About Bencho Obreshkov
Lived 1899 – 1970 (aged 70). Bencho Obreshkov was a Bulgarian painter.
Bencho Yordanov Obreshkov (, 27 April 1899, Karnobat – 8 April 1970, Sofia) was a renowned Bulgarian painter.
He graduated under Petko Klissurov and Ivan Angelov from the Sofia Academy of Fine Arts in 1920, and specialized in painting under Oskar Kokoschka and Otto Dix in the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts in 1926 and sculpture under Antoine Bourdelle, Paris in 1925—-1927. Obreshkov returned to Bulgaria in 1927. He was a member of the "Native Arts" Union (1927), a member of the Union of the New Artists (1931), and its chairman (1937).
The painting by Obreshkov is innovative for Bulgarian art of the 1930s and has a special attention to color and form.
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Who was Bencho Obreshkov?
Bulgarian artist (1899-1970)
When was Bencho Obreshkov born?
Bencho Obreshkov was born on 27 April 1899 in Karnobat.
When did Bencho Obreshkov die?
Bencho Obreshkov died on 8 April 1970 in Sofia.
What was Bencho Obreshkov's occupation?
Bencho Obreshkov was a painter.
What nationality was Bencho Obreshkov?
Bencho Obreshkov was Bulgarian.
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