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Paintings and scenographic works by Agim Zajmi

This gallery presents a curated selection of Albanian paintings and scenographic works by Agim Zajmi, major figure of modern Albanian art, including works held in private and institutional collections.

still life painting, flowers, vivid colors, expressive brushwork, floral composition, modern Albanian artist, Agim Zajmi

Still life with flowers

Oil on Canvas, 45×55 cm

landscape painting, Berat old town, stone houses, red roofs, steep stairs, vivid colors, expressive brushwork, Agim Zajmi

Landscape from Berat

Oil on Canvas 65 x 54.7 cm, 1988

freedom painting, desire freedom, peace, dove, dynamic movement, blue background, vivid colors, expressive style, Albanian art, Agim Zajmi

Spirit of freedom

Oil on Canvas, 50.5 x 60 cm, 1988

Naim Frasheri, albanian poet

Oil on Canvas, 100 x 85cm, 1989

woman portrait flowers, female face, calm gaze, colorful foliage, vivid colors, figurative painting, impressionist style

Woman portrait with flowers

Oil on Canvas, 40×60 cm, 1976

central Albania, village, bell tower, blue hills, olive trees, vivid colors, impressionist style, landscape painting, Albanian art, 1986

Landscape from central Albania

Oil on Canvas, 42x57cm, 1986

Summer landscape

Oil on wood, 78 x 72 cm

Albanian women, traditions, cubist painting, figurative, serving tray, dynamic colorful, oil painting, Albanian art, visual composition, 1983

Albanian traditional womans

Oil on Canvas, 90×80 cm, 1993

Major Artworks

Agim Zajmi is a leading figure of modern Albanian art and the founder of modern Albanian scenography.
His works, held in the National Gallery of Arts of Albania, have received national painting awards and reflect a strong connection to Albanian history, identity, and cultural heritage. Click on an artwork to view details.

First Albanian flag raising after Ottoman occupation, Deçiq 1911, Malësia e Madhe uprising, Dedë Gjo Luli, Albanian independence movement, national symbol, historic artwork, National Gallery of Albania second prize, Albanian art, oil on canvas, 124x100 cm, Agim Zajmi, 1978

The Raising of the Flag in Deçiç 1911(National Art Gallery) 2^ndNational price

Oil on Canvas, 124 x 120 cm, 1978

Fushë Kosova 1988, Serbian repression against Albanian population Kosovo, Albanian identity, Albanian origin, Yugoslav conflict, violence against Kosovo Albanians, autochthonous Albanian presence, national first prize, National Gallery of Arts Albania, oil on canvas, 110x100 cm, Agim Zajmi, 1989

Kosova Field (National Art Gallery) 1^stNational Price

Oil on Canvas 110×100 cm, 1989

Himara castle, National Gallery of Arts Albania collection, Albanian art, impressionist, figurative landscape, sunny street and sea, Himara Albania, historic Albanian city, oil on canvas, Agim Zajmi

The Castle of Himara(National Art Gallery)

Oil on Canvas, 50.5 x 60 cm, 1988

Mother Lokja, cradle, child, war, protection, homeland, northern Albania, woman portrait traditional dress, Albanian motif, carved eagle on door, typical Albanian house, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Arts Albania collection, Albanian painting, Agim Zajmi

Lokja (National Art Gallery)

Oil on Canvas, 109 x 95.5 cm , 1983

Ganimete Terbeshi, heroine from Kosovo, 17 years old, Albanian National Liberation War, World War II, resistance against Nazism, terror and massacre, freedom and liberation, black braid, red dress symbol blood, Albanian house background, major artwork, National Gallery of Arts Albania collection, oil on canvas, Albanian painting, Agim Zajmi

Portrait of Ganimete Tërbeshi (National Art Gallery)

Oil on Canvas, 110×81 cm, 1981

Carmen Georges Bizet, scenography, first scenography by Agim Zajmi, National Theatre of Albania, tempera on canvas, vivid lively color, festive figure, impressionist, expressive, figurative, Albanian art, National Gallery of Arts Albania collection, Agim Zajmi

Karmen, Scenography (National Art Gallery)

Tempera, 55 x 65 cm, 1962

Jeronim De Rada, national figure, literature, Albanian language, patriot, impressionist, figurative, expressive, nostalgia for homeland, exhibited at Prime Minister Office Albania, major artwork, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Albania collection, Albanian art, Agim Zajmi

Jeronim de Rada(National Art Gallery)

Oil on Canvas, 121 x 142.5 cm, 1982

Young Albanian woman portrait, northern traditional dress, black and deep red color, Albanian flag symbolism, three-quarter view, white background, realistic expressive brushstroke, pensive dreamy expression, symbol Albanian youth, tradition and future, oil on canvas, Agim Zajmi

Portrait of a girl(National Art Gallery)

