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Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist who was not well appreciated until after his death. Gauguin was later recognized for his experimental use of color and synthetist style that were distinguishably different from Impressionism. His work was influential to the French avant-garde and many modern artists, such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Gauguin’s art became popular after his death; partially from the efforts of art dealer Ambroise Vollard who organized exhibitions of his work late in his career, as well as assisting in organizing two important posthumous exhibitions in Paris. Many of his paintings were in the possession of Russian collector Sergei Shchukin as well as other important collections.

About Ruse

Photograph: Alexander Kartchinski

Ruse is a cosmopolitan city situated at a crossroads. Different ages have left their mark on the city’s diversity of cultural layers through its 2000 years of history. But one thing remains unchanged – it’s spirit, free and eternal like the great European river which creates influences, connects, inspires life and gives promise to the future…

Ruse owes its unique cultural atmosphere to the European influence. As the biggest Bulgarian city on the Danube River, Ruse meets modernity, innovations and the aristocratic spirit of the romantic era of prosperity. “|All that I experienced later had already happened in Rouschuck” this is how the Ruse-born Nobel prize laureate summarizes the cosmopolitan spirit and diversity of the city, which seem to have left their mark on its exquisitely ornamented architecture and crossroad identity.

Ruse is a city which overcomes borders and creates its future in the wider context of cross-border partnership with Giurgiu and Bucharest.

Ruse welcomes its guests as the European capital of Bulgaria and as a free spirit city!

The Faces of Ruse