Vladimir Becić (1886–1954) was a Croatian painter, best known for his early work in Munich, which had a strong influence on the direction of modern art in Croatia.[2]
Vladimir Becić
Akt djevojke kod stola (Girl Nude at a Table) by Vladimir Becić, 1907. oil on canvas 61.4x46.5 cm, Modern Gallery, Zagreb[1]
During the First World War, Vladimir Becić worked as a war artist on the Salonika front producing a series of images of the soldiers and wounded. Following the end of the war, he spent time in a village near Sarajevo, where he painted landscapes and rural subjects in a style that used colour and tonal variations to depict form and space.
Vladimir Becić was born in Slavonski Brod on 1 June 1886.
He initially studied law in Zagreb and attended private art school of Menci Clement Crnčić and Bela Čikoš Sesija. In 1905, he gave up his law studies for art, moving to Munich where he first studied with Heinrich Knirr, and then at the Academy of Arts. In 1909, he went to Paris where he enrolled in the Academy La Grande Chaumiére and worked as a draftsman at the magazine Le Rire.[2] He returned to Zagreb in 1910, where he staged his first solo exhibit.[3]
Becić then worked in Osijek, Belgrade and Bitolj. He joined the Serbian army shortly before the outbreak of the First World War.[5] He was then a war correspondent and artist for the magazine "L'Illustration" on the Salonika front, creating a series of images of the soldiers and the wounded. In 1919, he held his second solo exhibit, also in Zagreb.[2]
From 1919 to 1923, Vladimir Becić lived and worked in the village of Blažuj near Sarajevo, producing a series of oils and watercolours of landscapes, peasants and shepherds that show an increasingly mature style of tonal painting using colour forms for rounded volume and space. He then moved back to Zagreb, where he taught in the Academy of Fine Arts (Croatian: Akademija likovnih umjetnosti) (1924–1947).[6]
In 1930, Vladimir Becić, together with Ljubo Babić and Jerolim Miše formed "Group Three" (Grupa trojice).[3]
The beginnings of modernity in the Croatian art are primarily linked to the Munich Cycle of painters some of whose key works are housed in the Museum of Contemporary Art collection. These include oil paintings by Vladimir Becic dating back to the period 1910–1922, the most important phase in his artistic career, including works from the early 40s.[7]
Vladimir Becić's earliest works date from the time of the Munich school, and together with the works of Josip Račić and Miroslav Kraljević, they point to a new direction in Croatian modern painting. Moving away from traditional academic styles, they are strongly influenced by Leibl's realism, and the works of Impressionist artists such as Manet whose work they saw in an exhibit of 1907. Other influences at that time were Velázquez and Goya. Becić's later works show an approach that is closer to Cézanne, and emphasizing the structure and geometric shapes. His artistic expression was focused towards modeling and clarity. His sketches in oil, and especially watercolour, express the freshness of the immediate experience. He uses rich colour expression, and tone shaping for strong volume.[3]
Some insights on Vladimir Becić can be derived from his self-portraits, which he painted from his youngest days until just before his death. They are especially remarkable as they cover his time in Munich, then Paris and finally Osijek. Compared to the contemporary self-portraits of Joseph Racic and Miroslav Kraljevic, the Becic self-portraits are simpler, but show a full and complete expression. His early paintings, above all, show an accurate observation of form, subject and body and their spatial relationships rendered by a trained and skilful hand. The style of his later work owes something to the widespread tendency in Europe to return to nature in all things cultural and artistic after the First World War, and the influence of post-cubism - emphasizing the importance of construction. For Becić, nature was not a shelter, but an incentive, a great teacher of life, order, organization.[3]
According to Miroslav Krleža, Becić holds a deservedly high place in the history of Croatian modern art. Measured with Račić and Kraljević, he is not simply one of three, but is completely different.[8]
In 2006, the Croatian Post Office issued a set of stamps depicting Croatian art, one of which was Becić's Still Life of 1909.[9]
Works
Guslar (Guslac) 1906
Nude Study (Studija Akta) 1906
Woman Nude in Front of Mirror (Ženski Akt pred ogledalom) 1906
Oak (Hrast) 1907
Nude Girl at a Table (Akt djevojcica kod stola) 1907
Nude with Newspaper (Ženski akt s novinama) 1907
Nude in Front of Mirror (Akt pred ogledalom) 1908
Girl with Doll (Djevojčica s lutkom) 1908
Portrait of Miroslav Kraljević (Portret Miroslava Kraljevića) 1908
Self-portrait with Hat (Autoportret sa polucilindrom) 1908
Still Life (Mrtva Priroda) 1909
Watermelons (Lubenice) 1911
Hill Landscape with Stream (Planinski pejzaž s potokom) 1923
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^Miroslav Krleža, O Vladimiru Beciću, Likovne studije, Sabrana djela Miroslava Krleže,NIŠRO "Oslobodjenje", Sarajevo - IKRO "Mladost", Zagreb; Sarajevo 1985, str. 176.