Oil on Canvas 65 x 54.7 cm, 1988

Valbona region landscape, Albania, oil, Albanian painting, figurative, spring, expressive, light, scenographic painting, Albanian nature, vivid colors, Agim Zajmi

Valbona, Albania Landscape

Oil on Canvas, 45×55 cm, 1987

young woman, traditional clothing, colorful background, impressionist touches, free lines, gentle gaze, Albanian art, painting, morning light, Agim Zajmi, 1986

Portrait of a young girl

Oil on Canvas, 50×60 cm, 1986

Landscape from Saranda

Oil on Canvas, 50×60 cm

landscape Tirana lake hills, vivid colors, impressionist style, strong painterly lines, Albanian light, sunlight through leaves, park lamppost, park bench, restful, lively, oil on canvas, 1983

Hillscape around Lake Tirana

Oil on Canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 1983

Landscape Korça snow, oil canvas, impressionist, vivid colors, expressive touch, ambient, historic city, Albanian art, Agim Zajmi, winter sky, Albanian architectur

Landscape from Korça with snow

Oil on Canvas 65 x 54.7 cm, 1988

Portrait Albanian woman Mirdita, oil on canvas, burrneshë, gjerdan, traditional Albanian clothing, expressive, figurative, Albanian painting, art, Agim Zajmi, 1983

Albanian woman from Mirdita

Oil on Wood, 50 x 40 cm, 1983

Scenography Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare, tempera, Apollonia Albania, Albanian art, theater, cult play, Albanian theatre, comedy, National Theatre of Albania, National Gallery of Art, GKA, Agim Zajmi, 1981

“Twelfth Night”, Stage Design, William Shakespeare(National Art Gallery)

Tempera, 50.4 x 60.3 cm, 1981

Old man Albanian Highlands, gune on shoulders, oil on canvas, guri i rëndë në vend të vet, Albanian identity, figurative style, symbolic, heavy sky and light, source of inspiration, Albanian art, painting, Agim Zajmi

Old mountain man

Oil on Canvas, 54 x 64 cm

Desire for the future

Oil on Canvas, 106×96 cm, 1990

Late summer landscape

Oil on Wood, 70×54 cm

Dancing women xhubleta Malësia, oil on canvas, figurative, symbolic, expressive, identity, Albania, Albanian painting, art, Agim Zajmi, 2002

Dance from the north

Oil on Canvas, 90×80 cm, 2002

Portrait woman wedding dress, oil on canvas, young woman central Albania Tirana, expressive touch, impressionist, Albanian beauty, Albanian painting, art, Agim Zajmi, 1983

Portrait of a Woman – Wedding Dress

Oil on Canvas, 60×47 cm

Albanian men dance, traditional, costume, Albanian folklore, vivid colors, cubism and impressionism style, oil on canvas, Albanian art, Agim Zajmi

Traditional Men’s Dance

Oil on Canvas, 75×70 cm

Portrait young woman spring, oil on canvas, impressionist, hair in wind, expressive features, vivid colors, visible brushstrokes, Albanian painting, Agim Zajmi

Young woman in springtime

Oil on Canvas, 42x53cm

Colorful women dance, wedding, celebration, bright colors, cubist and impressionist style, free moving figures, Albanian folk costume, violet red orange, oil on canvas, Albanian painting, Agim Zajmi

Traditional albanian women’s festive dance

Oil on Canvas, 79×79 cm,1999

Portrait spring muse, vivid painting, nature and face, beautiful woman, colorful, impression, poetic and sincere painting, oil on canvas, Albanian art, Agim Zajmi

Springtime muse portrait

Oil on Canvas, 61×50 cm, 1986

Woman fleur-de-lys, cubist background, deep space background, figurative style, vivid colors, face in light, life and flowers, spring, blue dress white collar, loose hair, moment of life, Agim Zajmi

Woman in springtime

Oil on Canvas, 80×90 cm, 1995

Spring tree, blooming, blue sky and yellow flower contrast, moving cloudy sky, impressionist pointillist, breathing painting, vivid, colorful, oil on canvas, Albanian painting, Agim Zajmi

Blossoming Tree in Spring

Oil on Canvas, 80x90cm, 2005

Still life magnolias, rebirth after winter, flower blooming, strong colors, visible brushstrokes, colorful cubist background, vivid contrast, oil on canvas, Albanian art, Agim Zajmi

Flowers in springtime

Oil on Canvas, 66×65 cm, 1993

Shkoder city landscape, northern Albania, Lake Buna, boat, mountain, impressionist, vivid, bright colors, visible brushstrokes, historic Albanian city, ancient city, strong shadow and light, oil on canvas, Agim Zajmi

Shkodra Landscape with Lake

Oil on Canvas, 65×55 cm, 1962

Peasant women carrying water amphora sunset, barefoot, figurative, colored plain surface, movement, sunset light, warm colors, Albanian art expression, oil on wood, Agim Zajmi

