Nicolae Grigorescu (1838 –1907) was a painter who was instrumental in the development of modern Romanian painting. In 1861, he moved from Romania to Paris with the help of a scholarship and was able to study at the École des Beaux-Arts. While studying abroad, he was exposed to the Impressionist movement and began adopting the style into his own paintings. Eventually Grigorescu brought this knowledge back with him to his home country, however he continued to travel and show his paintings throughout Europe.
Paintings by Nicolae Grigorescu in Chronological Order:
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| Peasant Woman from Muscel, 1874 | Columbine in Green, 1873-1874 | Smârdan Attack, 1878 |
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| Andreescu at Barbizon, 1880 | Woman on the Seashore, 1881 | Fishermen in Grandville, 1884 |
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| Girls Working by the Gate, 1885 | Cheerful Peasant Woman, 1894 | Oxcart, 1899 |
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| Peasant Woman Head, 1905 | Dorobanțul | Girl With Yellow Headscarf |
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| The Little Girl with Red Headscarf | Giri with White Veil | The Blower |
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| May Lillies | On a Peak | Portrait of Alexandrina Filionescu |
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| Laundrywoman in Brittany | Wild Roses | Breton beggar |
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| Case la vitre | Catholic Church in Cimpulung | Catinca |
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| Clearing Back | Fairground in Sinaia | Farmhouse Yard |
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| French peasant woman with a bag on her back | Girl in the mirror | Guardian of Chailly |
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| Hard road | Head of a Young Farmer | Hora |
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| Jew with goose | Mountaineer | Peasant Sewing by the Window |
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| Peasant Woman with Pitcher | Portrait of a Girl | Returning from the fair |
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| Self Portrait | Still Life with Fruit | Turkish prisoners |
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| Two Drunks | Girl With Red Beads | The Spring (Detail) |