Education
Born in the village of Vidim near Dubá, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and the Munich Academy.
Born in the village of Vidim near Dubá, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and the Munich Academy.
He is regarded as one of the founders of the modern Bulgarian fine art tradition. During his Plovdiv period Mrkvička created some of his best known works: Plovdiv Marketplace (1883), Sakadzhii (1886), Gypsy Revelry (1887), Poulterer (1887), Marketplace in Plovdiv (1888) and others Mrkvička 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 — Patroness of Agriculture and Crafts.
He was also the author of the exhibition"s official poster. 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.
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
