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DARIS BASARAB

RUGUL CREAIEIPYRE OF CREATION

Ediia a II-a

Revzut i adugit

Second editionRevised and enlarged

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Cuvnt nainte

De ce Ediia a II-a ? Am pornit la drum cu primancercare mnat, cumva, de durerea, nc neostoit, provocat de dispariia intempestiv a prietenuluimeu de-o via, Nicolae-Otto Kruch, copilulminune al Liceului Emanuel Gojdu din Oradea,talentatul student sculptor al Institutului De ArteFrumoase din Cluj, devenit peste ani, maestrul denecontestat al portretului n sculptura romneasc.Am spus, durere neostoit nc, deoarece am fost, iam rmas, adeptul aducerilor aminte, alrememberului, ca plecciune adus celor care ne-au mbogit zilele cu frumosul artei lor. Se

mplinesc 15 ani de la trecerea n nefiin a luiNicolae i o tcere vinovat se aterne pesteviaa, talentul i munca acestui mare artist plastic.

Nu s-a bucurat prea mult, n via fiind, deaprecieri la vedere din partea contemporanilorsi, purtnd povara unei apartenene la o etnievinovat. Puiul de neam, vorba marelui

maestru al sculpturii, Romul Ladea, i el, nurareori, victim a unui trecut vinovat, cndvasculptor al casei regale, a studiat ndurnd prezenaamenintoare, nu a sabiei imaginare a lui


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Damocles, ci, a mult mai reale presiuni exercitatede slujitorii neobosii ai organelor de opresiune. N-a scpat de teama ce i-a fot inoculat nici dupfacultate. i cum ar fi putut fi absolvit de vina de afi fiul unui neam plecat n Germania, din calea puhoiului sovietic eliberator?! Doar era unstigmat acordat pe via!

Nici dup ceea ce ne place a fi definit dreptrevoluie, nu s-au petrecut minuni legate deaducerile aminte. Ba, nu! n oraul care l-aadoptat, Ploietii lui Mihai, la zece ani trecui de ladispariie, are loc un eveniment de cinstire amemoriei lui Nicolae Kruch. n CotidianulPRAHOVA din 9 februarie 2006, apare, alturi deo poz a ecvestrei lui Mihai Viteazul, tirea:

Expoziie retrospectiv dedicat sculptorului

Nicolae Kruch

Unul dintre cei mai importani artiti prahoveni va fiomagiat astzi, n cadrul unei expoziii

retrospective, gzduite de Muzeul Judeean deArt. Este vorba despre sculptorul Nicolae Kruch,cunoscut pentru realizarea unor lucrari de primmn n Ploieti i n Prahova, printre care senumr impozantul monument al domnitorului


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Mihai Viteazul, amplasat n piaa cu acelai nume.Vernisajul expoziiei va avea loc ncepnd cu ora13,00. La eveniment i-au anunat prezena artiti

i oameni de cultur prahoveni.Tot astzi va fi lansat cartea "Nicolae Kruch -periplu prin viaa unui artist", de Mihai Apostol,aparut la Editura Ploieti - Mileniul III.R.ENE

Un lucru meritoriu aceast expoziie, la felca i intenia scriitorului Mihai Apostol de apune la ndemna consumatorilor de art acelPeriplu prin viaa unui artist, din viaa luiNicolae Kruch, numai c, periplu, conformDicionarului explicativ al limbii romne,presupune o Cltorie lung pe mri ioceane; cltorie lung(i anevoioas). Ori,acest lucru ar fi presupus o cltorie lung ianevoias de documentare, ca n cazulpregtirii unei monografii, ceea ce, din pcate,nu a rezultat n cazul de fa. Date biograficeeronate, prezentare sub orice critic amaterialului grafic.

O astfel de lucrare se las ateptat. Celcare s-ar nhma ar trebui s fie unprofesionist, un adevrat critic de art,


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cunosctor al vieii tumultoase i al opereiacestui mare om, mare talent artistic.

Un aspect demn de toat lauda estemaniera n care prof. Eugen Stnescureuete s prezinte pe internet JudeulPrahova prin Monumentele saleReprezentative. Voi face cteva spicuiri, ncepnd cu inspiratul Motto i terminnd cuEcvestra lui Mihai Viteazul:

Moto:Punei copiii n faa monumentelor n care

este ncorporat istoria i n felul acestaistoria poporului nostru nu va mai fi o materiede nvat pe de rost astzi i de uitat mine, ciun element de putere i de iniiativ n sufletulfiecruia dintre ei.

