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Nadežda Petrović

Serbian artist (1873-1915) · Artists · Died at 41

Nadežda Petrović was a Serbian painter and one of the women war photography pioneers in the region. Considered Serbia's most famous expressionist and fauvist, she was the most important Serbian female painter of the period.

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Born in the town of Čačak, Petrović moved to Belgrade in her youth and attended the women's school of higher education there. Graduating in 1891, she taught there for a period beginning in 1893 before moving to Munich to study with Slovenian artist Anton Ažbe. Between 1901 and 1912, she exhibited her work in many cities throughout Europe.

Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1873 to 1915 · aged 41