Peasant women with amphorae

Oil on Wood, 54x70cm

Tradition and modernity, past and present, value and challenge, oil on canvas, two women face to face, red background, contrast opposition, two vision, Albanian pictorial expression, Kosova, 1972, Agim Zajmi

Heritage and change

Oil on Canvas, 55x70cm, 1986

Albanian mother

Oil on Canvas, 75×65 cm, 1993

Boat on water, color contrast, sea, Adriatic, blue sky, deep blue coast, light wave, flat surface, feeling of calm, oil on canvas, art, Albanian painting, landscape, Agim Zajmi

The boats in the sea

Oil on Canvas, 64×50 cm, 1961

Otranto tragedy 1997, Kateri i Radës, Sibilla corvette, Otranto channel, Albanian migration crisis, shipwreck, women and children victim, mourning, women white red dress, flower to sea, Adriatic Sea, memorial, collective memory, symbolic painting, oil on canvas, Agim Zajmi

Flowers for the Sea – Women of Vlora

Oil on Canvas, 90×80 cm

Quiet path between flowers, pure color, strong contrast, impression and spring rebirth, visible brushstroke, oil on canvas, Agim Zajmi

A quiet path among june flowers

Oil on Canvas, 40×30 cm, 1973

Ancient ruins Himara castle, historic Albanian castle, Albanian identity, indigenous Albanian, overlooking sea, street with passerby, sunny day, olive tree, vivid color, oil on wood, Albanian painting, Agim Zajmi

Himara under the summer sun

Oil on Canvas, 62×53 cm, 1987

Matjane portrait young woman, realistic face, decorative volume brushstroke, saturated color, dynamic brush movement, gjerdan necklace green background, typical facial expression, oil on canvas, Albanian painting, art, Agim Zajmi

Portrait of a young woman from Mat

Oil on wood, 38×46 cm

Albanian woman traditional dress water spring, amphora in hand, stone arch background, strong color, oil on canvas, Albanian art, Agim Zajmi

Albanian woman bringing water

Oil on Canvas, 50x60cm

Albanian aspiration peace and freedom, white dove, black edge, sky background, free movement, visible line, breathing painting, symbolic expression, oil on canvas, Albanian painting, Agim Zajmi

Albanian will for freedom and peace

Oil on Canvas, 90×90 cm, 2002

Ulqin landscape, bright sky, colorful sea full of life, impressionist expressive painting, summer sunlight, luminous, calm, landscape beauty, Ulcinj Montenegro, oil on canvas, Albanian painting, Agim Zajmi

Landscape from Ulqin

Oil on Canvas, 65×65 cm, 1996

Girl sunflower field, wind movement, tall grass, bright sunflower color, oil on wood, Albanian art, Agim Zajmi

Sunflowers field and woman

Oil on wood, 26×37 cm

Landscape form Berat

Oil on Canvas, 66x67cm, 1987

Valbona landscape, color, cubist form, vivid color, snow, Albanian Alps, Albanian art, oil on canvas, Agim Zajmi

Colors of Valbona

Oil on Canvas, 80×60 cm, 1986

Summer plain landscape, central Albania, visible brushstroke, saturated vivid color, oil on canvas, color contrast, Albanian painting, Agim Zajmi

Landscape of Summer Fields

Acrylic on canvas, 70×55 cm

Field and mountain, central Albania, cubist approach, vivid color, strong contrast, scenographic painting, lake and horse, Albanian art, oil on canvas, Agim Zajmi

Fields and mountains

Oil on Canvas, 60×50 cm, 1987

Three Women

Oil on Canvas, 70x80cm, 1992

Albanian field with strong color, landscape, intense color palette, cubist aspect, realist approach, warm colored field and cool mountain, Albanian painting, Albanian art, oil on canvas, Agim Zajmi

Fields of color

Oil on Canvas, 50×70 cm

Rugova girl portrait, traditional dress, realistic painting, red and black background, gjerdan on chest, figurative painting, Albanian art, oil on canvas, Agim Zajmi

Young woman of Rugova

Oil on Canvas, 40×50 cm

Hope for freedom and tomorrow, post communist dictatorship fall, open future, light, freedom and hope, blue sky, wind movement, strong color, oil on canvas, Albanian art, Agim Zajmi

Open to the sky

Oil on Canvas, 50x60cm, 1991

MAJOR SCENOGRAPHIES

Agim Zajmi is a leading figure of modern Albanian art and the founder of modern Albanian scenography. He established the Department of Modern Scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts of Albania and created over 300 stage designs. Working with the National Theatre of Albania, the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet, and theatres in Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Montenegro, he shaped the visual identity of modern Albanian theatre. A selection of his works is preserved in the National Gallery of Arts of Albania. Click on an artwork to view details.