DeRibcowski, Dey - California Coast
De Ribcowski, Dey.(1880-1936) Painter. Born in Rustchuk Bulgaria on Oct 13, 1880. Rather than go to Military school, at age 13, DeRibcowski began his art studies in Paris and continued in Florence and Petrograd. After founding the Academy of Beaux Arts in Buenos Aires in 1904, he arrived in NYC in 1910. By 1917 he was painting in San Francisco and soon settled in Inglewood, CA. Afer an auto accident in 1931, he was in a wheel chair until his death in Los Angeles on Aug 15, 1936. He was the inventor of the medium "Reflex". Exh: Petrograd, 1902 (medal)Uruguay Expo(Montevideo), 1908(medal)Odessa, 1909,(prize); Rio de Janeiro Expo, 1909 (medal) Moscow, 1910 (prize);Sofia Nat'l Gallery, 1910, SW Int'l Fair (El Paso) 1924 . Dim: 20" x 30"
