Димитър Тодоров (1901 – 1988)
Dimitar Todorov (1901 – 1988), “The Old Mill”
Detailed information
A kind of art
painting
Category
Landscape
Period
around the 60s of the twentieth century
Author / years
Dimitar Todorov (1901 – 1988)
Title of the work
“The Old Mill”
Technique
Oil paints
Size
48 / 61 cm.
Material
Canvas
Inventory number
496
Location
Art Gallery “Elena Karamihailova”
Biographical data about the author
ZHARAVA, Dimitar Todorov Dimitrov (8.IX.1901-1988). Born in Shumen. From 1920 to 1930, he completed two majors at the Sofia Art Academy – painting under Prof. Nikola Ganushev and decorative art under Prof. Stefan Badzhov. From 1931 to 1944, he was one of the first illustrators of the children’s magazines “Svetulka”, “Detski Svyat”, etc. His paintings have participated in exhibitions in the country and abroad – Sweden, Holland, England, Canada and America. In 1938, he licensed the first animation technique. 1946-1948 worked and experimented in an animation studio. From 1948 to 1954, he was a director-producer at “Bulgarian Cinematography” and created the first animated films: “As He Likes It” – 1949, “Wolf and Lamb” – 1954, “Forest Republic” – 1955.