Nicolae Iorga

Un loc aparte n inimile i contiina

ploietenilor, l ocup, de la 1 Decembrie 1997,mreul monument ecvestru nchinat memorieii nfptuirilor ctitorului oraului Ploieti,Voievodul Mihai Viteazul. Regretatul sculptor


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Nicolae Kruch a imaginat iniial un grup statuarnfindu-l pe voievod clare, nconjurat dealte nou statui, dintre care ase reprezentnd pe unii dintre cpitanii si, iar celelalte trei, personaje feminine simboliznd cele trei provincii romneti: ara Romneasc,Moldova i Transilvania. Insuficiena fondurilori-a determinat pe iniiatorii proiectului srealizeze doar statuia voievodului. n luna maia anului 1991, a fost turnat fundaia, momentn care, la baza acesteia, a fost pus unpergament cu semnturile a 84 de cavaleri aiOrdinului Mihai Viteazul, a oficialitilor localei a conducerii Societii Cultural-IstoriceMihai Viteazul.

Statuia, apreciat ca una dintre lucrrile deart reprezentative ale rii, l nfieaz peVoievod clare, purtnd n mn nsemnelevictoriei, orientat ctre nord, simboliznd plecarea sa de la Curtea Domneasc dinPloieti nspre Transilvania i Moldova, n

vederea nfptuirii primei uniri. Este cea maiimpuntoare oper de art monumental pecare o are Ploietiul: nlimea, inclusiv soclul,peste 15 m.; nlimea statuii reprezentnd pe


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domnitor 7,20 m.; greutatea ntregiicompoziii sculpturale din bronz 16 t.;lungimea soclului 24 m.

Din punct de vedere conceptual esteopera sculptorului Nicolae Kruch, decedatnainte de finalizarea monumentului.Definitivarea lucrrii a fost preluat desculptorii tefan Macovei i Justin Bratu, careau urmrit realizarea tehnic, turnarea n bronzi toate operaiunile privind montarea propriu-zis pe soclu

Ceea ce urmresc eu, n aceast a II-aediie a Rugului creaiei, este valorificareaajutorului primit din partea Dnei Atena Kruch,soia regretatului Nicolae-Otto Kruch, care mi-apus la dispoziie noi materiale, dintre puinelesalvate n urma decesului artistului. Este vorbanu att de o revizuire ct, mai ales, de o mbogire a primei ediii. Numrul limitat de

lucrri, innd cont de vasta oper de creaie aartistului, ncearc, totui, s prezinte ct maicuprinztor paleta larg a preocuprilor sale


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Foreword

Why a Second Edition? I started off with thefirst attempt, driven, somehow, by the pain, yettireless, caused by the untimely loss of my lifefriend Nicolae-Otto Kruch, child prodigy ofGojdu Emmanuel Secondary School in Oradea, thetalented sculptor, student of the Institute of FineArts in Cluj, become over the years, the undisputedmaster of the portrait in Romanian sculpture. I said,yet tireless pain, since I was, and I have remained,remembering supporter, of the "Remember", as abow made those days we have enriched with their beautiful art. We commemorate 15 years ofcrossing the nonexistence of Nicolae and a guiltysilence lays over the life, talent and work of thisgreat artist.

Not enjoyed too much, in his life, an assessmentsight from his contemporaries, bearing the burdenof belonging to a guilty ethnic group. Baby ofthe German as the great master of sculpture,Romul Ladea said, and he is not uncommon, victimof a guilty past, once the royal sculptor, studiedthreatening enduring presence, not of the imaginarysword of Damocles but the more real pressures


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made by tireless servants of the organs ofoppression. He was not out of inoculated fear evenafter college. And what could he have beenabsolved of blame to be the son of a German leftfor Germany, away to the Soviet torrentliberator? He was only a blemish given forlife!

Not even after what we like to be defined as a"revolution", no miracles have occurred relating to"remembering." Not at all, no! The town thatadopted him, Ploiesti of Mihai, after ten years passed from extinction, an event occurs to honorthe memory of Nicolae Kruch. In the DailyPRAHOVA of February 9, 2006, appears alongsidea picture of equestrian statue of Michael the Brave

(ro. Mihai Viteazul), the news:

Retrospective exhibition dedicated to the sculptorNicolae Kruch

One of the most important artists from Prahova will be

honored today in a retrospective exhibition, hosted byCounty Museum of Art. It's about sculptor Nicolae Kruch, known for making firsthand works in Ploiestiand Prahova, including the imposing monument to

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the same name. Exhibition will take place starting at13.00.At the event there was announced the presenceof artists and men from Prahova culture .

