| 1959 | Arranges a painting studio in the Theatre; in 1960, the studio will be moved to Splaiul Independenţei, close to the house on 1, Schitu Magureanu Str. Paints landscapes and peasants’ portraits in Timisoara (Romania). |
| 1960 | Creates, together with Nicolae Savin, the settings of the play Mamouret, by Jean Sarment, with Lucia Sturdza Bulandra in the main part ( première: 23 Jan.). Paints the portrait of the actor Tony Bulandra for the Museum of the National Theatre of Bucharest. Accompanies the Metropolitan Theatre in the Budapest tour, where befriends with Hungarian fine artists. Paints watercolours and canvases and, back home, exhibits them in the Theatre Foyer, together with the works signed by architect Paul Bortnovski and actor Mircea Septilici. Art collector Misu Weinberg (1907–1974) visits the exhibition and, through actor George Oprina, meets George Ștefănescu. The relationship between the painter and the art collector will last until Weinberg’s death. Paints landscapes at Calimanesti (Romania). In the period 1960–1990, signs constantly stefanescu (in small letters), dating his works after the name. |
| 1961 | Designs, together with Paul Bortnovski, settings for the play Rustica ’50–’60 / Rustic ’50–’60, by Silvia Andreescu and Theodor Manescu (première: 8 May). Sketches settings for the play Intoarcerea / The Return, by Mihai Beniuc (première: 19 Nov.). Exhibits paintings (landscapes and flowers) in the Metropolitan Theatre Foyer. F.A.U. hires him a studio in one room of the Gheorghe Tattarescu Memorial Museum, on 7, Domnita Anastasia Str. (Bucharest). |
| 1962 | Draws settings and costumes for the play Camera fierbinte / The Hot Room, by Al.I. Ștefănescu (première: 27 March). Draws settings for War and Peace, by Alfred Neumann, Erwin Piscator and Guntram Prüfer, a stage version written after Leon Tolstoy’s homonymous novel (première: 25 June). Combines classic settings and slides projected on screen and puppets. Draws costumes for the play O singura viata / A Unique Life, by Ionel Hristea (première: 5 Dec.). Designs settings for the play Bertoldo at Court, by Massimo Dursi. Paints marines at Tuzla, Mamaia, Constanza and Eforie (Romania). Exhibits paintings and scenography in the Lucia Sturdza Bulandra Theatre Foyer. |