Simeon Roksandić

Simeon Roksandić (14 May 1874 – 12 January 1943) was a Serbian sculptor and academic, famous for his bronzes and fountains. He is frequently cited as one of the most renowned figures in Serbian and Yugoslavian sculpture.

Simeon Roksandić
Born(1874-05-14)14 May 1874
Majske Poljane, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Died12 January 1943(1943-01-12) (aged 68)
Belgrade, German-occupied Serbia
NationalitySerbian
Occupationsculptor

Roksandić exhibited his artworks as a part of Kingdom of Serbia's pavilion at International Exhibition of Art of 1911.[1]

He sculptured the "Unfortunate Fisherman" fountains in Kalemegdan Park in Belgrade, Serbia and in Jezuitski Square, Zagreb, Croatia.

  • The Monument to the Liberators of Vranje, was erected in 1903 to commemorate the event. It was damaged twice by the Bulgarian occupiers during the two World Wars.[2] It was left on purpose damaged as a testament of a turbulent past.
  • Portrait of the Sculptor's Sister-in-Law (1921)
  • The Boy with Thorn fountain (1922)
  • Unhappy Fisherman fountain (1926)

See also

References
  1. Elezović, Zvezdana (2009). "Kosovske teme paviljona Kraljevine Srbije na međunarodnoj izložbi u Rimu 1911. godine". Baština. 27.
  2. "Spomenik Oslobodiocima Vranja". vranjskikutak.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 January 2018.


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