Also today will be launched the book Nicolae Kruch -journey through the life of an artist, by Mihai Apostol,published by Ploiesti Millennium IIIR.ENE

An worthy thing this exhibition, like the writerMihai Apostol intention to consign to art consumers that

journey through the life of an artist, from NicolaeKruch life, only that journey, according toExplanatory Dictionary of Romanian language, requiresa long journey on the seas and oceans, long trip (anddifficult). Or, this would have meant a trip long anddifficult of documetation, as if preparing a monograph,which, unfortunately, did not result in this case.Biography erroneous, presentation in any criticism ofgraphic material.

Such work is left waiting. Anyone who wouldharness should be a professional, a real art critic andconnoisseur of the tumultuous life and of the work ofthis great man, great artistic talent.

One aspect worthy of all praise is the manner inwhich Professor Eugen Stnescu manages to present byinternet Prahova County through its representativemonuments. I shall make some fragments beginning with


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inspired Motto and ending with Equestrian of Michaelthe Brave ( Mihai Viteazul):

Moto:Put children before incorporated history monuments

... and thus the history of our people will no longer be amatter of learning by heart today and forgottentomorrow but an element of power and initiative ineach of their soul.

Nicolae Iorga

A special place in the hearts and consciousness ofPloiesti people, occupies, from December 1, 1997, thegrand equestrian monument dedicated to memoryand achievements of the founder of Ploiesti, PrinceMichael the Brave.

The late sculptor Nicolae Kruch originally imagineda statuary group showing the Prince on horseback,surrounded by nine other statues, of which sixrepresent some of his captains and the other threefemale characters symbolizing the three Romanianprovinces: Wallachia , Moldavia and Transylvania.Insufficient funds led the project initiators to achieve

only the Prince statue .In May 1991, the foundation was poured, at which,at its base, there was put a parchment with signaturesof 84 Knights of the Order of Michael the Brave, the


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leadership of local officials and Cultural-HistoricalSociety Michael the Brave.

The statue, considered as a work of art

representative of the country, depicts Prince onhorseback, wearing the insignia of victory in hand,facing north, symbolizing the departure of the RoyalCourt of Ploiesti into Transylvania and Moldavia, tothe realization of the first union.Is the most impressive monumental work of art thathas Ploiesti: height, including pedestal over 15 m.;height of statue representing the Prince - 7.20 m.;weight of the entire bronze sculptural composition -16 tons; length of the pedestal - 24 m.

From a conceptual point of view is Nicolae Kruchwork, died before completing the monument.Completion work was taken over by sculptors Stefan

Macovei and Justin Bratu, who followed the technicalfeasibility, bronze casting and all operations on thesocket assembly itself ...

What I seek in this second edition of Pyre ofcreation, is recovery aid received from Ms. KruchAtena, wife of the late Nicolae- Otto Kruch, who has

provided me new material, from the few saved after theartist's death. It is not a review as possible, especially theenrichment of the first edition. Limited number of

papers, given the extensive work of the artist's creativework, tries, however, to present as comprehensive broad


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range of his artistic concerns, despite the poor quality ofsome of the materials used.

Pitiless agalloping affliction prevented him in his

last weeks of life, to restore order in the workshop whichwas so dear to him.Unfortunately, people of Trust, who visited the shrinein those last days of artistic creation, were not concernedabout the danger that feeding the nature of archiveworkshop by robbing it and allowed the disappearance ofdocuments witness of a life activity.I refer to the great portfolio that maintains between itscovers, drawings, blueprints, photographs, data on worklocation.A folder that in the hand of a professional artist, artcritic, would have been constituted the leading way to amonograph ...

Yes, here, in a nutshell, the answer to Why EditionII? and perhaps a reasoning made for launching thenovel The Equestrian on the sitewww.darisbasarab.com in 2007.

Daris Basarab

Translated by Melania Alexandru


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NICOLAE-OTTO KRUCH1932 1995


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OTTO N KRUCHAbsolvent al Liceului Emanuel Gojdu Oradea Promoia 1950-51Copilul minune al Profesorului de desen Anastasie rulescu

(al doilea din rndul de jos stnga)


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Desen dup Albrecht Drer1948


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Autoportret, Cluj 1954


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A fi sau a nu fi...Ploieti, 1989


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N FAMILIEKruch jr. versus Kruch sr.


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S n t a n aSatul copilriei, sau, Satul Natal,

n exprimarea preferat a sculptorului.Childhood village, or NativeVillage,

after sculptor preferred expression.


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Pe acest Rug al Creaiei Artistice a ars neostoittalentul celui care a fost sculptorul Nicolae-OttoKruch. Etnic german dup tat, romn dup mam,de etnie artist plastic, prin vocaie, prietenuniversal. A muncit pn la epuizare dar nu acunoscut oboseala. A iubit, mai presus de orice, omul.Portretele lui n-au fost niciodat fotografii. Au fostdezvluiri ale sufletelor umane. A fost un romantic,sau, poate mai bine spus, un umanist ntrziat, unRahmaninov al sculpturii.

