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Modern Gallery Lazarevac – more info
• The Modern Gallery is founded on the 1970 donation of 60 artworks by Lepa Perović and her husband Koča Popović. • This legacy became the basis for the first exhibition “Contemporaries” and the cultural development of Lazarevac. • The collection later expanded to include a contemporary art section and...
Leposava Lepa Perović (1911–2000) – biography
• Born in 1911 near Banja Luka; trained as a teacher and worked in rural schools. • Connected early with Belgrade’s intellectual and progressive circles, shaping her social and political engagement. • WWII participant in the underground resistance; she and her sisters were awarded the Partisan Commemorative Medal. • Married...
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01. Record of the Dock worker (1988) – Aleksandar Cvetković
• The painting belongs to the later phase of Aleksandar Cvetković’s work, marked by a calmer palette and multilayered symbolic structure. • The artist explores the relationship between the human figure and surrounding space through abstract forms shaped by textured, script-like traces. • The title “Record” evokes the idea of...
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03. Rainbow over Belgrade (1970) – Danica Antić
This 1970 oil painting belongs to the “Contemporaries” collection, where it represents one of Antić’s most lyrical interpretations of Belgrade. The rainbow, a recurring motif in her work, becomes a symbolic arch connecting the city’s emotional and physical landscapes. Inside the rainbow’s arc, the artist inserts recognizable topographic elements of...
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04. Imago (year unknown) – Dragan Mojović
“Imago,” painted in oil on silk, is the only work by Dragan Mojović represented in the “Contemporaries” collection. Executed in a hyperrealist manner, the painting demonstrates the artist’s technical precision and refined control of detail. Mojović creates an image within an image, endlessly repeating, forming a visual loop. This recursive...
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05. Little Girl (year unknown) – Drago Tršar
The sculpture “Little Girl”, from the legacy of Leposava Lepa Perović, belongs to the artist’s early figurative phase. The work is intimate in character, with a traditional approach to the human figure, emphasizing calm posture and emotional restraint. Although rooted in realism, the sculpture already shows a tendency toward stylization,...
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06. Good People (1957) – Đorđe Ilić
The oil painting “Good People” was created in 1957 and is part of the “Contemporaries” collection. The work represents a synthesis of modernist artistic language and traditional painting elements. Ilić draws upon Christian iconography, specifically the motif of the Crucifixion of Christ. Through this reference, the artist symbolically shifts the...
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07. Two Nudes (year unknown) – Zora Petrović
• The oil painting “Two Nudes” from the Legacy of Leposava Lepa Perović is a work by the renowned Serbian painter Zora Petrović. • Executed in a strong expressionist style, the painting depicts two monumental female figures standing frontally before the viewer. • The bodies are emphasized through mass and...
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08. Ritter (year unknown) – Zoran Petrović
The sculpture “Ritter”, part of the “Contemporaries” collection, is executed in welded and cast iron. The work belongs to the artist’s series created from recycled industrial materials, specifically discarded machine parts. Petrović assembles fragments of obsolete machinery into new sculptural forms, transforming their original function into an artistic statement. The...
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09. Portrait (1955) – Lazar Vozarević
The oil painting “Portrait” from 1955 is executed in the spirit of geometrization, a key characteristic of Lazar Vozarević’s modernist approach. The central motif is a geometrically constructed human head, bald and shown in semi-profile, dominating the pictorial space. The eyes are rendered as dark, hollow forms, expressionless and distant,...
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10. Dečani (1958) – Lazar Vujaklija
The oil painting “Dečani”, created in 1958, depicts a model of the Dečani Monastery on a flat, two-dimensional surface. Rendered predominantly in dark blue tones, the composition is interrupted by strong bursts of color that accent key elements. The work is executed in the spirit of folk and naïve art,...
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11. Music for One Chair (1974) – Aleksandar Luković Lukijan
The oil painting “Music for One Chair” from 1974 is one of three works by Aleksandar Luković Lukijan preserved in the “Contemporaries” collection. The composition presents three masked clowns with wings, suspended on thick ropes above a theatrical stage. At the center of the scene stands a green wooden chair,...
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12. Vase with Flowers (1963) – Ljubica Cuca Sokić
Created in 1963, the painting belongs to the period when Ljubica Cuca Sokić gradually moved away from figurative composition toward lyrical, poetic abstraction. The composition is dominated by soft tonal values of a vase placed on a table, holding six stems of white flowers in full bloom. Forms are simplified...
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13. Salamanders” (1975) – Ljubodrag Janković Jale
Created in 1975, the oil painting “Salamanders” is part of the “Contemporaries” collection and represents one of Janković Jale’s most enigmatic works. The central composition is dominated by three monumental female figures, resembling priestesses or participants in a ritual ceremony. The women stand knee-deep in water, calm and motionless, reinforcing...
14. Walnuts (1953) – Majda Kurnik
The oil painting “Walnuts”, created in 1953, comes from the Legacy of Leposava Lepa Perović. Chronologically, the work belongs to the early creative phase of the distinguished artist Majda Kurnik. During this period, still life emerges as the dominant theme of her artistic exploration. The painting is characterized by expressive...
