site.btaNational Museum of Modern Art in Zagreb to Host Exhibition of Paintings by Georges Papazoff

To mark the 90th anniversary of the exhibition of Bulgarian painter Georges Papazoff at the National Museum of Modern Art in Zagreb (between December 17, 1934, and January 4, 1935), the Museum will host a new exhibition from the Guergui Vassilev Collection between May 6 and June 1. The exhibition curated by Maria Vassileva will present different periods of Papazoff's work that reveal his artistic explorations, experimental spirit and distinctive visual language.

Croatian art critic Ivo Srepel once described Papazoff as one of the most important and renowned European artists of the time: "With the organization of Georges Papazoff's exhibition in Zagreb, the Croatian Art Society is presenting to the public one of the brightest representatives of the generation of idealistic painters from Western Europe. Papazoff’s powerful individuality continued to evolve and transform the Cubism of Picasso, Braque, Delaunay, Gris, and Leger, the Purism of Ozenfant and Jeanneret, the Dadaism of Picabia and Duchamp, as well as the Surrealism of Miro, Klee, and Hoerle.”

Papazoff was born in Yambol, Southeastern Bulgaria, in 1894 and passed away in 1972 in Vence, France. He lived in Prague, Vienna, Munich, and Berlin before settling in Paris in 1924. The National Museum of Modern Art in Zagreb writes about him: "Endowed with boundless imagination, Papazoff embarked on journeys through various stylistic directions and realms of consciousness. He embodied the spirit of discovery and experimentation that characterized the first half of the 20th century. A true exemplar of the universal artistic movements of the time, when borders were fluid and art served as a powerful unifying force, his oeuvre continues to transcend national boundaries and fosters a multilingual dialogue on authentic artistic values."