S-a nscut la 10 decembrie 1932, la Snleani-

Arad. A copilrit la Sntana, a urmat LiceulEmanuel Gojdu din Oradea bucurndu-se desintagma copil minune atribuit de Profesorul dedesen rulescu, a studiat la Institutul de ArteFrumoase Ion Andreescu din Cluj-Napoca cuprofesorii A. Ks i F. Servatius bucurndu-se maiapoi de ndrumarea i prietenia marelui artist i

profesor Romul Ladea. A nvat, dar nu s-a lsatsubjugat, intrnd n via pe cont propriu. Nu s-alsat atras de inovaiile la mod rmnnd fidelsufletului su care l-a cluzit pn la moarte.


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S-a stins la 19 august 1995, n plin for decreaie, la Ploieti, oraul care l-a adoptat din anul1967 cnd a prsit Clujul.

A lsat o oper vast: portrete, compoziii, lucrrimonumentale, care au mbogit oraele, muzeele icoleciile din ar i din strintate.

Aceste rnduri au menirea unui remember cares atrag atenia celor care l-au cunoscut, apreciat iiubit, cu sperana c, ntr-o zi, cineva competent, vaface un gest de dreptate i v-a mbogi cu omonografie atotcuprinztoare, adevrat, puinelencercri de pstrare n amintire a locului ocupat nude mult de marele artist n peisajul artei plastice.

Restitutio in integrum , o sintagm frecvent

ntlnit n zilele noastre n domeniul socio-economic,dar, din pcate, inexistent n cel al culturii, al artei,unde omagierea celor disprui este o rara avis...

Nefiind nici artist plastic, nici critic de arta, ci doarun prieten al lui Nicolae-Otto Kruch, consumator de

art, vorba profesorului de desen rulescu de laEmanuel Gojdu, omul care l-a definit drept copilminune al liceului asumndu-i rolul de prim mentor,voi asuma, la rndul meu, rolul deschiztorului uneisuccinte pagini din viaa unui mare artist, un mic album,


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dar cu imagini edificatoare, sprijinit n aceast temerarncercare de prerile avizate ale unor personaliti dinlumea artelor - artiti, critici, reporteri.

i, deoarece m-am referit la restituiri, legat deEcvestra lui Nicolae Kruch, voi cita cteva rndurigritoare din ziarul ploietean PRAHOVA Nr.2136 din29 noiembrie 1997, n legtur cu realizareamonumentului i, indirect, cu noiunea de coautorat:

n anul 1990...proiectul este avizat de ministrulAndrei Pleu. Macheta este realizat de reputatulartist Nicolae Kruch...n varianta de atunci,monumentul reprezenta un ansamblu n careelementele distinctive erau:

Mihai Viteazul clare, trei femei dintre care unacu un prunc n brae i statuile a ase dintre cpitaniivoievodului. Realizat pn la scara 1/3, proiectul a

fost respins la avizarea din 1993, recomandndu-sereducerea ansamblului la statuia ecvestr a lui MihaiViteazul. Noua variant a fost finalizat n anul 1994i a intrat, efectiv, n lucru la scara 1/1, n anul 1995.Negativul a fost realizat n atelierele UPETROM i nmartie 1997 a fost transportat la Bucureti (la RECSRL) unde s-au realizat cele 49 piese componente.

Mari, 11 noiembrie a.c., statuia a traversatPloietiul, ctre locul amplasrii. n aceeai zi, s-arealizat montajul primei pri. Dimensiunile finaleale statuii ecvestre sunt de 7,20m nlime, 4,90lungime i 2 metri lime, avnd o greutate total de


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16,2 tone. Construcia a fost realizat de ICIMNOVA, Romconstruct, Ivan Construct, lucrrile fiindurmrite dup decesul, n 1995, al artistului N.Kruch

de sculptorii S.Macovei i I.Bratu...

Daris Basarab

On this Pyreof creation tirelessly burned the

talent of the man who was the sculptor Nicolae-OttoKruch.German as father, Romanian as mother, ofethnicity plastic artist, by vocation, universalfriend. He worked until exhausted but knew nofatigue. He loved, above all, the man. Portraits were

never photographs. There have been revelations ofhuman souls. It was a romantic, or perhaps bettersaid, a late humanist, a Rachmaninoff of sculpture.

