Ivan Nenov
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Born | Sofia, Bulgaria | May 17, 1902
Died | September 4, 1997 Sofia, Bulgaria | (aged 95)
Nationality | Bulgarian |
Known for | Painting |
Spouse | Ekaterina Savova-Nenova |
Ivan Nenov (Bulgarian: Иван Василев Ненов) (1902–1997) was a Bulgarian painter.[1]
Biography
[edit]Nenov was born on May 17, 1902, in Sofia.[1] He was the husband of Ekaterina Savova-Nenova. He was member of the Bulgarian Academy of Fine Arts. In the early 1940s his studio was destroyed in the bombings of Sofia during World War II.[2]
In the 1950s Nenov was prohibited from exhibiting his paintings, and dismissed from the Academy of Fine Arts for being a Formalist. Subsequently, he began working with clay.[2]
Nenov died on April 9, 1997, in Sofia.[1]
In 2012 the Sofia City Art Gallery held a retrospective of Nenov's work.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ivan Nenov (1902-1997)". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Parvanova, Mariana. "Ivan Nenov: 95 years in 100 paintings". Europost. Retrieved 3 March 2018.