Petar Lubarda (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Лубарда); 27 July 1907 – 13 February 1974) was a Serbian painter.
Biography
He was born in Ljubotinj, near Cetinje, Principality of Montenegro. Lubarda's father was an officer of the Royal Yugoslav Army who was killed by the Yugoslav Partisans, which left a mark on Lubarda's career and upbringing. He spent a part of the war years in a German prison camp. Lubarda self-declared as a Serb and sent a letter demanding that this information be included as a part of his biography in upcoming art catalogues as well as demanding that his work be presented as a part of Serbia's pavilion.
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 a professor at an art school in Herceg Novi. His work is inspired by Serbian history and Montenegrin landscape.
His most preferred subject was the historic 1389 Battle of Kosovo, which Lubarda painted in various formats in more than 30 versions.
Lubarda won numerous awards including the prestigious Herder Prize, Medal of Honour by Calcutta Art Society in 1968 and many other awards in Europe, Brazil, New York City and Tokyo Biennale.
The house used by Petar Lubarda and his wife Vera located in Senjak, Belgrade, was turned into an art gallery featuring notable works by Lubarda and personal items.
Exhibitions
Gymnasium, Nikšić, 1925 Casa dell' Arte Moderna Bragaglio, Rome, 1929 French club, Belgrade, 1933 Art pavilion, Belgrade, 1934 Art gallery ULUS, Belgrade, 1951 Galerie Yougoslavie, Paris, 1952 Galerie Michel Warren, Paris, 1954 Leicester Galleries, London, 1955 Art pavilion, Podgorica, 1958 Small gallery, Ljubljana, 1959 Gallery of, Belgrade, 1961 Galleria Penelope, Rome, 1962 Gallery of House of JNA, Belgrade, 1962 Rabotnički university, Skopje, 1963 Gallery of House of JNA, Belgrade, 1964 Museum of Contemporary Art, retrospective, Belgrade, 1967 Contemporary Art Museum of Macedonia, Skopje, 1967 Art Gallery "Josip Bepo Benković", Herceg Novi, 1967 Art pavilion, Podgorica, 1968 Art museum SR Montenegro, Cetinje, 1968 National museum, Kragujevac, 1968 Art gallery of Belgrade Cultural Centre, 1968 SANU Gallery, Belgrade, 1969 House of culture "Olga Petrov", Opovo, 1969 City museum, Sombor, 1970 Art gallery, House of culture in Vrbas, 1970 Art gallery of Belgrade Cultural Centre, Belgrade, 1971
Posthumous National museum, Belgrade, 1974 Commemorative Exhibition, Skopje, 1974 Lubarda's atelier, commemorative exhibition, Belgrade, 1974 Collegium artisticum, retrospective, Sarajevo, 1978 Modern gallery, Budva, 1978 Modern gallery, retrospective, Ljubljana, 1978 Museum of contemporary art, Belgrade, 1984 Gallery of art of non-aligned countries "Josip Broz Tito", Podgorica Modern gallery, Budva, 1985 Forum gallery, Nikšić, 1986 Art Gallery "Josip Bepo Benković", Herceg Novi, 1989 Biljarda, Cetinje, 1994 Contemporary Art Museum of Macedonia, Skopje, 1998 Gallery "Nikola I", Nikšić, 2000 Palace of Nikola I, Bar, 2000 Galeria Lorber, Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Ramat-Gan, Israel, 2004 Gallery of Radio Television of Serbia, Belgrade, 2007 Belgrade gallery, Belgrade, 2007 Heritage house, Belgrade, 2014
Awards Grand Prix, World exhibit, Paris, 1937 I award at an international exhibition, The Hague, 1939 I federal award of Yugoslavia, Belgrade, 1948 I state award of SR Montenegro, Cetinje, 1948 I state award of SR Montenegro, Цетиње, 1949 International award, Biennale, São Paulo, 1953 Biennale award, Tokyo, 1955 October award of city of Belgrade, Belgrade, 1955 National award - Guggenheim, New York City, 1956 7 July award, Belgrade, 1964 Order of brotherhood and unity, Belgrade, 1965 Order of merit for the people with golden wreath, Belgrade, 1965 AVNOJ award, Belgrade, 1966 I award of gallery „13th November“, Cetinje, 1967 Diploma of city of Belgrade, Belgrade, 1969 Medal of Honour "Tagore" by Calcutta Art Society, Kolkata, 1970 Herder Prize, Vienna, 1973 Honorary citizen of Slovenj Gradec Honorary citizen of Kragujevac
Gallery
References
Further reading
Predrag Milosavljević, Miodrag B. Protić, Umetnička galerija ULUS, Belgrade, 1951 Žan Kasu, Jugoslovenska galerija, Paris, 1952 Milan Kašanin, Savremeni beogradski umetnici. pages 31–32, Prosveta, Belgrade, 1953 Miodrag B. Protić, Savremenici I, Nolit, Belgrade, 1955 Oto Bihalji Merin, Lubarda - Kosovski boj, Jugoslavija, Belgrade, 1956 Miodrag B. Protić, Galerija Kulturnog centra, Belgrade, 1961 Lazar Trifunović, Petar Lubarda, III kolo edicije Slikari i vajari, Prosveta, Belgrade, 1964 Aleksa Čelebonović, Savremeno slikarstvo u Jugoslaviji. pages 39–40, Izdavački zavod Jugoslavija, Belgrade, 1965 Miodrag B. Protić, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Belgrade, 1967 Stanislav Živković, Galerija SANU, Belgrade, 1969 Miodrag B. Protić, Srpsko slikarsvo XX veka, Nolit, Belgrade, 1970 Sreto Bošnjak, Likovna galerija Kulturnog centra, Belgrade, 1971 Lazar Trifunović, Srpsko slikarstvo 1900–1950, Nolit, Belgrade, 1973 Olga Perović, Collegium artisticum, Sarajevo, 1978 Mala enciklopedija Prosveta: Opšta enciklopedija, volume II, page 429, Prosveta, Belgrade, 1978 Lazar Trifunović, Od impresionizma do enformela. pages. 55–69, Nolit, Belgrade, 1982 Miodrag B. Protić, Slikarstvo XX veka, Jugoslavija, Belgrade, Spektar, Zagreb, Prva književna komuna, Mostar, 1982 Ješa Denegri, Dragoslav Đorđević, Marija Pušić, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Belgrade, 1984 Likovna enciklopedija Jugoslavije, volume II. page 209, Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod „Miroslav Krleža“, Zagreb, 1984 Jasna Tijardović, Galerija „Forum“, Nikšić, 1986 Ješa Denegri, Pedesete: teme srpske umetnosti, Svetovi, Novi Sad, 1993 Aleksa Brajović, Slika i misao Petra Lubarde, Zvonik, Belgrade, 2001 Group of aurhos, Petar Lubarda, Radionica duše, Belgrade, 2002 Ksenija Samardžija, Srđa Zlopaša, Stevan Vuković, Kuća legata, Legat Petra Lubarde, Belgrade, 2014 Enciklopedija leksikografskog zavoda, volume IV. page. 651, Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb Enciklopedija leksikografskog zavoda, volume III. pages 343–344, Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb
External links
Petar Lubarda – Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews at World Wide Arts Resources Lubarda about himself Petar Lubarda in The Art History Journal