He was born on 10 December 1932, at Snleani-Arad. He grew up in Sntana, attended EmanuelGojdu School in Oradea enjoying the syntagm childprodigy assigned by rulescu, his drawing teacher,

studied at Ion Andreescu Institute of Fine Arts inCluj-Napoca with teachers A. Ks and F. Servatius,later enjoying the friendship and guidance of thegreat artist and teacher Romul Ladea. He learned,but did not give subjugated, entering into life on


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his own. He was not attracted by fashionableinnovations remaining faithful to his soul that guidedhim untill to death.

He died on 19 August 1995, in full creative force,in Ploiesti, a city which adopted in 1967 when he leftCluj.

He left a vast work: portraits, compositions,monumental works that have enriched the cities,museums and collections in the country and abroad.

These lines are designed for a remember todraw attention to those who have known, appreciatedand loved, hoping that someday, someone competentwill do a gesture of justice and enrich with acomprehensive monograph, true, the few attemptsof keeping in memory of the place held not long agoby the great artist in plastic art landscape.

Restitutio in integrum, a syntagm frequentlyencountered today in the socio-economic, but,unfortunately, inexistent in the culture, arts, wherehomage to those missing is a rara avis ...

Neither plastic artist nor art critic, but a friend of

Nicolae-Otto Kruch, consumer of art, accordingtorulescu, drawing teacher at Emanuel Gojdu, the manwho defined him as a child prodigy on high schooltaking the role of first mentor, I assume, in my turn, asummary page trailblazer role in the life of a great artist,


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a small album, but with telling pictures, supported in thisbold attempt at informed opinions of personalities fromthe art world - artists, critics, reporters.

And, because I referred to refund, related to Nicolae KruchEquestrian, I will quote some tellinglines from the newspaper of Ploiesti PRAHOVA

No.2136 of 29 November 1997, in relation to achievingthe monument and, indirectly, the notion ofcoauthors:

In 1990 ... the project is approved by theMinister Andrei Plesu. The model is made byrenowned artist Nicolae Kruch ...In the alternativethen, the whole monument was a distinctive elementswere:

Michael the Brave on horseback, three womenincluding one with a baby in her arms and six statuesof Prince captains. Achieved at 1/3 scale, to endorse

the draft was rejected in 1993, urging the assembly tobe reduced to equestrian statue of Michael the Brave.The new version was completed in 1994 and became,effectively working to scale 1 / 1, in 1995.Negative was made in UPETROM workshops and inMarch 1997 it was transported to Bucharest (to RECLtd) where were made the 49 component parts.

Tuesday, 11 November, this year, the statue hasundergone Ploiesti, to the location. On the same day,there was done the assembly of the first part.


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Equestrian statue final dimensions are 7.20 m high,4.90 m long and 2 wide, with a total weight of 16.2tons.

Construction was carried out by ICIM NOVA,Romconstruct Ivan Constructworks being monitoredafter the artist death in 1995, by the sculptors S.

Macovei and I. Bratu ... '

Daris Basarab


Petru Comarnescu:

...dar poate la nici un cap expresia nu este att deadnc i emoionant ca n portretul-masc al poetuluiBacovia, lucrat de Nicolae Kruch.(Contemporanul, nr.41- 837)

but to no any head the expression is not so deep andtouching as in the portrait-mask of poet Bacovia,worked by Nicolae Kruch.(Contemporanul, No. 41-837)


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Anton Mariana(absolvent /graduate):

O vizit n atelierul sculptorului ploietean Nicolae

Kruch este unul din cele mai interesante popasuri nuniversul fascinant al artei.

n atelierul su de pe strada Roman, artistul trietenconjurat de numeroase busturi, ntruchipnd diverieroi ai istoriei noastre naionale. Curiozitatea celui carest prima oar de vorb cu un sculptor m-a fcut s nu-mi pierd cumptul i s-i adresez cteva ntrebridistinsului nostru interlocutor.

Rep.: Cum sculptai?N. K. : n general, caut s rmn simplu n tot ce simt,

n tot ce fac. Simplitatea nseamn esenializare i mesaj.n ceea ce m privete sculptez intens, mai ales n

primele ore ale dimineii i nu-mi place s fiu deranjat de

nimeni. Cnd cioplesc mi place s ascult muzic.Rep. : Ce material de lucru preferai, lemnul saupiatra ?

N. K. : i lemnul i piatra. Prefer mai ales lemnul...Rep. : Ce-nseamn a fi modern n art?

N. K. : A tri n contemporaneitate. Artistul trebuie sfie un om al epocii sale. Nu-mi plac ostentaiile cutate

ale unora, care, n goana dup originalitate, neag legilede bun sim ale artei. A fi modern n art nseamn a teintegra pe deplin contiinei veacului tu.(Flacra - Revist Literar-tiinific A Elevilor LiceuluiMizil, martie 1976 - 30)


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A visit to the studio of sculptor Nicolae Kruch is one of

the most interesting stops in the fascinating world of art.In his workshop on the Roman street, the artist livessurrounded by numerous busts, embodying variousheroes of our national history. Curiosity of that whotalks for the first time with a sculptor did not make melosing my temper and ask some questions to ourdistinguished speaker.

