16. Daisies and violets [1933]

Vasilka Pavlova Genadieva is one of the bright representatives of women artists who marked the history of Bulgarian art in the 20th century. Born in 1905 in the city of Sofia, she is a descendant of the old Kesyakovi family from Koprivshten on her mother's side, and her father is the Bulgarian revolutionary and public figure Pavel Genadiev. Genadieva graduated in painting at the Art Academy, in the class of professors Nikola Marinov and Boris Mitov in 1930. She actively participated in the exhibitions of the Society of Women Artists, and in 1931 became part of the Society of Independent Artists. In his creative biography, he has four solo exhibitions in Sofia. After successfully passing exams in pedagogy, from 1933 she started working as a drawing teacher and taught in many Sofia schools. The creativity of Vasilka Genadieva is mainly related to the genres of still life and portrait. In still life, her compositions are usually - vases with flowers and tables. Characteristics of the artist's handwriting are the gentle coloring, the feminine delicacy and the precision of the brush. Genadieva was strongly influenced by the trend of impressionism, which is clearly visible in her works. The painting "Daisies and Violets", dated 1933, is part of the artist's early work and is a vivid example of her most characteristic creative subjects. Vasilka Genadieva died in 1973 at the age of 68 in the city of Sofia. (S.Ya.)

References

Balcheva-Bozhkova, Milena and Dimova, Ramona (2023). Women Artists, New Horizons between the Two World Wars. Sofia. publisher NHA, Sofia City Gallery and Archives Agency

Dimensions

width 65.5 cm, height 55 cm

Description

oil on canvas, signed and dated bottom left, in blue, "В. Генадиева Еврова, 1933“

Dating

1933

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