The 'Vermont and the Charm of the Belle Epoque' exhibition at Art Safari New Museum will be extended, starting Thursday, with eight works that will offer the public an even broader view of the painter's artistic career.

According to a press release Art Safari New Museum sent on Tuesday to AGERPRES, among these eight works by Nicolae Vermont an intimate oil self-portrait from 1905, 'Self-Portrait at the Easel,' stands out.

'The work is special because, in a less usual manner, Vermont depicts himself standing next to the easel in his studio, in the house that was located on Regina Maria Boulevard in Bucharest. While working, he is smoking a pipe. It is a perfect representation of the bohemian artistic atmosphere that characterised the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, a period in which Vermont developed artistically and achieved recognition. In a way, the work encapsulates both a portrait of the artistic existence of the time and the public's romantic projection of the artist and the creative act, so deeply rooted in European cultural consciousness,' the release reads.

Hosted in the museum pavilion of Art Safari New Museum, the 'Vermont and the Charm of the Belle Epoque' exhibition follows the artistic career of Nicolae Vermont (1866 - 1932), painter and engraver, one of the artists who, around 1900, set in motion one of the most important stages in the renewal of Romanian art.

Trained at the School of Fine Arts in Bucharest under the guidance of Theodor Aman, and later refined at the Academy of Arts in Munich, Vermont absorbed Jugendstil influences and, together with Stefan Luchian, Frederic Storck, Arthur Verona and Ipolit Strambu, founded the Ileana and Tinerimea Artistica artistic societies, opening the first exhibition of independent artists in Romania.

The exhibition at Art Safari New Museum brings together works from all stages of his creation, from sketches made in Munich museums to allegorical compositions ('Bacchus'), religious paintings ('The Crucifixion') and works with a social message ('The Emigrants'), alongside a section dedicated to engraving.

The exhibition design is signed by Cosmin Florea and the curator is Maria Munteanu.

Art Safari opened its new exhibition space, of approximately 4,500 square metres, at 13 Amzei Street, Sector 1, Bucharest, on 26 March.

The current exhibition season runs until 19 July and includes, alongside 'Vermont and the Charm of the Belle Epoque,' the exhibitions 'R: Eminescu. The Rational Poet' and 'Felix Aftene. Journal,' as well as exhibitions dedicated to international artists Karoline Babette Kaiser and Anastasiia Lisnycha.

The season also includes a rich programme of events - guided tours, night tours, workshops for adults, meetings with artists and interactive experiences, the schedule of which can be consulted here https://www.artsafari.ro/night-tours/.

Across its 17 editions so far, it has recorded over one million visitors. AGERPRES (RO - writing by: Daniel Popescu; EN - writing by: Adina Panaitescu)