Vera Nedkova

Vera Nedkova (Bulgarian: Вера Недкова) (16 November 1906 – 7 July 1996) was a Bulgarian modernist painter.[1] A graduate of the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, she is known as "the grande dame of Bulgarian painting."[2]

Vera Nedkova
Born(1906-11-16)16 November 1906
Skopje, Ottoman Empire
Died7 July 1996(1996-07-07) (aged 89)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Education
Known forPainting
Nedkova's memorial plaque in Sofia

Born in Skopje to Bulgarian diplomat Todor Nedkov, Vera and her family immigrated to Sofia after Skopie fell under Serbian control during the Balkan Wars.

In 1923, Nedkova enrolled at the National Academy of Arts, where she studied painting under renowned professor Nikola Marinov. The following year, she transferred to the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts to continue her studies in painting and restoration, graduating in 1930.

Nedkova relocated to Florence, where she studied the art of Giotto, Masaccio, and Piero della Francesca, before returning to Bulgaria in 1934, where she would remain until her death in 1996.

From 1946 to 1961, Nedkova worked at the National Archaeological Museum as a restorator and conservator.[3]

References
  1. "Vera Nedkova". National Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  2. Вера Недкова – гранддамата на българската живопис [Vera Nedkova: The Grande Dame of Bulgarian Painting] (in Bulgarian). Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  3. Zmijcharov, Peter. (2017) , Modern Bulgarian Art: Vera Nedkova. ISBN 9789548718394.


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