Художникът Сергей Петров – едно ярко присъствие в българското изобразително изкуство
The Artist Sergey Petrov – a Bright Presence in Bulgarian Visual Arts

Summary/Abstract: The artistic work of Russian-born Bulgarian painter Sergey Petrov (1918–2006) is not known well enough in Bulgaria – his second homeland, where he grew as a painter and worked till the end of his life. Moving to Bulgaria in 1932, he graduated from the Academy of art in Sofia in 1944 in the class of Prof. Nikola Ganushev. Sergey Petrov worked in different genres (landscape, portrait, still life) and techniques (oil, watercolor, monotype), being an outstanding portraitist, landscape artist, master of still life, one of the best watercolorists. His painting style is easily recognized mainly due to the expressive, bright, but well-contained colourfulness, the mastering of colours, the daring and skilful application of clear, seemingly sparkling tones. For his contribution to Bulgarian culture, Sergey Petrov was awarded the Order of Cyril and Methodius – II degree (1968) and I degree (1978). He left an enormous art heritage, sharing a rich spiritual world and evoking inspiration, respect, gratitude and enjoyment.

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