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^ abcde"Vladimir Becić Exhibits" (in Croatian). ArtFacts.net. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
^. Adris Gallery. Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
^. Dubrovnik: Museum of Modern Art, Dubrovnik. April 2009. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
^"Galerija Umjetnina Split" [Art Gallery Split] (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 June 2010.
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January 29, 2023
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Vladimir Becic 1886 1954 was a Croatian painter best known for his early work in Munich which had a strong influence on the direction of modern art in Croatia 2 Vladimir BecicAkt djevojke kod stola Girl Nude at a Table by Vladimir Becic 1907 oil on canvas 61 4x46 5 cm Modern Gallery Zagreb 1 Born 1886 06 01 1 June 1886Slavonski Brod Kingdom of Croatia Slavonia Austria HungaryDied24 May 1954 1954 05 24 aged 67 Zagreb PR Croatia FPR YugoslaviaNationalityCroatianEducationMunich under Hugo von Habermann ParisKnown forPaintingNotable workpaintings oils and watercolours drawings printsMovementModernBecic studied painting in Munich at the prestigious Academy of Arts along with Oskar Herman Miroslav Kraljevic and Josip Racic This group of Croatian artists are known as the Munich Circle or Munich Four and are very important figures in Croatian art of the 20th century 2 After Munich Becic spent 2 years studying and working in Paris before returning to Zagreb in 1910 During the First World War Vladimir Becic worked as a war artist on the Salonika front producing a series of images of the soldiers and wounded Following the end of the war he spent time in a village near Sarajevo where he painted landscapes and rural subjects in a style that used colour and tonal variations to depict form and space Becic was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb 1924 1947 and a member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts from 1934 Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Works 4 Exhibitions 4 1 Solo shows 4 2 Group shows 4 3 Dealers 4 4 Public collections 4 5 Online gallery 5 ReferencesBiography EditVladimir Becic was born in Slavonski Brod on 1 June 1886 He initially studied law in Zagreb and attended private art school of Menci Clement Crncic and Bela Cikos Sesija In 1905 he gave up his law studies for art moving to Munich where he first studied with Heinrich Knirr and then at the Academy of Arts In 1909 he went to Paris where he enrolled in the Academy La Grande Chaumiere and worked as a draftsman at the magazine Le Rire 2 He returned to Zagreb in 1910 where he staged his first solo exhibit 3 He exhibited his artworks as a part of Kingdom of Serbia s pavilion at International Exhibition of Art of 1911 4 Becic then worked in Osijek Belgrade and Bitolj He joined the Serbian army shortly before the outbreak of the First World War 5 He was then a war correspondent and artist for the magazine L Illustration on the Salonika front creating a series of images of the soldiers and the wounded In 1919 he held his second solo exhibit also in Zagreb 2 From 1919 to 1923 Vladimir Becic lived and worked in the village of Blazuj near Sarajevo producing a series of oils and watercolours of landscapes peasants and shepherds that show an increasingly mature style of tonal painting using colour forms for rounded volume and space He then moved back to Zagreb where he taught in the Academy of Fine Arts Croatian Akademija likovnih umjetnosti 1924 1947 6 In 1930 Vladimir Becic together with Ljubo Babic and Jerolim Mise formed Group Three Grupa trojice 3 Becic became a member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in 1934 at that time called the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Art 2 Vladimir Becic died in Zagreb on 24 May 1954 Legacy EditThe beginnings of modernity in the Croatian art are primarily linked to the Munich Cycle of painters some of whose key works are housed in the Museum of Contemporary Art collection These include oil paintings by Vladimir Becic dating back to the period 1910 1922 the most important phase in his artistic career including works from the early 40s 7 Vladimir Becic s earliest works date from the time of the Munich school and together with the works of Josip Racic and Miroslav Kraljevic they point to a new direction in Croatian modern painting Moving away from traditional academic styles they are strongly influenced by Leibl s realism and the works of Impressionist artists such as Manet whose work they saw in an exhibit of 1907 Other influences at that time were Velazquez and Goya Becic s later works show an approach that is closer to Cezanne and emphasizing the structure and geometric shapes His artistic expression was focused