Kel Kodheli
Kel Kodheli (born December 24, 1918 in Shkodra , Qark Shkodra , † February 18, 2006 in Tirana ) was an Albanian painter .
life and work
As a child, Kodheli attended drawing classes with Odhise Paskali and Lasgush Poradeci . He studied from 1939 to graduation in 1943 at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma with Carlo Silviera. Then he returned to Tirana. Kodheli worked as a graphic designer and designer of banknotes at the Bank of Albania and later as a teacher. Kodheli mainly painted portraits . In 2003 he received the “Piktorit të Merituar” award.
Most of his works are owned by the Tirana National Art Gallery and a few more in the Shkodra Art Gallery and are family owned. In 2017, Emrush or The Arab's Portrait (1948) was exhibited posthumously at documenta 14 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Galeria Kombëtare e Arteve: Kel Kodheli , accessed on June 17, 2019 (Albanian).
- ↑ Lek Gjoka: Kel Kodheli "Piktor i Merituar". In: Gazeta Vatra. February 18, 2019, accessed June 16, 2019 (Albanian).
- ↑ documenta 14, daybook Kel Kodheli , accessed on June 16, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kodheli, Kel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Albanian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shkodra , Qark Shkodra |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 2006 |
| Place of death | Tirana |