Conference paper
A CONTRIBUTION FOR RUDOLF VALDEC'S ARTISTIC BIOGRAPHY
Vukica Popović
; Narodni muzej u Zrenjaninu
Abstract
In his paper e»tit/ed»A Single Artistic Year«(»Jedna
u>netnička godina«), Milan Košanin denoimces the decision
made by the commune of Veliki Bečkerek (Zrenja
»in) concerning consfruclion of the King Petar I >»onu»!ent,
the charge of wich uas arbifrarily given to Rudolf Valdec
(1872 — 1929), in face of the suggeslion to enfrust Kršinić
or Nedelj ković with this task. It i s > ery likely that t lie expert panel's reco»imendalions u'ere disregarded by the commune
authovities on the suggestion of Aleksandar Sandić
(1877 — 1942), a pninter from Bećkerek, a quite infhrential
and authoritative person. Friendship betu cen the tu o ar tists
u>as contracted during their studies nt the M«nich Academy
of Painting. Among numerous docu»re>its from the
legacy of A. Sekulić, a painter, stored in the Natio>ial Mi>sem
i>z Zrenjanin, there are also letters ivvitten by R. Vnldec's
uvdou> Helena to A. Sek/ić ui fhi n th e per iod f vo»i
1929 (after R. Valdec's death) until 1941. The letters contain
precios data on t lie fate of par ticular Vnldec's u>orks after
his death. In 1926, the King Petar I monument uas evected
on the central city square. Despite so»ie objections, Valdec
succeeded in achieving a realistic for>n nnd tr»e artistic level.
In 1941, the monument u>as comp/ete/y demolished by
fascists, unth neither a f i>iy f ragment presar> ed. Tlie monument
is knou'n to us only frovn preser> ed photos, Pvoj ect
I (Historical Archives of Zrenjanin) a»d old picture postca.
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Hrčak ID:
153372
URI
Publication date:
15.12.1989.
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