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15. Morning (1976) – Marklen Mosijenko
The painting “Morning”, created in 1976, is part of the “Contemporaries” collection. The scene is set in the artist’s studio, a recurring and favored motif in Mosijenko’s work. A sleeping, sensuous female nude dominates the foreground, rendered with softness and intimacy. Behind the figure stretches a view through the studio...
16. Bowl (1975) – Marko Čelebonović
The painting “Bowl”, dated 1975, is part of the “Contemporaries” collection and was created during the final phase of Marko Čelebonović’s artistic career. The work represents an intimate interior scene, reduced to a simple, personal motif. Vibrant, pulsating applications of color convey a strong joy of life and painterly vitality....
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17. Spring (1953) – Milan Konjović
The oil painting “Spring”, executed on hardboard in 1953, belongs to Milan Konjović’s colorist phase. As a painter deeply connected to the landscapes of Vojvodina, Konjović depicts a rural setting charged with expressive energy. The composition is defined by expressionist gestures and intense, impasto brushstrokes, giving the surface strong physical...
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18. Forgotten Door (1983) – Milan Cmelić
“Forgotten Door”, an oil on canvas from 1983, is part of the “Contemporaries” collection. The central motif is a pair of old wooden double doors, painted in a classical, realistic manner. The doors are reinforced with metal grilles, behind which glass once existed. They are set within a dilapidated wall,...
19. Genesis 2 (2011) – Milija Belić
“Genesis 2”, created in 2011, is an acrylic on canvas from the “Contemporaries” collection. The painting is an abstract composition built through continuous overlapping of multicolored geometric forms. Layers of shapes create a dynamic visual rhythm and a sense of endless movement. The interaction of colors suggests a chromatic play...
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20. Owl (1959) – Milo Milunović
“Owl”, painted in 1959, is an oil on canvas from the “Contemporaries” collection. The work was created during the final creative phase of the renowned painter and professor Milo Milunović. Against a deep dark blue background, an owl is depicted perched on a branch. The figure is rendered with expressionist...
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21. Still Life (1985) – Miodrag Mića Popović
“Still Life”, created in 1985, is a mixed-media work from the “Contemporaries” collection. The painting belongs to the artist’s cycle known as “Painterly Scenes.” By introducing non-traditional materials into the composition, Popović emphasizes the physical presence and materiality of objects. The illusion of a third dimension is achieved, making elements...
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22. Great Odalisques (1954–1955) – Mladen Srbinović
“Great Odalisques” was painted in 1954–1955 in oil on canvas and belongs to the Legacy of Leposava Lepa Perović. The composition is dominated by three female nudes, shown seated and semi-reclining in the foreground. The figures are slightly stylized and defined by dark contours, which give them a sculptural presence....
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23. Interior with Lamp (1990) – Nikola Graovac
“Interior with Lamp” was painted in 1990 and is part of the “Contemporaries” collection. The painting depicts an intimate interior scene drawn from the artist’s everyday life. Through expressive brushwork, Graovac constructs a deeply personal visual narrative. The composition is dominated by warm red tones, which shape the atmosphere of...
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24. Blue in August (1977) – Olivera Grbić
“Blue in August” was painted in 1977 and belongs to the “Contemporaries” collection. The work is an associative landscape created in the spirit of poetic realism. The composition is purified and simplified, reduced almost to abstraction. All unnecessary details are deliberately omitted to emphasize atmosphere and mood. The painting is...
25. Composition (1954) – Petar Lubarda
“Composition” was painted in 1954 in oil on canvas and is part of the Legacy of Leposava Lepa Perović. The work belongs to the very beginning of Petar Lubarda’s abstract phase. During the 1950s, Lubarda made a decisive break with figurative painting and turned toward complete abstraction. This shift marked...
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27. Portrait of Lepa Perović (1961) – Zora Petrović
“Portrait of Lepa Perović” was painted in 1961 by the renowned Serbian painter Zora Petrović. The portrayed sitter, Leposava Lepa Perović, is the donor of the core collection of the Modern Gallery in Lazarevac. The portrait is executed in Zora Petrović’s distinctive expressionist style. The figure of the donor is...
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28. Galley (1968) – Predrag Peđa Milosavljević
“Galley” is an oil on canvas painted in 1968 by the renowned Serbian artist and academic Predrag Peđa Milosavljević. The painting is executed in the artist’s recognizable palette of ocher, gray, and yellow tones. In the foreground appears the outline of a galley or boat, rendered with broad, swift, and...
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29. Miners (1959) – Stojan Batič
“Miners” is a bronze sculpture created in 1959 by sculptor Stojan Batič. The work is preserved within the Legacy of Leposava Lepa Perović. It belongs to a series of sculptures dedicated to the hard life and labor of miners. The composition consists of grouped human figures, reduced to simple, stylized...
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30. Portrait (year unknown) – Cvetko Lainović
“Portrait” is a painting by Cvetko Lainović, focused on the inner world of a female figure. The work is executed using a minimalist visual language, reduced to essential elements. Rather than describing external appearance, the artist explores emotional depth and psychological presence. The figure is constructed through linear stylization, which...