Tsanko Lavrenov
Tsanko Lavrenov Цанко Лавренов | |
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| Born | November 24, 1896 |
| Died | October 18, 1978 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Known for | Painter |
Tsanko Lavrenov (Bulgarian: Цанко Лавренов) was a Bulgarian painter and art critic born in 1896, deceased in 1978.
He is one of the most prominent, influential and distinctive Bulgarian artists of the 20th century. A modernist influenced by the Symbolism and the Secession,[1] Lavrenov is best known for his cityscapes of the old town of Plovdiv as well as his monasteries cycle.
Biography and career
[edit]Tsanko Ivanov Lavrenov was born on November 24, 1896, in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. His grandfather Lavrentiy was a bookman, copyist of catholic manuscripts.[2] Lavrenov graduated at the French college in Plovdiv.[2] In 1921-22, he enrolled at a private art school in Vienna.[2]
Selected works
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- The Old Plovdiv (1930)
- Transfiguration Monastery
- Kurshum han (1937)
- The Church of St Sophia in Ohrid (1942)
- Saint Pantaleon Church in Veles, Macedonia (1943)
- Still life with flowers of the field (1944)
- The Old Plovdiv - diptych (1946)
- The Old Plovdiv (1974–75)
Holy Mountain cycle
[edit]- Zograf Monastery (1936)
- The main gate of Vatopedi monastery (1941)
- General view of Helandariou monastery (1942)
- The port of Zograf Monastery (1958)
References
[edit]- ^ Loran gallery(in Bulgarian)
- ^ a b c Tsanko Lavrenov biography at pravoslavieto.com(in Bulgarian)
External links
[edit]- Tsanko Lavrenov at pravoslavieto.com
- Tsanko Lavrenov at bezramka.bg
- Tsanko Lavrenov at Loran gallery
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