Tsanko Lavrenov

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Tsanko Lavrenov (Bulgarian: Цанко Лавренов) was a Bulgarian painter and art critic born in 1896, deceased in 1978.

Born(1896-11-24)November 24, 1896
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
DiedOctober 18, 1978(1978-10-18) (aged 81)
Sofia, Bulgaria
KnownforPainter
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Tsanko Lavrenov
Цанко Лавренов
Born(1896-11-24)November 24, 1896
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
DiedOctober 18, 1978(1978-10-18) (aged 81)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Known forPainter
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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

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

Sculpture of Lavrenov in Plovdiv
  • 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

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