Rep.: How do you scarve ? NK: In general, I seek to remain simple ineverything I feel, in whatever form. Simplicitymeans essentiality and message. As far as I concernI carve intensely, especially in the early morningand I hate to be bothered by anyone. When listening

to music I like to carve.Rep. : What type of material do you prefer, wood orstone?

NK: Wood and stone. Especially wood ...Rep. : What means to be modern in art?

NK: Living in contemporaneity. The artist must be aman of his age. I hate looking blatancies of some,

who, in quest after originality, deny common senselaws of art. To be modern in arts means you fullyintegrate to your world conscience.

(Flacara - Scientific Literature Review of Mizil HighSchool students, 30 March 1976)


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Dan Grigorescu:

Sculptorul Nicolae Kruch este un artist cu o certvaloare a monumentalului; o demonstreaz elanul liniilordin unele lucrri ale sale, tiina de a pune n valoarespecificul vechii arhitecturi romneti. Dar e i un bun

portretist, care tie s defineasc personalitateamodelului deopotriv prin efecte de modelaj i prinacelea ale cioplirii energice i, n acelai timp, de osurprinztoare delicatee, a pietrei.(Romnia Liber, 1982)

The sculptor Nicolae Kruch is an artist with a definitevalue of monumentality showed by lines momentum ofsome of his works, science to highlight the specificitiesof old Romanian architecture. But he is a good

portraitist, who also knows how to define the personalityof the model by modeling effects and those of energetic

scabbling and at the same time, a surprising delicacy, ofthe stone.(Romania Libera, 1982)


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Teodor Mazilu:

n sculptur, ca i n alte meserii grele - care cer i

trud fizic i nlarea spiritului - timpul uceniciei,timpul iubirii pentru meter - cel care tie mai mult decttine - au un rol hotrtor. Nicolae Kruch a fost discipolullui Romul Ladea i, din devotament, i-a urmat calea.Lucrrile sale n pmnt ars, n galvanoplastie, nmarmur, n lemn, n aluminiu mi-au lsat impresia unei

btlii deloc utopice pornit din necesitatea interioar dea eterniza delicateea, zmbetul, ngundurarea i mreiaomului. Se pare c acest vis e visul tuturor marilorsculptori.(Romnia Liber, 1980)

In sculpture, as in other heavy jobs - that requiring physical labor and spiritual enlightenment - during hisapprenticeship, love time for master - one who knowsmore than you - have a decisive role. Nicolae Kruch wasLadea Romul disciple and, of devotion, he followed hismaster path. His works in earthenware, in galvanoplasty,in marble, wood, aluminum left me the feeling of a battle

at all utopian started from the need to record delicacy,inner smile, study and human greatness.It seems that this dream is the dream of all the greatsculptors.(Romania Libera, 1980)


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Nicolae-Paul Mihail:

ntreaga creaie a lui Nicolae Kruch se desfoardup o logic implacabil, seriile tematice decurgnd nmod firesc unele din altele, potenndu-se reciproc,constituindu-se, n final, ntr-un mod coerent de anelege viaa, arta, realitatea, matricea stilistic i nu nultimul rnd ce nseamn a fi contemporan cu tinensui...Arma principal a artistului, mijlocul cel maidrag de a-i exprima gndurile, esteportretul. Kruch neofer, desigur, i ansambluri monumentale, unele chiarde mare amploare, ceea ce nu contrazice afirmaianoastr c tema predilect este omul, i nu un omoarecare, demitizat sau prezentat sub lumina artificial icaricatural a unor reflectoare obiectiviste, ci omul

luminat din interior de faptele i de Destinul su; ngeneral, omul tragic , aa cum este nfiat nexcelentele portrete psihologice ale lui Horia, Bacovia,

Nichita Stnescu, Nicolae Labi sau n capul de femeiedin lemn de scoru...(Sptmna, 1988)

The whole creation of Nicolae Kruch places after animplacable logic, the thematic series arising naturally insome others, potentiating each other, representingthemselves, finally, in a coherent way to understand life,


