Zlatyu Boyadziev Georgiev was a Bulgarian artist known for his portraits and landscapes. He was born in 1903 and studied painting at the National Art Academy in Sofia. His work focused on rural scenes before 1951, and became more colorful and composed after suffering a stroke that paralyzed his right side. He continued painting with his left hand until his death in 1976 in Plovdiv. Ivan Mrkvicka was a Bulgarian painter of Czech origin who was one of the founders of new Bulgarian art. He is known for his paintings of folk festivals and customs, as well as historical scenes depicting Bulgarian history. Born in 1856, he studied art in Prague and Munich and taught in