Woman with flower

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The Ruse Art Gallery's Sculpture Collection comprises 170 works spanning from the 1930s to present day. Predominantly, the collection's pieces date back to the 1980s and 1990s, offering a comprehensive analysis of Bulgarian sculpture's evolution over time. The initial sculptures acquired were purchased using funds from Ruse Municipal People’s Council in 1946 – works by Prof. Ivan Lazarov and Vasil Radoslavov. Government policies for strategic purchases emerged during the 1950-60s through the establishment of special juries and committees – the State Purchasing Committee, the Committee for Culture and Arts of the Ruse Municipal People’s Council, and the Ministry of Education and Culture. The collection's growth was mainly fueled by artworks acquired from National Art Exhibitions, private individuals, artists, and their heirs. Artists were obligated to depict prescribed characters and heroes at that time – revolutionaries, guerrillas, labor heroes. Characteristic of this period are sculptures created by Djoka Radivoevich, Ivan Funev, Marko Markov, Blagoy Iliev, Georgi Radulov, Nikola Terziev-Zhelyazoto, and others.