Banchev Yakim - Art Lexicon

Lexicon of foreign painters in Macedonia between 1850-1950

Yakim Banchev (1884-1967) , Bulgarian

Yakim Kazandziev Banchev, born on 6^th August 1884 in Lovech, Bulgaria. Well know Bulgarian military painter, who visited Macedonia with the Bulgarian army during Balkan Wars. Studied art before 1904 at the Fine Art Academy “Alberina” in Тorino, Italy, together with some leading Bulgarian painters like Nikola Ganushev and Maksim Tzankov. Winner of multiple medals during the study years, including golden medal for annual painting competition. Banchev went to USA for painting specialization. Known for his nude act paintings and exceptional figurative technique. His paintings are in the Museum of Military History in Sofia. One of his Macedonian works titles as The Valley of Vardar” is in the collection of the fine art gallery “Values” in Sofia.

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This lexicon is a result of my 15 years long period of researching & documenting the personalities and the artworks of the foreign painters, sculptors, illustrators, and photographers having visited different spots of the geographic territory of Macedonia, there having created works of art there over a 100-years long period i.e. between 1850-1950. Their presence and artwork in the Macedonian milieus represent a notable cultural heritage to the international linkage of the ethnic Macedonians as well as to all the ethnicities living in the picturesque territory of Macedonia and the cultures of modern-day countries spread over parts of the geographic territory of Macedonia. Witnessing the artistic contributions of the foreign artist, we are proud of their Macedonia-themed creative works and experiences. I believe that their artworks, having been inspired and created over the vast region of Macedonia, unite us all in these challenging times, and under the facts and the values of the artistic beauty.

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