Špiro Bocarić
Špiro Bocarić | |
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| Born | Spiridon Bocarić 24 May 1876 |
| Died | 19 July 1941 (aged 65) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Pointillism |
Spiridon "Špiro" Bocarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Спиридон Шпиро Боцарић; 24 May 1876 – 19 July 1941) was a Serb painter.[1]
Biography
In addition to a large number of portraits, he also painted several compositions featuring scenes from national history.[2]
Bocarić was also one of the pioneers of cinematography of modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]
Špiro Bocarić was one of the founders of the Rotary Club Banja Luka (1934) and its president (1937–1941).[4]
He was killed during the Genocide of Serbs by fascist Ustashe regime on 19 July 1941 at the Jadovno concentration camp near Gospić and his body was thrown in the Šaran pit.[5]
Gallery
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Princess Zorka of Montenegro, National Museum of Niš, 1883.
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The Old Bridge in Mostar, 1909
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Girls in folk costumes, 1915
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At the Well, 1941
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A Man with a Donkey, 1941
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Serbian Peasant Women, 1941
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See also
References
- ^ "MONTENEGRINA - digitalna biblioteka crnogorske kulture i nasljedja - Likovna umjetnost - Slikari - Spiridon Špiro Bocarić". www.montenegrina.net.
- ^ "Представљање слике УСТАНАК ПЕТРА МРКОЊИЋА аутора Спиридона Шпира Боцарића | Народни музеј" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ "Spiridon Špiro Bocarić". zapadnisrbi.com. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ "LLUCG". leks.canu.ac.me. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
- ^ Popović, Biljana (March 8, 2015). "Istaknute ličnosti Banjaluke (XLVIII): Spiridon - Špiro Bocarić". Nezavisne novine.
External links
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