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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.

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.

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.

References

1. Professor Asen Vasiliev, the art critic with the palette and brushes; archive of the Bulgarian National Radio, in Bulgarian
2. Anniversary exhibition "120 years since the birth of Asen Vasiliev" in Kyustendil, in Bulgarian, October 30, 2020
3. Section – Le Patrimoine d’Assen Vassiliev, pp. 337-409

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