Mihajlo S. Petrov (1902-1983) was a
Serbian-
Yugoslavian
avant-garde painter, graphic artist, illustrator, etcher, and art critic.
Biography
After he completed his studies under the tutelage of
Ljubomir Ivanović
Ljubomir "Ljuba" Ivanović (Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia. 24 February 1882 – Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 23 November 1945) was a Serbian painter, printmaker and draughtsman. He is considered one of the first Serbian impressionists, although ...
at the Arts and Crafts School and
Milan Milovanović at the Royal Art School (''Kraljevska umetnička škola'') in Belgrade. Influenced by
Yvan Goll,
Dragan Aleksić
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Born i ...
and
Ljubomir Micić, Petrov became involved with ''Zenit'' magazine which Micić first launched in 1921 in Zagreb and then in 1924 in Belgrade. The ideas communicated through the ''Zenit'' art review became known as
Zenitism, a first notable art movement from the
Balkans in Europe.
He then went on to pursue further study in
Vienna (1922),
Krakow (1923) and the
Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1924-1925). Petrov was one of ''Zenits most active associates in his first phase (1921), as well as its most ardent collaborator. He was also a collaborator with other ''avant-garde'' journals such as ''
Dada Tank The cover of ''Dada Tank'' from June 1922.
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'', and ''Út'',
In 1924, Petrov was one of the youngest artists to have his paintings on display at the international exhibition in Belgrade which featured the works of more than 100 contemporary European artists. Petrov and two of his colleagues (
Ivan Radović
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Early life and education
Ivan Radović graduated from the Teacher's College in Sombor, where he finished as ...
and
Veljko Stojanović Veljko (Cyrillic script: Вељко) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It may refer to:
*FK Hajduk Veljko, Serbian football club based in Negotin, Serbia
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) had a great impact on the art scene in Belgrade from the 1920s right through the 1930s.His ''oeuvres'' date from 1915 until 1946.
Works
* ''Autoportret''
elf-Portrait 1921, printed 1971. Linocut. Printed in Zenit 6 (1921).
* ''Današnji zvuk''
he Sound of Today 1921. Linocut. Printed in Zenit 6 (1921).
* ''Predeo''
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1921, printed in 1971. Linocut. Printed in Zenit 8 (1921).
* ''Ritam''
hythm 1921, printed 1971. Linocut. Printed in Zenit 10 (1921).
* ''Kompozicja II''
omposition II 1922, printed 1971. Linocut.
* ''Zenit''
enith 1922, printed in 1971. Linocut. Printed in Zenit 13 (1922).
* ''Zacarani krugovi''
icious Circle 1922, printed 1971. Linocut.
* ''Mostovi''
ridges 1922, printed in 1971. Linocut.
See also
*
List of painters from Serbia
*
Ljubomir Micić
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Petrov, Mihajlo
1902 births
1983 deaths
Serbian painters
Modern painters
Artists from Belgrade