Bistra Vinarova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Bulgarian painter
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Place of Birth: Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
About Bistra Vinarova
- Bistra Vinarova (Bulgarian: ?????? ????????; 6 November 1890 – 15 April 1977) was a Bulgarian artist and often credited as the first Bulgarian woman of the expressionist style.
- Trained in Bulgaria, Germany, and later Austria, she had wide acquaintance among the avant-garde literary and artistic figures in the early part of the twentieth century.
- Married to a diplomat, her career was interrupted by travel and hostess duties.
- After her return to Bulgaria in 1940, she resumed painting.
- For a period of time, she and her husband were both ostracized by the political regime, but late in life, she was honored with several national honors for her artistic works.
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