1. Vlaho Bukovac was a Croatian painter and academic.
17 Facts About Vlaho Bukovac
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Vlaho Bukovac is probably best known for his 1887 nude Une fleur, which he created during his French period and which received attention in various reviews and publications during his lifetime.
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Vlaho Bukovac was born Biagio Faggioni in the town of Cavtat south of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia.
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Vlaho Bukovac painted many portraits, including multiple for the family of wealthy businessman William Dunphy, owner of the Rancho Posa de los Ositos.
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Vlaho Bukovac became a student at the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris studying under the famed French artist Alexandre Cabanel.
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Dubrovnik-based Serb trader Petar Maric assisted him financially, and Vlaho Bukovac later painted a portrait of him and his family.
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Vlaho Bukovac would become a correspondent member of the Czech Academy of Sciences, an honorary member of Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts and a member of Serbian Royal Academy.
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Vlaho Bukovac died in Prague where he studied and taught art.
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Vlaho Bukovac painted in a "sugary" realistic style, his fashionable paintings achieved great success at the Paris Salon.
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Vlaho Bukovac visited Kingdom of Montenegro several times and painted member of the Petrovic-Njegos dynasty and other members of the elite.
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Vlaho Bukovac was awarded Order of Prince Danilo I for his work.
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Vlaho Bukovac then began using a palette of lively and lighter colors using liberated strokes, soft rendering and the introduction of light on the painting canvas.
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In 1895, Vlaho Bukovac completed one of his best known works, the theatre curtain in the Croatian National Theatre, The Reformation of Croatian Literature and Art.
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Vlaho Bukovac gave a speech thanking the city council for building the pavilion on behalf of Croatian artists.
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Vlaho Bukovac dedicated much time and energy to his new students, one of which was noted Croatian painter Mirko Racki.
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Vlaho Bukovac introduced pointillism to the Prague Academy, and earned his historical reputation as an excellent pedagogue.
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Vlaho Bukovac knew the spirit of academia and, on the other hand, he felt the spirit of Impressionistic freedom.