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MrkviÄka, Ivan
Nationality: Bulgarian (Czech)
Lifespan: (23 April 1856 ā 16 May 1938)
Ivan MrkviÄka (-Czech, also Jan VĆ”clav MrkviÄka; Bulgarian: ŠŠ²Š°Š½ ŠŃŃŠŗŠ²ŠøŃŠŗŠ°) was a Czech-born painter and an active contributor to the artistic life of newly-liberated Bulgaria in the late 19th and early 20th century. He is regarded as one of the founders of the modern Bulgarian fine art tradition.
Born in the village of Vidim pri Duba, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and the Munich Academy. MrkviÄka came to Plovdiv in 1881 after an invitation by the then-Eastern Rumelian government and worked as a teacher in the Cyril and Methodius high school, where he co-operated with the most important cultural figures in the city ā Ivan Vazov, Konstantin Velichkov, Petko Karavelov, Petko Slaveykov.
MrkviÄka set up his first independent exhibition in 1886 and participated in two common exhibitions with Anton Mitov, another teacher at the high school. During his Plovdiv period MrkviÄka created some of his best known works: Plovdiv Marketplace (1883), Sakadzhii (1886), Gypsy Revelry (1887), Poulterer (1887), Marketplace in Plovdiv (1888) and others.
MrkviÄka settled in Sofia in 1889 and was one of the founders of the National Academy of Arts in 1896, but briefly returned to Plovdiv in 1892 to take part in a special exhibition in the Plovdiv Fair main pavilion. He there presented 15 paintings, including Street in Plovdiv, and a sculpture called Bulgaria ā Patroness of Agriculture and Crafts. He was also the author of the exhibition's official poster.
The painter's most significant achievements are in the everyday life genre, although he also worked in the historic painting sphere and is the author of many high-quality portraits. One of the creators of the then-coat of arms of Bulgaria and the coat of arms of Sofia, he became a Bulgarian Academy of Sciences member in 1918.
Compiled/Authored By: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Mrkvicka
References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Mrkvicka
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