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Lazar Trifunović

ラザル・トリフノヴィッチ

Lazar Trifunović

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1929-01-14 （Belgrade）
Died
1983-07-23 （Paris） age 54
Nationality
Serbian
Languages
Serbian
Residence History
Belgrade → Niš → Paris

Career

Occupations
art historian, art critic, professor, museologist
Active Years
1955-1983
Affiliations
National Museum in Belgrade, Contemporary Gallery in Niš, University of Belgrade
Memberships
AICA Yugoslav section

Education

University of Belgrade
Faculty of Philosophy / Department of Art History
Degree: PhD
Period: 1950-1960
Year of Graduation: 1960
Country: Yugoslavia
PhD dissertation 'Serbian painting in the first half of the XX century'

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Serbian Painting 1900–1950

1973 Art History

Comprehensive study of Serbian modern art from 1900-1950, based on French influences.

Serbian modern artModernismImpressionism

Serbian Art Criticism

1967 Art Criticism Anthology

First systematic overview of Serbian art criticism history up to the 1960s.

Art criticismSerbian art history

Bibliography

  • Paul Gauguin
  • Gallery of European Masters
  • Moša Pijade o umetnosti
  • Petar Lubarda
  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Vincent van Gogh
  • Serbian Art Criticism
  • Milan Kašanin Collected works
  • Risto Stijović
  • Serbian Painting 1900–1950
  • Petar Ubavkić
  • Sreten Stojanović
  • Od impresionizma do enformela: studije i članci o umetnosti
  • Slikarski pravci XX veka
  • Serbia & Montenegro Monuments of Art: From Prehistory to the Present Day

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly analysisCritical insightModern art historiography
Recurring Motifs
InformelSerbian modern artFrench art influences

Legacy

Laid foundations for scientific study of modern Serbian art and criticism. Annual 'Lazar Trifunović' Award established in 1992 by Cultural Centre of Belgrade.

In Popular Culture

  • Annual art criticism award named after him