Project “Creation and presentation of digitally accessible cultural heritage of Shumen Municipality”

Stoyan Venev (1904 – 1985), “Portrait of Shmirgela”, 1961

Detailed information

A kind of art

graphics

Category

Portrait

Period

The 60s of the XX century.

Author / years

Stoyan Venev (1904 – 1985)

Title of the work

“Portrait of Shmirgela”, 1961

Technique

Mixed technique

Size

8.5 /5 cm.

Material

Paper

Inventory number

ІІІ – 33

Location

Art Gallery “Elena Karamihailova”

Biographical data about the author

Venev, Stoyan Iliev. Born on 21.09.1904, Skrynyano village, Kyustendilsko – beg. 03/20/1989, Sofia Graduated from high school in Kyustendil (1928). Already during his school years, he began drawing cartoons for various newspapers and magazines – “Red Laughter”, “Ringer”, “Echo” and others. These cartoons of his are signed with the pseudonym Proletarche. Graduated painting at the Art Academy – Sofia under Prof. B. Mitov, Prof. St. Ivanov and Prof. D. Gyuzhenov (1931). He mainly paints paintings, graphics, cartoons.
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