Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Elena Karamihailova 
(1875 - 1961)
 

Elena Karamihaylova was one of the first women artists in modern Bulgaria. She graduated from Robert College in Istanbul in 1895, then in 1895-1896 she studied painting at the Vienna Art Academy for Women. At the invitation of the Robert College she taught there in 1898-1899, then continued her artistic education in Munich, in private schools and at the Academy of the Society of Women Artists. She returned to Bulgaria and settled in Sofia in 1910.

https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/elena-karamihaylova/


In front of the Mirror
1919
Oil on canvas
110 x 86 cm
National Gallery of Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria 

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