Genko Genkov - Artist Info

About Genko Genkov

  • Biography

    Genko Genkov, born in 1923 in the village of Choba, Plovdiv region, Bulgaria, was a renowned artist known for his landscape paintings. He graduated from the Art Academy in Sofia under Prof. Dechko Uzunov and primarily worked in the landscape genre. Genkov's artistic journey evolved from delicate and tonally moderate paintings in the late 1950s to more vibrant and simplified landscapes in the following decades. His painting "Landscape in Orange" from the 1970s exemplifies his later period, characterized by active color values and sketchy nature depictions. Genkov held solo exhibitions in various prestigious galleries and participated in art exhibitions both locally and internationally. He passed away in Sofia in 2006.

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