Vera Nedkova
Vera Nedkova (16 November 1906 – 7 July 1996) was a Bulgarian modernist painter. A graduate of the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, she is known as "the grande dame of Bulgarian painting." Born in Skopje to Bulgarian diplomat Todor Nedkov and musician Rayna Sarmadjieva, Vera and her family immigrated to Sofia after Skopje fell under Serbian control during the Balkan Wars. In 1923, Nedkova enrolled at the National Academy of Art, where she studied painting under renowned professor Nikola Marinov.
Also recorded as Vera Todorova Nedkova
Vera Nedkova

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- Name
- Vera Nedkova
- Born
- 16 November 1906
- Birthplace
- Skopje, Ottoman Empire
- Died
- 7 July 1996
- Place of death
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Training
- * National Academy of Art
- Field
- Painting
- Nationality
- Bulgaria
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- painting · graphics
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna · National Academy of Arts
- Honours
- Hero of Socialist Labour of Bulgaria · Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria · Order of Georgi Dimitrov · Order of Cyril and Methodius, 1st Class · Order of Cyril and Methodius and 2nd Class
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Vera Nedkova (16 November 1906 – 7 July 1996) was a Bulgarian modernist painter. A graduate of the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, she is known as "the grande dame of Bulgarian painting." Born in Skopje to Bulgarian diplomat Todor Nedkov and musician Rayna Sarmadjieva, Vera and her family immigrated to Sofia after Skopje fell under Serbian control during the Balkan Wars. In 1923, Nedkova enrolled at the National Academy of Art, where she studied painting under renowned professor Nikola Marinov.
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In 1924, when her father was stationed in Austria, she transferred to the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts to continue her studies in painting under Karl Sterrer and later restoration under Robert Maurer, graduating in 1930. While in Austria, she befriended composer Richard Strauss and author Robert Musil, with whom she kept an active correspondence. Nedkova relocated to Florence in 1931, where she studied the art of Giotto, Masaccio, and Piero della Francesca, before returning to Bulgaria in 1934, where she would remain until her death in 1996. From 1946 to 1961, Nedkova worked at the National Archaeological Museum as a restorer and conservator.
Vera Nedkova studied at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and National Academy of Arts. The recorded working language is Bulgarian and Italian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are painting and graphics. Distinctions recorded are Hero of Socialist Labour of Bulgaria, Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, Order of Georgi Dimitrov and Order of Cyril and Methodius, 1st Class.

Vera Nedkova museum memorial plaque, 2 "11 August" Str., Sofia
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• Name — Vera Nedkova • Born — 16 November 1906 • Birthplace — Skopje, Ottoman Empire • Died — 7 July 1996 • Place of death — Sofia, Bulgaria • Training — * National Academy of Art • Vienna Academy of Fine Arts • Field — Painting
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Vera Nedkova is recorded with the occupation painter. Classed in the genre painting. Classed in the genre graphics. Recorded as having received Hero of Socialist Labour of Bulgaria, Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria and Order of Georgi Dimitrov.
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1906
Vera Nedkova was born on 16 November 1906.
1996
Vera Nedkova died on 7 July 1996.
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- 1.Ministry of Defence. Vera Nedkova: The Grande Dame of Bulgarian Painting.
- 2.AWARE. Vera Nedkova.
- 3.BGNES. Vera Nedkova: The Aristocrat of Bulgarian Visual Arts.
- 4.Zmijcharov, Peter. (2017) , Modern Bulgarian Art: Vera Nedkova. .
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The authorities additionally record the heading Vera Todorova Nedkova. Her recorded languages were Bulgarian and Italian. She was the child of Todor Nedkov. Nedkova received Hero of Socialist Labour of Bulgaria, Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, Order of Georgi Dimitrov, Order of Cyril and Methodius, 1st Class and Order of Cyril and Methodius, 2nd Class. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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