Asen Vasiliev Explained

Asen Vasiliev Petrov (Асен Василиев; June 2, 1900, Kyustendil - June 21, 1981, Sofia) was a Bulgarian art critic and artist, professor and honorary citizen of Kyustendil. ^[1]

Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists. Avatar for the creation of the first Bulgarian regional and local lore encyclopedia of his native Kyustendil region. ^[2]

Positivist and the greatest researcher of the art of the Bulgarian Revival and in the Balkans in general with his book "Bulgarian Revival Masters". A close friend of Vladimir Dimitrov.

One of the initiators for the celebration of the 1300th Anniversary of the Bulgarian State. ^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://archives.bnr.bg/prof-asen-vasilev/ Professor Asen Vasiliev, the art critic with the palette and brushes; archive of the Bulgarian National Radio, in Bulgarian
2. https://duma.bg/yubileyna-izlozhba-120-godini-ot-rozhdenieto-na-asen-vasiliev-v-kyustendil-n226731 Anniversary exhibition "120 years since the birth of Asen Vasiliev" in Kyustendil, in Bulgarian, October 30, 2020
3. https://www.academia.edu/35854132/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%B2%D1%8A%D1%82_%D0%B8_%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82_%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%B2_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%90%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE_%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%B8_%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8A%D0%BF%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5 Section – Le Patrimoine d’Assen Vassiliev, pp. 337-409