Nikola Marinov Abadzhiev ( bg, Никола Маринов Абаджиев) was a

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n painter and teacher. Marinov was born in the town of

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in 1879. His interest in painting began in the high school. After that he continued his education at the

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of Fine Arts in

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, where his teachers included Andrea Tavernier and

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. He graduated in 1903 and stayed to paint in Italy for two more years. After returning to

in 1906, he worked as a teacher in

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until 1919, and then with the Ministry of Education and Science (1919–1921). Between 1921 and 1940 he was a professor in the

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where he served as Chancellor in the period 1935-1937. Among his students were eminent Bulgarian artists such as

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and

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. He worked mostly in the art of painting as he had preference for water-color. Marinov has also done a great number of

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in churches in

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, Biala Cherkva,

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and

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. The town art gallery in

is named after him in his honour and many of his works are exhibited there. As well there is a high school in the town named Nikola Marinov.

Works

File:Никола Маринов - Отново в живота (1921).jpg , "Again in life" File:Никола Маринов - Розобер.jpg , "Rose picking" File:Никола Маринов - Портрет на Фредерика.png , Portrait of the painter's wife Frederica File:Никола Маринов - Мечтание.jpg , Daydreaming

References

* ''Encyclopedia of Fine Arts in Bulgaria'', volume 2, Publisher BAN, Sofia, 1987
Marinov bio

External links

Art.Domino.bg
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marinov, Nikola Bulgarian artists Bulgarian watercolor painters Accademia Albertina alumni People from Targovishte 1879 births 1948 deaths 20th-century Bulgarian painters 20th-century male artists Male painters