“Milena’s Court Vision”

“Milena’s court vision“ represents the artist’s first academic artistic steps during her studies at the Belgrade Art School (1922-1926), when she and her mother Danica lived at the court of their cousin, King Alexander Karađorđević. Milena’s caricatures predominantly depicted personalities from the court in a humorous way. Above all, Milena...

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  • “Milena’s court vision“ represents the artist’s first academic artistic steps during her studies at the Belgrade Art School (1922-1926), when she and her mother Danica lived at the court of their cousin, King Alexander Karađorđević.
  • Milena’s caricatures predominantly depicted personalities from the court in a humorous way.
  • Above all, Milena captured the serious face and character of King Alexander Karađorđević, while she depicted Queen Mary with a certain amount of defiance.
  • In a few of her caricatures, Milena poetically and humorously depicted the atmosphere of the frequent parties and balls that took place in the court after the royal couple’s wedding.