About Ivan Nenov
Lived 1902 – 1997 (aged 95). Ivan Nenov was a Bulgarian painter, sculptor and artist.
Ivan Nenov (; 1902–1997) was a Bulgarian painter.
Biography Nenov was born on May 17, 1902, in Sofia.
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.
Nenov died on April 9, 1997, in Sofia.
In 2012 the Sofia City Art Gallery held a retrospective of Nenov's work.
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Who was Ivan Nenov?
Bulgarian artist (1902-1997)
When was Ivan Nenov born?
Ivan Nenov was born on 17 May 1902 in Sofia.
When did Ivan Nenov die?
Ivan Nenov died on 4 September 1997 in Sofia.
What was Ivan Nenov's occupation?
Ivan Nenov was a painter, sculptor and artist.
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Ivan Nenov was Bulgarian.
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