Petar Dobrović ( sr-Cyrl, Петар Добровић; ; 14 January 1890 – 27 January 1942) was a Serbian painter and politician.

Biography

Dobrović was born in

Pécs Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...

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. A proponent of Serbian colorism, he was known for

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s and landscapes. He had earlier worked in

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and cubism. He was briefly the President of a short-lived, small Serbian-Hungarian Baranya-Baja Republic in 1921, and later lived in

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. He died during the

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occupation of Belgrade during the

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while in the elevator of the apartment building he lived in at 36 King Peter Street during a raid. He noticed the raid on the street and died while attempting to return to his flat. He is interred in the

Belgrade New Cemetery The New Cemetery ( sr, Ново гробље, ''Novo groblje'') is a cemetery complex in Belgrade, Serbia, with a distinct history. It is located in Ruzveltova street in Zvezdara municipality. The cemetery was built in 1886 as the third Christia ...

Exhibitions

;Solo * 1912 Premises of the Women's Society,

* 1919 Salon "Ulrich", Zagreb, City Hall,

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

* 1920 Druga beogradska gimnazija, Belgrade * 1921 Stanković Hall, Belgrade * 1924 Salon Manes,

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* 1925 Salon Galic,

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* 1927 Stock Exchange Building,

* 1928 Great Hall of the County,

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, Society for the Advancement of Science and Art, Hall of the National Casino, Osijek, Art Pavilion,

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* 1929 Art Salon Šira,

, Ceremonial Hall of the Novi Sad Music High School,

* 1930 Art Pavilion, Belgrade * 1931 Pulhri Studio,

, Kunstring,

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, Kunstzalen A. Mak,

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* 1932 Denisuv Institut,

* 1933 French Club, Belgrade * 1934 Salon Ulrich,

. French Club, Belgrade * 1936 French Club, Belgrade * 1937 Matica Srpska Hall,

* 1940 Art Pavilion, Belgrade ;Posthumous * 1955 Art Pavilion "Cvijeta Zuzorić", Belgrade * 1974 Museum of Contemporary Art, retrospective, Belgrade, Gallery "Petar Dobrović", Belgrade, Modern Gallery,

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* 1981 Gallery of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Belgrade * 1983 Petar Dobrović Gallery, Belgrade * 1985 Gallery of Fine Arts, Belgrade * 1990 Museum space, retrospective,

, Matica Srpska Gallery,

, National Museum, Belgrade, Museum Janus Panonius,

* 1999 Petar Dobrović Gallery, Belgrade, Matica Srpska Gallery,

* 2001 Petar Dobrović Gallery, Belgrade

Gallery

Peter Dobrovič - Štúdia k portrétu - M 38 - Ernest Zmeták Art Gallery.jpg, ''Study for a portrait'' (1917), Ernest Zmeták Art Gallery Petar Dobrović - Dekliška glava.jpg, ''Girl's head'' (1917),

National Gallery of Slovenia The National Gallery of Slovenia ( sl, Narodna galerija) is the national art gallery of Slovenia. It is located in the capital Ljubljana. It was founded in 1918, after the dissolution of Austria-Hungary and the establishment of the State of Sloven ...

Petar Dobrović - Figure.jpg, ''Figure'' (1927),

Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection The Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection ( sr, Спомен-збирка Павла Бељанског, ''Spomen-zbirka Pavla Beljanskog'') is a public art museum in Novi Sad, Serbia. It displays paintings and sculptures by 20th century Serbian an ...

Petar Dobrović - Škarpina, 1928.jpg, ''Škarpina'' (1928),

Gallery of Fine Arts, Split The Museum of Fine Arts ( hr , Galerija umjetnina), is an art museum in Split, Croatia containing works from the 14th century up to the present day providing an overview of the artistic developments in the local art scene. The museum was founded ...

Petar Dobrović - Svetozar Miletić, 1930.jpg, ''

Svetozar Miletić Svetozar Miletić ( sr-cyr, Светозар Милетић; 22 February 1826 – 4 February 1901) was a Serbian lawyer, journalist, author and politician who served as the mayor of Novi Sad between 1861 and 1862 and again from 1867 to 1868. ...

'', 1930 Landscape with Cypresses, Dalmatia by Petar Dobrović.jpg, ''Landscape with Cypresses, Dalmatia'' (1931),

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Municipal Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen () is an art museum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The name of the museum is derived from the two most important collectors of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen. It is located a ...

Petar Dobrović, Mlini na jugu, 1936.jpg, ''Mlini na jugu'' (1936) Petar Dobrovic Gospodja Olga Dobrovic, 1938.jpg, ''Portrait of Olga Dobrović'' (1938)

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