Dimitar Avramovski-Pandilov

Dimitar Avramovski–Pandilov (Macedonian: Димитар Аврамовски-Пандилов; Bulgarian: Димитър Пандилов Аврамов) (aka Dimitar Pandilov; 1 March 1898 in Tresonče – 26 July 1963) is considered the first impressionist painter, the founder of modern Macedonian art.

Pandilov collaborated with the Bulgarian authorities and was a mayor of the village of Smilevo and then of Kukurečani.

[2] At that time, his father Pandil Avramov received a Bulgarian national pension as a meritorious fighter for the liberation of Macedonia.

[3] After the War he became a teacher at the Skopje high school "Josip Broz Tito".

[4] The style of his soft, warm and lyrical palette fluctuates between poetic realism and neo-impressionism.

Monument of Dimitar Pandilov on the Art Bridge