Blazev Nikola
Born in Orehovo, Bulgaria in 1913. A participation in a national competition won him a complete five-year scholarship to the Bulgarian Academy of Fine Arts, from which he graduated with highest honors. After graduation Blazev remained in Sofia, Bulgaria working as portrait painter for the diplomatic community until he was drafted into the army in […]
Birkenfeld Werner
German medical personnel was with German army in World War One in Macedonia and in Stalingrad, Russia in the Second World War. Make drawings from Macedonia which are in an album in the collection of the author of this lexicon.
Beronneau Andrė
Andrė Beronneau was born in Bordeaux, France. Specialized in painting harbor scenes of Brittany and the Cote d’Azur. Studied at the Fine Arts Academy of Paris. Beronneau exhibited regularly at all the principal Paris exhibitions and gained many awards and distinctions, the Silver Medal of the Salon d’Hiver and the Fargeon Prize of the Salon […]
Beleys Colette
Born in Paris, died in Ennery (Val’d Oise) French / Parisian modernist who studied art at the French National School of Art as well as in the studios of Paul Colin, Charles Leandre and Lucien Simon in the 1930s. Her paintings can be found in French National Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Grenoble, Museum […]
Becić Vladimir
Born on 1st June 1886 in Slavonski Brod, died on 24th May 1954 in Zagreb. Regarded as one of the best Croatian artists from so-called “Munich School”. Studied art in Munich in 1905 and Paris (Academie de la Grande Chaumiere). In 1923, he became a professor at the fine art academy in Zagreb. During the […]
Bayol Gustave
Born in Avignon, died in Angers. French sculptor and designer, representative of French Belle Epoque style. He is one of the most famous carousel builders. During the Great War, Bayol was allocated in Thessaloniki where he made several drawings and watercolors. The auction house Neret-Mignet & Tessier Paris, France sold a drawing on 15 Oct […]
Bayne Roskell Rickard
Rickard Bayne was a famous British architect, born in Warwickshire, England on 7 July 1837, died in Victoria (B.C. Canada) on 4 December 1901. Studied architecture at the University College in London, South Kensington School of Design in London where he god several distinguished prizes (like Queen’s prize in 1860). Rickard Bayne visited the Thessaloniki […]
Bayer Herbert
Bauhaus designer and artist. Born in Haag Am Hausruck, Austria, died in Montecito, California, USA. He is regarded as the author of the Sans-Serif script. His works can be found in many of the mayor fine art museums in the worlds (like Guggenheim Museum New York, Museum of Modern Art, New York etc..). Herbert Bayer […]
Bauer Gotthard
Born on 21-7-1887 in Schaufling, died in Munich on 26-6-1976. He was a painter from the southern German province of Bavaria. Studied art at the Fine art Academy in Munich under guidance of professors Halm, Karl v. Marr, Wilhelm Seitz and Becker Gundhal. During the Great war 1914-1918, he was a war artist in the […]
Batterman Wilhelm
Born in Elze 1872, died in Hamburg 1964. Trained at the school of Heinrich Knirr (1862-1944) in Munich and later at the Berlin Academy. Professor at the school of applied arts Altona, co-founder of Altona artist’s club, numerous public commissions. Literature: Vollmer, Rump, Der Neue Rump a. other. Battermann was likely a war painter during […]
