the father
of Ion Nuni Anestin, himself a visual artist and actor.Born in
Bucharest to a family originating from Craiova, he was the son of
Theodor Anestin, a draftsman employed by the Bucharest Mayor's Office,
and the grandson of Ion Anestin, an actor noted for his friendship
with the dramatist Ion Luca Caragiale. One of his uncles, Victor, was
an astronomer, and another, Alexandru, a journalist. In 1918â€"1920,
he attended the Bucharest Fine Arts Academy, where he was taught by
the sculptor Franz Storck, and then moved on to the Free Art Academy,
founded by painter Arthur Verona.After 1921, Anestin became a theater
and art gallery chronicler, while authoring various theater plays. It
was during the period that he also became noted for his satirical
cartoons and portraits, heavily influenced by the French school of
drawing. Together with writer Mircea Eliade, Ion Valentin Anestin
published the magazine Est-Vest, which was established in 1927 and
ceased its existence after only a couple of issues.In 1928, he joined
Vladimir Donescu on the staff of Vremea, editing its theater and art
page between 1931 and 1943, while being responsible for the journal's
graphic design. In parallel, Anestin contributed to a large number of
newspapers and magazines (including Epoca, Adevărul Literar și
Artistic, Timpul, Gluma, Cuvântul Liber, and the Romanian Communist
Party's Bluze Albastre), and became a trend-setter in graphic art for
the entire interwar period. Noted for his left-wing convictions, he
drew individual and group satirical portraits of major figures of his
day, both Romanian (Nicolae Titulescu, Alexandru Averescu, Lucian
Blaga, Ion Inculeț, Ion Mihalache, Iuliu Maniu, Gheorghe Tătărescu,
Octavian Goga) and foreign (Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph
Stalin). Additionally, Anestin was known for his original creation,
the character Ion Ion, a staple of his work during the 1930s. Ion Ion
was depicted as a young man with a top hat or a bowler hat, carrying
an umbrella, but having no shirt and trousers.
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