The Salon of mobilized artists, Iasi – Chisinau, January 1918

The article provides information about the organization and content of the Exhibition of painting and sculpture of mobilized artists, organized on January 24, 1918, in the School of Fine-Arts (belle-arts) in Iasi, while the city of Bucharest was occupied by enemies. In the Moldovan capital, even in the hard years of the war, in galleries, sometimes improvised, in shop windows, at the headquarters of newsrooms, confectioneries etc., the exhibitions were held in chains. The exhibition of paintings and sculptures of the mobilized artists was an authentic and large replica of the Official Salon in Bucharest. It was the paintings of the artists involved in the life of the front, who lived and actually fought on the front, who then immortalized these aspects in impressive and emotional compositional scenes. The compositional scenes captured the oppressive atmosphere of the front, the disastrous aftermath of the bombings, the heavy losses, the human suffering. The exhibition was honored, on the opening day by the presence of the royal family, was widely commented on by journalists, artists and people of culture. Another interesting information is marked by the daily Opinia, which shows that this special artistic event was presented in Chisinau, just a few days after the Country Council decided to unite Bessarabia with Romania