Romanian cartoonist Gabriel Bratu, age 90, passed away

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Last updated 23 أكتوبر 2024

Romanian cartoonist Gabriel Bratu, age 90, passed away😥
رحيل الفنان الروماني فابرييل براتو عن عمر ناهز ال90 عاماً

O veste rece și amară am primit astăzi de la Craiova! Gabriel Bratu, cel mai longeviv caricaturist român, a încetat din viață! Mai avea cateva zile si-si rontunjea varsta la 90 de ani! A fost omul care m-a primit cu simplitate in casa lui, mi-a asternut multe povesti din tumultoasa sa viata, a trait si trecut prin epoci si sumbre, si solare, a fost apropiat de Maria Tănase, de Amza Pellea sau de-un Marin Sorescu, cred ca n-a fost oltean mai hâtru si mai sociabil ca Nea Gabi, cum il stia toata Craiova culturală.

Gabriel Bratu mi-a deschis nu doar usa casei personale, mi-a deschis toate usile posibile din lumea caricaturii, m-a invitat la toate saloanele de la Craiova, ma chema la dineurile date pentru artistii invitati (si erau cei mai mari!), atunci am inceput sa cunosc mai bine lumea caricaturii românești, sa incep sa devin colectionar (de la el am primit primele caricaturi din colectia mea, dar nu semnate de el, ci de Albert Poch, Bour, N. Claudiu, Ciosu si altii, nume de rezonanta ale caricaturii românești!) curand mi-am extins cunostintele si prieteniile in lumea acestei arte atat de fantaste, conlindam ateliere, ajunsesem eu sa-i spun noutati lui Gabriel Bratu, dar viata a mers mai departe, eu am ajuns in alte colturi de lume, Nea Gabi a ramas in Craiova lui iubită, la masa lui de lucru, de unde născocea zilnic zeci de caricaturi, de unde alegea apoi ce sa publice.

Gabriel Bratu a fost pe rând de toate: caricaturist de presă, machetator, desenator la Animafilm, chemat in echipă chiar de Marin Sorescu, a revenit apoi la Craiova, unde devenea director artistic al editurii Scrisul Românesc, nou infiintata in epoca, iar peste cativa ani, fonda colectia de carte pentru copii a editurii craiovene, unde i-a publicat pe Olimp Vărășteanu sau Laurențiu Sârbu, staruri ale Animafilmului, si insusi Gabriel Bratu a publicat carti de succes in lumea celor mici, multe si acum ar provoca straluciri entuziaste in ochii celor mici!

Să nu pierzi veselia pe drum, Nea Gabi, oriunde te vei duce! Mulțumesc pentru tot!

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I received a cold and bitter news today from Craiova! Gabriel Bratu, the longest-lived Romanian cartoonist, passed away! He had a few days left and he was turning 90 years old! He was the man who received me with simplicity in his house, he told me many stories from his tumultuous life, he lived and passed through dark and sunny eras, he was close to Maria Tănase, Amza Pellea or a Marin Sorescu, I think that there was no Oltean more lively and sociable than Nea Gabi, as the whole cultural Craiova knew him.
Gabriel Bratu opened not only the door of his personal house, he opened all possible doors for me in the world of caricature, he invited me to all the salons in Craiova, invited me to the dinners given for the invited artists (and they were the biggest!), then I started to get to know the world of Romanian caricature better, to start becoming a collector (from him I received the first caricatures in my collection, but not signed by him, but by Albert Poch, Bour, N. Claudiu, Ciosu and others, names of the resonance of the Romanian caricature!) I soon expanded my knowledge and friendships in the world of this fantastic art, we shared workshops, I had reached the point of telling Gabriel Bratu news, but life went on, I ended up in other corners of world, Nea Gabi stayed in his beloved Craiova, at his work table, from where he created dozens of caricatures daily, from where he then chose what to publish.
Gabriel Bratu was a bit of everything: press caricaturist, layout designer, cartoonist at Animafilm, called to the team by Marin Sorescu himself, then he returned to Craiova, where he became the artistic director of the publishing house Scrisul Românesc, newly founded at the time, and over several years, he founded the children’s book collection of the Craiova publishing house, where he published Olimp Vărășteanu or Laurentiu Sârbu, stars of Animafilm, and Gabriel Bratu himself published successful books in the world of small children, many of which would now cause enthusiastic sparkles in the eyes of small!
Don’t lose the fun on the road, Nea Gabi, wherever you go! Thanks for everything!

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