Dolinar Lojze
Lojze Dolinar is one of the central representatives of the 20th Century Slovenian sculptors. He was born in 1893 in Ljubljana. His early sculptures are in the style of academic realism, symbolism, secession, and were created in the spirit of the picturesque, impressionistic and new-baroque modulation, while he also approached expressionism. After a short stay […]
Weitz Helmuth
Born on January 5, 1918 in Düsseldorf, died in 1966 in Mönchengladbach. Düsseldorf landscape, figure and still-life painter and graphic artist. Painted in a neo-impressionistic style. He attended the Düsseldorf Academy and was a student of Heuser, Kiederich and Junghanns. His painting style is influenced by impressionism and classic modernism. Weitz visited Macedonia in the […]
Klein Roelof
Born on February 6, 1915 in Leeuwaarden, died on November 15, 1981 in Haarlem, The Netherlands. He was autodictat (self-educated) painter who developed unique expressionistic style with cubistic elements. Mainly worked with watercolor and pencil. Member of several Haarlem art groups, like “Kunst is Onze Doel” and “De Groep”. He was a painter, sculptor and […]
Lazhechnikov Ivanovych Oleksandr
Russian painter and graphic artist. Born in Moscow. In 1897 – 1901 he studied at the Higher Art School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in the studio of A. Kiselyov. In 1901 received the title of artist. Participated in spring exhibitions of the Academy of Arts, Peredvizhniki (1900 […]
Székely Josef
The Viennese photographer Dr. Josef Székely (1838-1901) was born in Sümeg near Lake Balaton in western Hungary and went to school in Szombathely. He then attended the University of Vienna and graduated in 1860 with a masters in pharmacy and in 1862 with a doctorate in chemistry. He taught at the university for a time, […]
Léon Auguste
French photographer who worked for the project “Archives of the Planet” (French: Les Archives de la Planète) of millionaire French banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn (1860-1940) since 1909. Together with Jean Brin, another French photographer, they visited Macedonia during the Balkan wars in the period of 1912-1913 where they made series of autochromes (very first […]
Mantegazza Vico
Vico Mantegazza, (Milan, 22.1.1856 – Milan, 28.10.1934) was an Italian writer, journalist, photographer, and politician. He is considered the special Italian envoy to Balkan since 1886 where he made numerous reportages. He was director of the “Nation” from 1894 to 1898. Although he was more a politician than artist, he “earned” his place in this […]
Zheliazkov Serbezov
Born in 1873 in Demircha village in Romania, died in 1937. Graduated in painting under Prof. I. Mrkvicka and Prof. B. Mitov from the Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia in 1899. Graduated from the Studio of Ilya Repin. Secretary of the Union of the South Bulgarian Artists “Lada” and one of the initiators for the […]
Zhekov Mario
Born on October 16, 1898. in Stara Zagora. He studied painting in Paris and Sofia. Worked in landscape, mainly seascape. He has traveled and lived in France, Italy, Greece, Turkey. Member of the Society of South Bulgarian Artists. Since 1920. arranges many solo exhibitions, participates in group exhibitions. He exhibited his works in Paris, Marseille, […]
Wunderwald Gustav
Born in Cologne in 1882, died in Berlin in 1945. Started his career as an art assistant for the master painter from Cologne Wilhelm Kuhn. Worked as a stage painter between 1899-1900 in Gotha and Charlotteburg studios for stage painting in Berlin as well as for the other theaters in Europe including the Royal Opera […]
