MALEKOVIĆ (Vladimir). Croatian Naïve Artists - Lot 175

MALEKOVIĆ (Vladimir). Croatian Naïve Artists Novara, Istituto Geografico De Agostini, circa 1975. A beautiful book devoted to the school of Croatian naive painters, a unique movement that emerged in the 20th century around the village of Hlebine and became one of the most original artistic phenomena in Central Europe. Vladimir Maleković, an art historian and specialist in the subject, traces the evolution of this school of painting, whose leading figures included Ivan Generalić, Franjo Mraz, Mirko Virius, and Ivan Večenaj. Richly illustrated, the volume reproduces numerous iconic works that blend rural visions, folk traditions, religious symbolism, and poetic imagination. The compositions, often imbued with mystery and great narrative intensity, bear witness to the originality of an art form that remained apart from academic trends. Large quarto, hardcover with the publisher’s illustrated dust jacket. Numerous color and black-and-white reproductions.