George Papazov (Papasoff, Georges) () (2 February 1894, in Yambol – 23 April 1972, in Vence, Alpes-Maritimes) was a Bulgarian painter and writer. He became prominent in Paris, worked and died in France. He was among the first surrealists, and was 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 Honours Papazov Island in Antarctica is named after George Papazov. Notes 1894 births 1972 deaths Bulgarian writers People from Yambol Bulgarian emigrants to France 20th-century Bulgarian painters 20th-century male artists Male painters