Ilija Petrov
Ilija Nikolaew Petrow ( Bulgarian Илия Николаев Петров ; born July 9, 1903 in Razgrad , † May 18, 1975 in Sofia ) was a Bulgarian painter.
Life
From 1921 to 1926 Petrow studied at the Art Academy in Sofia and from 1926 to 1928 in Munich . From 1941 he worked as a professor at the Sofia Art Academy . In 1971 he became a member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences .
He used a realistic style in his painting. His works often dealt with motifs from recent Bulgarian history, such as the September uprising in 1923 and the partisan struggle during World War II , taking the perspective of the then socialist Bulgarian state.
His students included Georgi Baew , Ivan Kirkov and Damjan Saberski . As a hero of socialist work , he was awarded the Georgi Dimitrov order and in 1970 the Dimitrov Prize.
Works (selection)
- Self-Portrait , 1928
- Portrait of a woman , 1941
- September 1923 , 1952
- Before the shooting , 1954
- Partisan song , 1959
- Portrait of a woman , 1964
- Portrait of a woman , 1966
- Self-Portrait , 1967
literature
- Petrov, Ilija Nikolaew . In: Taschenlexikon Bulgaria , Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig 1983, page 140.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petrov, Ilija |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Petrow, Ilija Nikolaew (full name); Петров, Илия Николаев (Bulgarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rasgrad |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1975 |
| Place of death | Sofia |