C.I. Lefter is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at National Museum of Romanian History.

This artist painted what was asked of them, no more and no less. The 1974 portrait of Nicolae Ceaușescu shows the dictator in stiff pose behind a podium, clutching a red scarf with the communist emblem—exactly what the party ordered for Ceaușescu’s birthday in 1978. You’ll find the original framed in a Bucharest office hallway if you look hard enough. Gallery Tiles points you to that real-life hallway: tap “Portret Nicolae Ceaușescu, 1974” and see how paint and politics shared the same brush.

Works by C.I. Lefter

Tablou, ulei pe pânză, ”Portret Nicolae Ceaușescu”, semnat C.I. Lefter și datat 1974 în partea dreaptă jos. Reprezentat într-un cadru oficial în spatele unui pupitru, Nicolae Ceaușescu purtând eșarfa cu stema RSR. Oferit lu Nicolae Ceaușescu de Comitetul de Partid Sănătatea, cu ocazia zilei de naștere, ianuarie 1978.

Collections represented

Museum

National Museum of Romanian History

The National History Museum of Romania is a museum located at 12 Calea Victoriei in Bucharest, Romania, which contains Romanian historical artifacts from prehistoric times up to modern times.