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The Svetlin Rusev Donative Exhibition -LRB- Изложба-дарение „ Светлин Русев `` , Izlozhba-darenie „ Svetlin Rusev `` -RRB- is a permanent art exhibition in Pleven , Bulgaria , including over 400 works of Bulgarian and foreign art donated by the noted Bulgarian artist and collector Svetlin Rusev .. Pleven. Pleven. Bulgaria. Bulgaria. Svetlin Rusev. Svetlin Rusev. The exhibition occupies the three-storey historic building of the former public baths built in the 1900s and commissioned to Nikola Lazarov , who combined Neo-Byzantine , Neo-Moorish and Ottoman elements in its design .. public baths. public baths. Nikola Lazarov. Nikola Lazarov. Neo-Byzantine. Neo-Byzantine. Neo-Moorish. Neo-Moorish. Ottoman. Ottoman architecture. It served as the city 's public baths until 1970 , and has been home to the exhibition since 1984 , when Rusev donated 322 works of his collection of paintings and sculptures , in 1999 adding 82 more .. public baths. public baths. Works of the best-known Bulgarian artists from the early 20th century are exhibited on the first storey .. These include Zlatyu Boyadzhiev , Tsanko Lavrenov , Sirak Skitnik , Kiril Petrov , Bencho Obreshkov , Dechko Uzunov , Vladimir Dimitrov , etc. .. Zlatyu Boyadzhiev. Zlatyu Boyadzhiev. Tsanko Lavrenov. Tsanko Lavrenov. Sirak Skitnik. Sirak Skitnik. Kiril Petrov. Kiril Petrov. Bencho Obreshkov. Bencho Obreshkov. Dechko Uzunov. Dechko Uzunov. Vladimir Dimitrov. Vladimir Dimitrov. The second storey mainly features contemporary Bulgarian painters , such as Nikola Manev , Vesa Vasileva , Encho Pironkov , Georgi Bozhilov , but also the oldest painting in the gallery , a 17th-century work by an unknown French author , as well as a painting by Vienna Secession artist Josef Bauer .. Nikola Manev. Nikola Manev. Vesa Vasileva. Vesa Vasileva. Encho Pironkov. Encho Pironkov. Georgi Bozhilov. Georgi Bozhilov. French. France. Vienna Secession. Vienna Secession. On the third storey , occupying the building 's towers , one can see not only a collection of works of leading Bulgarian engravers such as Ilia Beshkov , Vladimir Dimitrov and Sidoniya Atanasova , but also famous Western European artists like Pablo Picasso , Francisco Goya , Honore Daumier , Marc Chagall , Maurice Denis , Pierre-Auguste Renoir , Salvador Dali , Renato Guttuso and Eugene Delacroix , as well as small sculptures of Auguste Rodin and Edgar Degas .. Vladimir Dimitrov. Vladimir Dimitrov. Ilia Beshkov. Ilia Beshkov. Sidoniya Atanasova. Sidoniya Atanasova. Pablo Picasso. Pablo Picasso. Francisco Goya. Francisco Goya. Honore Daumier. Honore Daumier. Marc Chagall. Marc Chagall. Maurice Denis. Maurice Denis. Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Salvador Dali. Salvador Dali. Renato Guttuso. Renato Guttuso. Eugene Delacroix. Eugene Delacroix. Auguste Rodin. Auguste Rodin. Edgar Degas. Edgar Degas