Simeon Roksandić (14 May 1874 – 12 January 1943) was a
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sculptor
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academic
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, famous for his bronzes and fountains. He is frequently cited as one of the most renowned figures in
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Life and work
Roksandić was born in the village of
Majske Poljane and schooled in Glina and Zagreb. After discovering an interest in sculputre, he obtained a stipend for studies in Budapest. In 1895, he continued his education in Munich, where he met
Djordje Krstić, who encouraged him to move to Belgrade. Since 1898, Roksandić lived and worked in Serbia for most of his life.
In 1904, he was one of the founders of the Association of Serbian Artists LADA, alongside
Beta Vukanović,
Marko Murat
Marko Murat ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Мурат; December 30, 1864 – October 14, 1944) was a Serbian painter from Dubrovnik who spent 20 years of his life in Belgrade, becoming a leading member of the Serbian and Yugoslav art scene at the time, b ...
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Đorđe Jovanović,
Uroš Predić
Uroš Predić ( sr-Cyrl, Урош Предић, ; Orlovat, 7 December 1857 – Belgrade, 12 February 1953) was a Serbian Realism (visual arts), Realist painter. Along with Paja Jovanović and Đorđe Krstić, he is considered the most important ...
, and others. Roksandić exhibited his artworks as a part of
Kingdom of Serbia
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's
pavilion
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at
International Exhibition of Art of 1911.
He sculptured the "Unfortunate Fisherman" fountains in
Kalemegdan Park
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in
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and in Jezuitski Square,
Zagreb
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His prominent works include:
* ''Boy with a Thorn'' (1922) at the
National Museum of Serbia
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* ''Boy with a Broken Jug'' (erected in 1931) at
Čukur Fountain
The Čukur Fountain () is a monument built to commemorate the Čukur Fountain incident of 15 June 1862, starting with the death of a boy -- Savo Petković -- and growing into a conflict between Serbia and the Ottoman Empire (Serbia being under Ot ...
* ''Self portrait'' (erected in 1965) at
Belgrade Fortress
The Belgrade Fortress ( sr-Cyrl, Београдска тврђава, Beogradska tvrđava, Hungarian: Nándorfehérvár), consists of the old citadel (Upper and Lower Town) and Kalemegdan Park (Large and Little Kalemegdan) on the confluence of th ...
Gallery
File:Spomenik oslobodiocima Vranja (Čika Mitke), Srbija.jpg, ''The Monument to the Liberators of Vranje'' (1903) commemorating Liberation of Vranje
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. It was damaged twice, by Bulgarian occupiers in WWI and WWII.National Museum of Serbia
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File:Zlosrećni Ribar.JPG, ''Unhappy Fisherman'' fountain, 1926
File:Čukur česma - Dobračina ulica.jpg, ''Boy with a Broken Jug'' at Čukur Fountain
The Čukur Fountain () is a monument built to commemorate the Čukur Fountain incident of 15 June 1862, starting with the death of a boy -- Savo Petković -- and growing into a conflict between Serbia and the Ottoman Empire (Serbia being under Ot ...
, erected in 1931
File:Simeon Roksandić, Bista na Kalemegdanu, 01.JPG, ''Self Portrait (''erected in 1965) at Belgrade Fortress
See also
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Petar Ubavkić
Peter Ubavkić (12 April 1852 – 28 June 1910) was a Serbian sculptor and painter, recognized as the premier sculptor of Serbia, given the task to create a series of national monuments of which he authored many. He was a member of the Serbian A ...
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Đorđe Jovanović
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Risto Stijović
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Sreten Stojanović
Sreten Stojanović ( sr-cyr, Сретен Стојановић; 2 February 1898 – 29 October 1960) was a Serbian sculptor, university professor and art critic. His artistic individuality was best observed in portraits made of various materials. ...
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S. Roksandić - one of several notable people who lived and worked in GlinaRoksandic Fountain
Croatian sculptors
Serbian sculptors
Serbian male sculptors
1874 births
1943 deaths
20th-century sculptors
People from Glina, Croatia
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