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Marko Čelebonović ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Челебоновић; 21 November 1902 – 23 June 1986) was one of the most famous
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n painters of the 20th century.Marko Čelebonović
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Biography

Čelebonović was born in Belgrade. He studied law and economics in
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and
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. His first public exhibition was in
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in 1925. Before
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he resided in Saint Tropez. During the years of war, he was a member of the
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. After the war he returned to
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and from 1948 to 1960, he was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade. During this time, he had numerous shows in Paris, Belgrade, Zurich,
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,
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,
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and
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, as well as taking part in a number of collective shows of French painters in France and
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, and in Yugoslav exhibitions in France, England,
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,
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, the
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, and
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. In 1963 he was awarded the "7th July" prize for life's work. In the spring of 1923, upon his return from England, he appeared at the free Paris school Grande Chaumière in the studio of Antoine Bourdelle, with the intention of devoting himself to
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. However, already in summer 1923 he began painting in his own studio and from then on completely devoted himself to painting. In May 1925 he exhibited for the first time in the ''Salon des Tuileries'', and in June he left for
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. He worked with many colleagues including, most notably,
Édouard Vuillard Jean-Édouard Vuillard (; 11 November 186821 June 1940) was a French painter, decorative artist and printmaker. From 1891 through 1900, he was a prominent member of the Nabis, making paintings which assembled areas of pure color, and interior sc ...
,
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, Albert Marquet,
André Dunoyer de Segonzac André Dunoyer de Segonzac (6 July 1884 – 17 September 1974) was a French painter and graphic artist. Biography Segonzac was born in Boussy-Saint-Antoine and spent his childhood there and in Paris. His parents wanted him to attend the military ...
, and Kostia Terechkovitch. For this reason, his art bears many a characteristic of French painting and French tradition. Much of Čelebonović's work is parallel to the tradition exhibited by the 1930 generation of French artists. However, be nonetheless maintained a more Balkan and Oriental tone in his works. Čelebonović's best works are characterized by an Oriental touch, Oriental preference for ripeness and violence of color, such as the meaning of silence and its light, of gentle restrained gesture, the weight of the seated or lying human body. The rational element is present in his painting, but always submerged under authentic affective attitude to life. Although he spent his years in France, he was always closely attached to the Yugoslav painters who occasionally visited France (
Sreten Stojanović Sreten Stojanović ( sr-cyr, Сретен Стојановић; 2 February 1898 – 29 October 1960) was a Serbian sculptor and art critic. His artistic individuality was best observed in portraits made of various materials. Biography He was bo ...
, Marino Tartaglia,
Petar Lubarda Petar Lubarda (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Лубарда); 27 July 1907 – 13 February 1974) was a Montenegrin painter born in Cetinje. Biography He was born in Ljubotinj, near Cetinje, Principality of Montenegro. Lubarda's father was an of ...
). In 1937 he had his first independent show in Belgrade, and in 1938 he exhibited with the ''Twelve'' group. In those years he occasionally visited Yugoslavia, painted in Belgrade and on the Montenegrin Littoral, visited
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monasteries and was an active presence in the art of the period. In his later years, Celebonovic quoted ''"My life and work have been determined by my attitude towards Yugoslavia. I have linked the fate of my art with Yugoslav painting. How one grows and attains maturity is a question apart. The influence of French painting upon myself and others is natural enough. After all, who has ever been free from influence?'' His decorations and awards include: award for painting at the first memorial of
Nadežda Petrović Nadežda Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Надежда Петровић; 11/12 October 1873 – 3 April 1915) was a Serbian painter and one of the women war photography pioneers in the region. Considered Serbia's most famous expressionist and fauvist ...
in
Čačak Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley within the geographical region of Šumadija. , the city proper has 73,331 inhabitants, wh ...
, the 7th of July award for life achievement, golden plaque for painting at the third triennial of visual arts in Belgrade, Order of brotherhood and unity, Order of merit to the people, Order of labour and Order of the Republic with golden wreath. An exhibition featuring his selected works was opened in the Gallery of SANU in early 2019.


See also

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List of painters from Serbia This is a list of notable Serbian painters. A * Nikola Aleksić (1808–1873) * Dimitrije Avramović (1815–1855) * Ljubomir Aleksandrović (1828–1890) * Stevan Aleksić (1876–1923) * Dragomir Arambašić (1881–1945) * Stojan Arali ...
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Serbian art Serbian art refers to the visual arts of the Serbs and their nation-state Serbia. The medieval heritage includes Byzantine art, preserved in architecture, frescos and icons of the many Serbian Orthodox monasteries. In the Early modern period, S ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Celebonovic, Marko 1902 births 1986 deaths Artists from Belgrade 20th-century Serbian painters Serbian male painters Yugoslav expatriates in the United Kingdom Yugoslav expatriates in France 20th-century Serbian male artists