Hristo Ivanov Berberov was born on October 23, 1875 in Elena. He died on January 29, 1948 in Sofia. He graduated from the Art Academy in Turin under Grosso Geraldi in 1898. In 1899 he participated in the IV exhibition of the Society for the Preservation of Art in Bulgaria. He taught Anatomy and Perspective at the Art Industrial School in Sofia (1912-1922).