George Papazov

George Papazov (Papasoff, Georges) (Bulgarian: Георги Папазов) (2 February 1894, in Yambol – 23 April 1972, in Vence, Alpes-Maritimes) was a Bulgarian painter and writer. He became prominent in Paris, worked and died in France. He was among the first surrealists, and was an acquaintance of Joan Miró, Max Ernst and Pablo Picasso.

Writings
  • Paris – l'oeuvre et le destin des grands peintres (Paris, 1936)
  • Derain, mon copain (Paris, 1960)
  • Lettres a Derain (Paris, 1966)

Bibliography
  • Crespelle, Jean Paul, Montparnasse vivant, Paris, 1962
  • Krystev, Kiril, George Papazov, Sofia, 1973
  • Nakoff, A., Georges Pappasoff, Franc-tireur du Surrealisme, Brussels, 1973
  • Станчева, Румяна Л. Художникът Жорж Папазов като писател. Вербализация на сюрреалното. [Roumiana L. Stantcheva. The painter Georges Papazoff as a writer. Verbalization of surreal]. София: Колибри, 2014. http://www.colibri.bg/eng/books/1086/rumyana-l-stancheva-the-artist-georges-papazoff-as-a-writer

Honours

Papazov Island in Antarctica is named after George Papazov.[1]

Notes
  1. Papazov Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.