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art, reality matrix of style and not least what it means tobe contemporary with yourself ...The main weapon of the artist, the most dear mean to

express his thoughts, is the portrait. Kruch gives us, ofcourse, monumental compounds, some very large, whichdoes not contradict our claim that favorite theme is manand not any man, debunk or presented under artificialand caricature light of some objectivistic reflectors, butenlightened man inside of the facts and his destiny, ingeneral, the tragic man, as depicted in the excellent

psychological portraits of Horia, Bacovia, NichitaStanescu, Nicolae Labi or female head of mountain ashwood ...(Sptamna, 1988)

Ruxandra Ionescu:

Sculptorul Nicolae Kruch face dovada cu aceastocazie - unei variate game de posibile apeluriiconografice la unul i acelai gen, portretistica - de la

portretul metafor, la portretul-istorie, la relieful de

sorginte votiv, cu trimiteri la majolicile lui Luca de laRobbia, pn n portretul-notaie liric rezultat dinimpactul cu fizionomiile cunoscuilor din imediataapropiere.(Flamura Prahovei, 1982)


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Sculptor Nicolae Kruch evidences - on this occasion - avaried range of possible iconographic calls to a single

genre, portraitistic from metaphorical portrait toportrait-history, to votive relief of origin, with referencesto majolique from Luca della Robbia -untill portrait oflyrical notation resulted by impact with his friendsnearby. (Flamura Prahova, 1982)

ION VOICU:

Prin cteva linii doar, dar trase cu o admirabilmiestrie, Nicolae Kruch, surprinde expresivitatea unuichip uman

(Flamura Prahovei, 1987)

... With only a few lines, but drawn with admirablecraftsmanship, Nicolae Kruch, captures theexpressiveness of a human face ...(Flamura Prahova, 1987)



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D E S E N E


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NICHIOR1960


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HERMANN OBERTH(crbune 35x50 cm) 1974

Colecia i foto: Boris David


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Dedicaie la HERMANN OBERTH


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LUDOVIC SPIES(crbune 56x80 cm) 1979


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GEORGE ENESCU(crbune 58x80 cm) 1981


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NICHITA STNESCU(crbune 54x80 cm) 1984


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CASIMIR BELCOT(1885-1917)

Actor(crbune) 1988


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MIHAI EMINESCU(crbune 66x80 cm) 1991


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S C U L P T U R


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MARIENBURG 1422(pr 105x95 cm) 1959


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BIATUL MEU(gips 68x80 cm) 1960


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TUDOR VLADIMIRESCU(ulm 47x80 cm) 1961

Colecia: Muzeul Militar Central Bucureti


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EMIL ISAC(bronz 1963)


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GEORGE BACOVIA(teracot 30cm) 1963 Colecia: Nikolaus-Otto Kruch


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REVERIE(lut 36x48 cm) 1965


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NOBIL DAC(lemn aurit) 1968Foto: Ion Miclea


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Portret de fat(nuc) 1968 Colecia i foto: Ion Miclea


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MIRON COSTIN(lemn 250x50) 1968 Colecia: Muzeul Scriitorilor Trgoviteni


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VARLAAM(lemn 250x55) 1968 Colecia: Muzeul Scriitorilor Trgoviteni


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STOLNICUL CONSTANTIN CANTACUZINOfragment (lemn de jugastru 115x45 cm) 1968

Colecia: Muzeul Scriitorilor Trgoviteni


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GRIGORE ALEXANDRESCUFragment, 1968

Colecia: Muzeul Scriitorilor Trgoviteni


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VASILE ALECSANDRIfragment

(lemn 220 cm) 1968Colecia: Muzeul de Art Ploieti

Foto: Ion Miclea


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NICOLAE BLCESCU i AVRAM IANCU(lemn 230 cm) 1968Colecia: Muzeul Unirii Alba Iulia

Foto: Ion Miclea


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NICOLAE BLCESCU(tei 140 cm) 1969 Colcecia: Muzeul de Art Ploieti


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MIHAI VITEAZUL(bust calcar) 1970 coala Nr.21 Ploieti


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Portret de fat

(rond-bosse lemn 40 cm) 1970Colecia i foto: Boris David


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COMPOZIIE(tei 56x37 cm) 1971



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GRIGORE IONEroul de la Grivia 30 august 1877(bust calcar 120x60x40 cm) 1971DUMBRVETI PRAHOVA


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HOREA(scoru 70 cm) 1971

foto: Ion Miclea


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HOREA(bronz 39x24x22 cm) 1984


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VLAD EPE(lemn 88x35 cm) 1974


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HENRI COAND(aluminiu 66x23 cm) 1974



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ION D. NEGULICIpictor

(1812-1851)(ipsos 120 cm) 1974


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N. A. BASARABESCU(bronz mrime natural) 1975


