Elena Alexandrina Bednarik Explained

Elena Alexandrina Barabaș-Bednarik (19 April 1883 – 24 February 1939) was a Romanian painter and art teacher.

Elena Alexandrina Bednarik
Birth Name:	Elena Alexandrina Barabaș
Birth Date:	19 April 1883
Occupation:	Painter
Spouse:	Ignat Bednarik
Children:	Beatrice Bednarik

Biography

Bednarik graduated from the National School of Art in Bucharest in 1908, where she was taught by Dimitrie Serafim. From 1909 to 1912, she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. She later became a painting teacher at the high schools "Principesa Elena" in Brașov, "Domnița Ileana" and "Notre-Dame" in Bucharest.

She had one child, Beatrice. When her first child, Beatrice Bednarik, was born, Elena Alexandrina Bednarik was 39 years old. She married Romanian painter Ignat Bednarik and died in Mogoșoaia.

Artwork

Bednarik created works depicting Romanian fairy tales, as well as political cartoons.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1908-10-09 . Elena Alexandrina Bednarik - Evenimentele din Balcani, Furnica, 9 oct 1908 . 2023-04-02 . Furnica, 5/1908 (available through the Bucharest City Library DacoRomanica archive) . en.
2. Web site: 1908-01-01 . Elena Alexandrina Bednarik - Zâna apelor . 2023-04-02 . Wikimedia Commons . en.