PORTRAIT OF SIJKA GREKOVA

PORTRAIT OF SIJKA GREKOVA 1923
Brown pencil, 41 x 23 cm
Artist’s signature and date in Italics (bottom left): Boris Georgiev / Varna, 12th September 1923
The portrait is of Sijka Grekova (Meteva) (1897–1967). In 1929 she became wife of prof.Svetoslav Grekov, one of the founders of the Higher Trade School (today the University of Economics), professor of mathematics and Chairman of the Commerce and Industrial Chamber
in Varna.
The portrait of Sijka Grekova was made in 1923 when Boris Georgiev opened his first solo
exhibition in Varna. The artist gave it as a present to prof. Grekov with the following dedication: To my friend at heart, Svetoslav Grekov with fraternal devotion. Boris Georgiev, Varna, 12 September 1923.
The portrait is a study, however it conveys the typical artistic mastery of the artist to quickly
capture the character of the model and render it emotional individuality. It was bought by a
private collector for the Varna City Art Gallery collection in 1985.