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VANITATE

(tei 23x68 cm) 1976Colecia i foto: Boris David


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COMPOZIIE(75x52 cm) 1978

(6 Dec. 1978 Sorei mele cu drag, Puiu)Colecia i foto: Boris David


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GHEORGHE LAZR(ipsos) 1978

Studiu pentru Avrig


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GHEORGHE LAZR(detaliu studiu) 1978


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EROILOR PATRIEI

machet pentru Sinaia(marmur) 1979


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CONSTANTIN DOBROGEANU HEREA(Bust monumental marmur 140x94x94 cm) PLOIETI 1980


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Constantin Dobrogeanu Gherea 1980 Ploieti


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NICOLAE IORGA(gips 1980)


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DUP LUPTAlungarea Celilor

Ciclul Burebista

(aluminiu oxidat 98x83 cm) 1980


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LA PONTUL EUXIN(aluminiu oxidat 55x65 cm) 1981


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CONSTANTIN BRNCOVEANU(pmnt ars i lemn 75x42 cm) 1981


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BELA BARTOK(bronz 1981)


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OCTAVIAN GOGAFundaia Cultural tiinific Octavian Goga

MARGHITA


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ADOLESCENTA(nuc 40x25x22 cm) 1982


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NEA COSTIC(pmnt ars 41x42x25 cm) 1982


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MATEI BASARAB (marmur 55x29x20 cm)1983


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REFUGIUMonumentul de la PULI

detaliu(ipsos 180x60 cm) 1984


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AVRAM IANCU(pmnt ars 52x45x26 cm) 1984

Foto: Victor Tomescu


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GHEORGHE LAZR(ceramic 46x53x32 cm) 1984


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GHEORGHE LAZR(bust bronz 117 cm)

AVRIG4 iunie 1994 dezvelirea monumentului

Foto: Ioan Popescu


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Dr. CONDOIU(bronz) 1984 Colecia: Fam. Condoiu


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TUDOR STNESCUZiarist(ceramic 40x25x20 cm) 1984


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NICHITA STNESC U(efigie bronz) 1984CASA MEMORIAL PLOIETI


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LIVIU REBREANU(bronz) 1985


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NICOLAE LABI(bronz 37x29 cm) 1988 Colecia i foto: Boris David


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I A N C U(schi lut 64x96 cm) 1988


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ROXANA (bronz 38 cm) 1982Din Ciclul Copiii


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ALIN (pmnt ars 48 cm) 1983Din Ciclul Copiii


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BOGDNEL (pmnt ars 47 cm) 1987Din Ciclul Copiii


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RARE (marmur 43 cm) 1987Din Ciclul Copiii


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ADRIANA (pmnt ars 36 cm) 1988Din Ciclul Copiii


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RADU (pmnt ars 43 cm) 1988Din Ciclul Copiii


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BOGDAN (pmnt ars 35 cm) 1988Din Ciclul Copiii


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LUIZA (pmnt ars 43 cm) 1988Din Ciclul Copiii


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CRISTINA (pmnt ars 26 cm) 1989Din Ciclul Copiii


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CRISTINA (lemn 41 cm) 1989Din Ciclul Copiii


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FETI(ipsos) 1989

Din Ciclul Copiii


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FRAII(tei 59x27 cm) 1987


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CASTOR i POLUX(aluminiu 49x39 cm) 1962 Colecia i foto: Boris David


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MOARTEA LUI ROMEO(lemn 48x80 cm) 1970


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PENTRU CRISTINA-PAULA(lemn 69 cm) 4 iunie1976



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MEDITAIE

(rond-bosse marmur 27x20 cm) 1977Colecia i foto: Boris David


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DETI (COPII)(amot 45x25x26 cm) 1980

Tabra de Creaie DZINTARI-RIGAFoto: Nicolae-Otto Kruch


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Foto: Nicolae-Otto Kruch 1980


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ODIHNA(bronz 52x80 cm) 1982


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REVERIE

(bronz 25x15 cm) 1984Colecia i foto: Boris David


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MONUMENTUL EROILORCORNU-PRAHOVA 1986


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TROFEUL (1877)(bronz 145x165 cm) 1986

Capturarea steagului turcescMonumentul Eroilor

Cornu Prahova


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MIHAI VITEAZULPLOIETI 1997Foto: Boris David


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Statui (ipsos) reprezentnd cteva din personajelecare urmau s fie amplasate in jurul ecvestrei onformproiectului iniial al sculptorului.

Lucrrile se afl n pstrare la Catedrala EroilorTineri cu hramul nlarea Domnului


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MORMNTULSCULPTORULUI NICOLAE-OTTO KRUCHCimitirul Viioara PLOIETI 1995

(Conceput de Nikolaus-Otto Kruch, fiul)(Autoportret, la voina seniorului)

Foto: Boris David


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