Petar Lubarda

Petar Lubarda
Petar Lubarda on a 2007 stamp
issued by Serbian Post
Born (1907-07-27)27 July 1907
Ljubotinj, Principality of Montenegro
Died 13 February 1974(1974-02-13) (aged 66)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia

Petar Lubarda (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Лубарда; 27 July 1907 – 13 February 1974) was a Yugoslav and Serbian painter.

Biography

His most preferred subject was the historic 1389 Battle of Kosovo, which Lubarda painted in various formats in more than 30 versions.

He was born in Ljubotinj, near Cetinje, Principality of Montenegro. He studied painting in Belgrade and Paris. From 1932 until his death he lived in Belgrade, with exception of period 1946–1950 when he was professor at an art school in Herceg Novi. His work is inspired by Serbian history and Montenegrin landscape. Lubarda won the prestigious Herder Prize and many other awards in Europe, Brazil, New York City and Tokyo biennale.

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