Miron Kiropol, Naïve Scene With Figures, Romania, France, Oil On Canvas, Circa 1980, Naïve Art

A genre scene depicting everyday life with animated and moving figures. In the tradition of Romanian folklore, Miron Kiropol (1936-2020) offers, with his poetry and a certain sensitivity, a naive art full of life and humor. The work is an oil on canvas mounted on panel and sold as is: some rubbing and scratches are present, but overall... Dimensions: 54 cm wide x 46 cm high. Miron Kiropol was born in Bucharest, Romania, in 1936. A poet and painter, Miron Kiropol is the son of Mita Stanciu, another artist represented in the Cérès Franco collection. He published *Le Jeu d'Adam*, his first collection, in 1967. *Rosarium*, his third collection, was banned by the Romanian Stalinist regime in 1969. The poet was then forced to leave his country. France granted him political asylum, allowing him to settle in Paris and pursue his dual career as a painter and poet. Regarding writing and painting, Kiropol said: "Writing saved me from playing too much with color. I was mistreating everything. It led me towards a different kind of painting, closer to humanity."