George Papazov

George Papazov (Papasoff, Georges) (Bulgarian: Георги Папазов) (2 February 1894, Yambol – 23 April 1972, Vence, Alpes-Maritimes) was a Bulgarian painter and writer. He became prominent in Paris, worked and died in France. Among the first surrealists, and an acquaintance of Joan Miró, Max Ernst and Pablo Picasso.

Writings

• Paris – l'oeuvre et le destin des grands peintres (Paris, 1936)
• Derain, mon copain (Paris, 1960)
• Lettres a Derain (Paris, 1966)

Bibliography

• Crespelle, Jean Paul, Montparnasse vivant, Paris, 1962
• Krystev, Kiril, George Papazov, Sofia, 1973
• Nakoff, A., Georges Pappasoff, Franc-tireur du Surrealisme, Brussels, 1973
• Станчева, Румяна Л. Художникът Жорж Папазов като писател. Вербализация на сюрреалното. [Roumiana L. Stantcheva. The painter Georges Papazoff as a writer. Verbalization of surreal]. София: Колибри, 2014. http://www.colibri.bg/eng/books/1086/rumyana-l-stancheva-the-artist-georges-papazoff-as-a-writer