towards modeling and clarity His sketches in oil and especially watercolour express the freshness of the immediate experience He uses rich colour expression and tone shaping for strong volume 3 Some insights on Vladimir Becic can be derived from his self portraits which he painted from his youngest days until just before his death They are especially remarkable as they cover his time in Munich then Paris and finally Osijek Compared to the contemporary self portraits of Joseph Racic and Miroslav Kraljevic the Becic self portraits are simpler but show a full and complete expression His early paintings above all show an accurate observation of form subject and body and their spatial relationships rendered by a trained and skilful hand The style of his later work owes something to the widespread tendency in Europe to return to nature in all things cultural and artistic after the First World War and the influence of post cubism emphasizing the importance of construction For Becic nature was not a shelter but an incentive a great teacher of life order organization 3 According to Miroslav Krleza Becic holds a deservedly high place in the history of Croatian modern art Measured with Racic and Kraljevic he is not simply one of three but is completely different 8 In 2006 the Croatian Post Office issued a set of stamps depicting Croatian art one of which was Becic s Still Life of 1909 9 Works EditGuslar Guslac 1906 Nude Study Studija Akta 1906 Woman Nude in Front of Mirror Zenski Akt pred ogledalom 1906 Oak Hrast 1907 Nude Girl at a Table Akt djevojcica kod stola 1907 Nude with Newspaper Zenski akt s novinama 1907 Nude in Front of Mirror Akt pred ogledalom 1908 Girl with Doll Djevojcica s lutkom 1908 Portrait of Miroslav Kraljevic Portret Miroslava Kraljevica 1908 Self portrait with Hat Autoportret sa polucilindrom 1908 Still Life Mrtva Priroda 1909 Watermelons Lubenice 1911 Hill Landscape with Stream Planinski pejzaz s potokom 1923 Vera 1926 Peasant Woman Saljanka 1926 Fisherman Ribar 1932 Girl with Flower Djevojka s cvijecem 1933 Small Meadows Male sjenokose 1934 Boy with Corn Djecak s kukuruzom 1935 Crabs Rakovi 1936 Ragotin 1937 Tovarenje ugljena 1938 Samoborski pejsaz 1941 Exhibitions EditSolo shows Edit 1910 in Zagreb 3 1919 in Zagreb 3 1984 Vladimir Becic Umjetnicki paviljon Art Pavilion Zagreb Zagreb 10 2005 Adris Gallery Rovinj Vladimir Becic Svjedok Istine Postojanja 11 Group shows Edit 1973 Paintings of the Munich Circle Umjetnicki paviljon Art Pavilion Zagreb Zagreb 10 2007 Iz fundusa galerije Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik Dubrovnik 10 2008 From the holdings of the museum Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik Dubrovnik 10 Dealers Edit Galerija Kaptol Zagreb Croatia 10 Public collections Edit Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik Dubrovnik Croatia 12 Gallery of Fine Arts Galerija likovnih umjetnosti Osijek Osijek Croatia MMSU Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Rijeka Rijeka Croatia Galerija Umjetnina Split Split Croatia 13 MSU Muzej Suvremene Umjetnosti Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb Croatia 7 Online gallery Edit Online gallery of paintings at Gallery Adris 14 References Edit Modern Gallery Zagreb Modern Gallery Zagreb Retrieved 18 June 2010 a b c d e Becic Vladimir Hrvatski Leksikon in Croatian vol I Zagreb Naklada Leksikon d o o 1996 p 77 ISBN 953 96728 1 3 a b c d e f Vladimir Becic Hrvatski Slikar Vladimir Becic Croatian Artist in Croatian Retrieved 18 June 2010 Elezovic Zvezdana 2009 Kosovske teme paviljona Kraljevine Srbije na međunarodnoj izlozbi u Rimu 1911 godine Bastina 27 Nina Ozegovic Nepoznati crtezi Vladimira Becica Ratna tajna slikarskog klasika Nacional br 655 2008 06 02 pristupljeno 3 ozujka 2014 Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb Retrieved 18 June 2010 a b Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb Retrieved 18 June 2010 Miroslav Krleza O Vladimiru Becicu Likovne studije Sabrana djela Miroslava Krleze NISRO Oslobodjenje Sarajevo IKRO Mladost Zagreb Sarajevo 1985 str 176 Croatian modern painting Vladimir Becic 1886 1954 Hrvatska Posta Retrieved 14 May 2013 a b c d e Vladimir Becic Exhibits in Croatian ArtFacts net Retrieved 18 June 2010 Vladimir Becic Biography Adris Gallery Archived from the original on 11 August 2009 Retrieved 18 June 2010 Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik Dubrovnik Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik April 2009 Archived from the original on 24 November 2010 Retrieved 18 June 2010 Galerija Umjetnina Split Art Gallery Split in Croatian Retrieved 18 June 2010 Vladimir Becic Gallery Adris Gallery Retrieved 18 June 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vladimir Becic amp oldid 1133053091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
