Androniqi Zengo Antoniu

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Androniqi Zengo Antoniu (born May 26, 1913 in Korça , † February 10, 2000 ) was an Albanian painter . Together with her sister Sofia , she is considered the first professional painter in Albania.

life and work

Androniqi Zengo Antoniu was the daughter of the icon painter Vangjel Zengo from Dardha , whom she supported for years. She has painted several churches in her hometown of Korça, in Tirana and other places in Albania. She graduated with honors from the Athens School of Fine Arts in painting and sculpture . After studying in Paris , she returned to Albania to teach at the Pedagogical Institute “Nëna Mbretëreshë” . She is said to have had an affair with Lasgush Poradeci in the late 1930s . In 1941 she married the singer Kristaq Antoniu . She mainly painted portraits , landscapes and icons , like her sister strongly influenced by realism .

Androniqi Zengo had at least three solo exhibitions during his lifetime, including one in 1937 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the founding of Albania. She also took part in various group exhibitions, for example in New York in 1939. Zengo left over 500 works. 55 of her works are in the collection of the Galeria Kombëtare e Arteve in Tirana. In 2017, works by Androniqi Zengo Antoniu were presented posthumously at documenta 14 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Androniqi Zengo Antoniu , accessed on July 28, 2019. (Albanian)
  2. ↑ Djemtë e Sofia Zengos: Një muze për pikturën e Nenes. In: Panorama. July 7, 2015, accessed July 29, 2019 (Albanian).
  3. ↑ a b c 26 May 1913, lindi piktorja e parë shqiptare Androniqi Zengo-Antoniu. In: Qendra Mbarekombetare e Koleksionisteve Shqiptare. May 25, 2017, Retrieved July 29, 2019 (Albanian).
  4. ↑ a b c d Rivlerësohet 5.5 milionë lekëpiktura e Androniqi Zengos. In: Shqiptarja.com. February 4, 2014, accessed July 29, 2019 (Albanian, interview with Artan Shabani).
  5. ↑ Ilir Shyta: Receptimi i Poezisë së Lasgush Poradecit . Dissertation. University of Tirana, Tirana 2015, p. 78 ( edu.al [PDF; accessed July 29, 2019]).
  6. ↑ Ferid Hudhri: Albania through Art . Onufri, Tirana 2003, ISBN 99927-53-67-6 , pp. 25 .
  7. ^ The newspaper Shqiptarja (February 4, 2014) reports on a fourth exhibition on her 50th birthday.
  8. ↑ documenta 14, daybook Androniqi Zengo Antoniu , accessed on July 28, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Zengo Antoniu, Androniqi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Albanian painter
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Korça , Albania
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 2000