Petar Dobrović (; ; 14 January 1890 – 27 January 1942) was a Serbian painter and politician.
Biography
Dobrović was born in Pécs, Kingdom of Hungary. A proponent of Serbian colorism, he was known for portraits and landscapes. He had earlier worked in impressionism and cubism.
He was briefly the President of a short-lived, small Serbian-Hungarian Baranya-Baja Republic in 1921, and later lived in Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
He died during the German occupation of Belgrade during the Second World War while in the elevator of the apartment building he lived in at 36 King Peter Street during a raid. He noticed the raid on the street and died while attempting to return to his flat. He is interred in the Belgrade New Cemetery.
Exhibitions
Solo
1912 Premises of the Women's Society, Pécs
1919 Salon "Ulrich", Zagreb, City Hall, Novi Sad
1920 Druga beogradska gimnazija, Belgrade
1921 Stanković Hall, Belgrade
1924 Salon Manes, Prague
1925 Salon Galic, Split
1927 Stock Exchange Building, Novi Sad
1928 Great Hall of the County, Sombor, Society for the Advancement of Science and Art, Hall of the National Casino, Osijek, Art Pavilion, Zagreb 1929 Art Salon Šira, Zagreb, Ceremonial Hall of the Novi Sad Music High School, Novi Sad 1930 Art Pavilion, Belgrade 1931 Pulhri Studio, Prague, Kunstring, Rotterdam, Kunstzalen A. Mak, Amsterdam 1932 Denisuv Institut, Prague 1933 French Club, Belgrade 1934 Salon Ulrich, Zagreb. French Club, Belgrade 1936 French Club, Belgrade 1937 Matica Srpska Hall, Novi Sad 1940 Art Pavilion, Belgrade
Posthumous
1955 Art Pavilion "Cvijeta Zuzorić", Belgrade
1974 Museum of Contemporary Art, retrospective, Belgrade, Gallery "Petar Dobrović", Belgrade, Modern Gallery, Ljubljana 1981 Gallery of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Belgrade 1983 Petar Dobrović Gallery, Belgrade 1985 Gallery of Fine Arts, Belgrade 1990 Museum space, retrospective, Zagreb, Matica Srpska Gallery, Novi Sad, National Museum, Belgrade, Museum Janus Panonius, Pécs 1999 Petar Dobrović Gallery, Belgrade, Matica Srpska Gallery, Novi Sad 2001 Petar Dobrović Gallery, Belgrade