Arthur Verona Painting by Paul Meijering

Realistic painting in acrylic by the Romanian painter Arthur Garguromin Verona, painted by the artist Paul Meijering - The original painting is 90 x 90 cm.

Arthur Garguromin Verona, (Brăila, August 24, 1867 - Bucharest, March 26, 1946) was a Romanian painter of Aropean descent.

In the world of Romanian art, the resonance of the name Verona is complex, suggesting both the vocation for painting of the three outstanding members of this family: Arthur Verona, Nicolae Henri Verona and Paul Verona, and the love for the history and beauties of the Romanian earth.

The Verona family was ennobled in 1478, an age reported in the city of Scutari in Albania, ruled by the Venetians. The noble title was won by the sword because of the courage with which some of its members were distinguished within the Venetian army of Verona. The two brothers, Nicolae Henri and Arthur Verona, were born in Braila, where their mother, Countess Amalia di Lucovich, born in Prcanj, Cattaro, sister of the famous Count Antonio di Lucovich, settled in Cardiff, UK, descendants of Triffone di Lucovich, admiral of the fleet in 1652, had settled. The father of the Verona brothers, Francesco Spiridon Verona, descendant of the Verona family, was also a captain of a civilian navy and shipowner, came from the Gulf of Cattaro, located on the coast of Dalmatia, today Kotor, Montenegro, charged by the Prince of Muntenia, Gheorghe Bibescu, with the organization of a commercial fleet and a house of grain trade in Braila, place where they settled when they came to Romania.

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For almost 33 years now, Paul Meijering has been active with the paint brushes. As a 17- year old inspired youngster he joined the Academy of Arts in Enschede (Holland) in order to receive a native training in drawing- and painting technique.

At that time (1980) the tendency of the abstract was running riot, and to his dismay and disappointment Paul found that the trade of the ancient masters was merely 'old hat', the realistic art being disregarded and looked down upon. After two years of useless botchery, there was only one conclusion to draw: 'get autodidact, be a self-taught person!' Paul then left the academy to work for a living, but at the back of his mind there always loomed the passion of his life: to paint. At his spare time he painted and his efforts are characteristic as far as man plays an important role are concerned, or to put it in his own words: 'Each human being tinkers at his own existence, it is the source of inspiration to explain the non-verbal by way of painting'.

The paintings attracted attention at various exhibitions and he was frequently approached by trades-people, hotel-keepers, merchants. These customers were for the most part interested in large wall-paintings and decorations. In the year 2000 the painter develops a speciality that's quite unique: he applies himself to paint football pictures. After a year he gets the chance to realize an open exhibition for an indefinite time as well with the Dutch Football Union 'KNVB' in Zeist as in

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