Dositej Obradović

The sculpture - a sketch for the monument to Dositej Obradović by the Croatian sculptor Rudolf Valdec (1972 - 1929) was the competition winner in the selection of a free space sculpture on the occasion of marking the centenary of Dositej's death in 1911. This is one of the significant works from the artist's oeuvre, which is considered the originator of modern Croatian sculpture. Rudolf Valdec was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, a member of the Yugoslav Academy of Science and Arts, and a member of the Croatian Artists Society. In this sculpture, Dositej Obradović is presented in motion, with a hat, books in his left hand and a stick in his right. A part of the coat discreetly crosses the stick, whirling as if a breeze was following his movements. This European traveler is slightly looking into the distance and into the future.