Extremly rare ethographical genre scene with a Ottoman street coffee-seller was executed by important Bulgarian painter, illustrator and professor Anton Mitov (1862 Stara-Zagora - 1930 Sofia).The artist studied in Florence, came bback to Bulgaria and became a teacher in the Gymnasium in Plovdiv. Since 1896 - professor for art history at the new grounded State Drawing School in Sofia. In this range he worked until his pension in 1927.Influenced from his friend Ivan Mrkvicka. His motives : Bulgarian folk scenes,ethographical paintings , also portraits and church icons. He took part in Decoration of Alexander-Newski-Cathedral in Sofia.

Literature: Filov "The studio", 1938; H.von Vollmer "Dictionary of the artists of 20th cwentury", Leipzig, 1956.

Inscription: signed in Cyrillic and dated 1922 lower right.

Technique: oil on canvas, original period frame.

Measurements: unframed 13 1/3" x 26 " (34 x 66 cm); framed w 18 1/2 " x h 31 1/8 " (47 x 79 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.