Simeon Roksandić
Simeon Roksandić | |
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Died | 12 January 1943 | (aged 68)
Nationality | Serbian |
Occupation | sculptor |
Simeon Roksandić (14 May 1874 – 12 January 1943) was a Serbian sculptor and academic, famous for his bronzes and fountains. He is frequently cited as one of the most renowned figures in Serbian and Yugoslavian sculpture.
Roksandić exhibited his artworks as a part of Kingdom of Serbia's pavilion at International Exhibition of Art of 1911.[1]
He sculptured the "Unfortunate Fisherman" fountains in Kalemegdan Park in Belgrade, Serbia and in Jezuitski Square, Zagreb, Croatia.
Gallery[edit]
- The Monument to the Liberators of Vranje (1903) commemorating Liberation of Vranje. It was damaged twice, by Bulgarian occupiers in WWI and WWII.[2] It was left damaged on purpose.
- Lion struggling a tiger, 1917
- Portrait of the Sculptor's Sister-in-Law, 1921
- Boy with a Thorn (1922) at the National Museum of Serbia
- Unhappy Fisherman fountain, 1926
- Boy with a Broken Jug at Čukur Fountain, erected in 1931
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Elezović, Zvezdana (2009). "Kosovske teme paviljona Kraljevine Srbije na međunarodnoj izložbi u Rimu 1911. godine". Baština. 27.
- ^ "Spomenik Oslobodiocima Vranja". vranjskikutak.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
External links[edit]
- S. Roksandić - one of several notable people who lived and worked in Glina
- Sculpture - "The Boy Who Walked His Feet Off"
- Roksandic Fountain