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Ivan Nenov | |
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| Born | May 17, 1902 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Died | September 4, 1997 (aged 95) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse(s) | Ekaterina Savova-Nenova |
Ivan Nenov (Bulgarian : Иван Василев Ненов) (1902–1997) was a Bulgarian painter. [1]
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]
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