a large variety of fresh flowers and still-life, etc. In addition, he worked on series of nudes- sensual, spontaneous paintings with elegant, subdued eroticism that ultimately became extremely popular with private art collectors in Japan and other countries. Epilogue In spite of old age, the artist led an active life and remained remarkably productive until his last breath; he died in 1999 during a trip to Pasadena, California, and was buried at the Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale. External links Gallery of Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs- Sofia Union of the Bulgarian Artists Bulgarian National Gallery - Decorating Art Collection 1915 births 1999 deaths People from Bosilegrad Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Bulgarian expatriates in Japan 20th-century Bulgarian painters 20th-century male artists Male painters