Career

He is one of the most prominent, influential and distinctive Bulgarian artists of the 20th century. A modernist influenced by the Symbolism and the Secession, Lavrenov is best known for his cityscapes of the old town of Plovdiv as well as his monasteries cycle. Tsanko Ivanov Lavrenov was born on November 24, 1896 in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Lavrenov graduated at the French college in Plovdiv.

In 1921-1922, he enrolled at a private art school in Vienna.