Background
Nikola Tanev was born on December 5, 1890 in Svishtov, Bulgaria.
Nikola Tanev was born on December 5, 1890 in Svishtov, Bulgaria.
Since 1908 to 1912, Nikola studied at the Paris Academy of Decorative Arts. In 1910, he attended the studio of Claude Monet in Giverny.
Tanev also studied at École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts and Académie de la Grande Chaumière.
In 1912, Nikola Tanev organised his first solo exhibition in Bulgaria.
In 1927 the artist "discovered" the town of Karlovo. The picturesque town unleashed long-amassed energy and thirst for bright light and saturated, deep-toned colors. From this point onward his landscapes from Bulgarian towns turned into impressions of color and light, bringing him fame as a "sunny" artist.
In November 1927, his exhibition was held in Prague. The following year, Nikola arrived in Rome with the exhibition "100 Landscapes of Bulgaria".
In July 1928, he left for Sofia. By 1944, Nikola Tanev had more than fifty personal exhibitions held. Twenty-eight of them took place in Bulgaria, and twenty-seven in Europe: in Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden and Romania.
Nikola Tanev was one of the founders of the Native Art Society, actively participating in its exhibitions in the 1920s and 1930s.