Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art - paintings

A rich international collection of unconventional art

By Museums of Serbia

My Fairy Ancestor in Cosmos, Miroslav Živković (1934-2009), 1996.

Deer City (1948) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Сава Секулић (1902-1989);Museums of Serbia

Deer City, Sava Sekulić (1902-1989), 1948. MNMA Collection of Painting includes the works of domestic and foreign authors from nineteen-thirties until today. The collection of paintings consists of the oeuvres of classics Sava Sekulić, Ilija Bosilj, Emerik Feješ, etc.

Stork (1969) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Milosav Jovanović (1935-2014);Museums of Serbia

Stork, Milosav Jovanović (1935-2014), 1969. A stylised figural composition with elements of fiction. On the right-hand side, a figure of a bird is given in the left profile; a mushroom-like shape with a roof emerges from the bird’s body.

Hypocrisy (from the cycle Prison Days) (2003) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Barbarien (1963-2013);Museums of Serbia

Hypocrisy (from the cycle Prison Days),  Barbarien (1963-2013), 2003. A stylised figural composition – an authentic form of portrait. Anthropomorphic-zoomorphic motif is done in raw coloured surfaces; the head includes zoomorphic motifs in the form of fish, the body is coloured.

I Am Explaining Some Things (Pablo Neruda) (2006) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Srboljub Kojadinović (1942-2018);Museums of Serbia

I Am Explaining Some Things (Pablo Neruda), Srboljub Kojadinović (1942-2018), 2006. A stylised figural composition with elements of fiction, in diagonal corner. In the bottom right-hand angle, a few human figures (babies) are floating towards the middle of the picture.

Jabučilo and Momčilo (1974) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Sava Sekulić (1902-1989);Museums of Serbia

Jabučilo and Momčilo, Sava Sekulić (1902-1989), 1974. A stylised figural presentation of a winged animal (a donkey or horse stallion), given in left profile and ochre body with white accentuation, by which a standing human figure is partly covered with a wing. 

Angels Are Watching Us (2009) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Milanka Dinić (1938-2017);Museums of Serbia

Angels Are Watching Us, Milanka Dinić (1938-2017), 2009. The intertwining of floral and geometrical motif over the whole surface of the canvas with floating presentations of anthropomorphic images and fictions creatures. The central ornament is in the form of a butterfly. 

The Battle on Kosovo (1970/1971) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Janko Brašić (1906-1994);Museums of Serbia

The Battle on Kosovo,  Janko Brašić (1906-1994), 1971. A multi-figural composition given in the exterior, in a green field. In the upper part of the painting, in a narrow band, the sky with small figures on the horizon is portrayed. 

Winter Weddings (1986) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Dušan Jevtović (1925-2011);Museums of Serbia

Winter Weddings, Dušan Jevtović (1925-2011), 1986. A multi-figural composition in winter landscape; the figures of people and animals in movement are spread over a few snowy white hills. In the middle and at the bottom of the painting is a carriage with the newly-weds. 

A multi-figural composition in winter landscape; the figures of people and animals in movement are spread over a few snowy white hills. In the middle and at the bottom of the painting is a carriage with the newly-weds, with three houses above each. 

National customs, church festivals, celebrations, natural disasters, misfortunes, and overall human existence, represented by interwoven friezes of people with exaggerated gestures are all metaphors of collective spirit and enormous power of multitude of people. 

Dozens of human portraits in groups are connected by most diverse events. The artist's sense of movement and arrangement of masses shows his innate feeling of composition. 

Fair, MNMA (1969) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Pal Homonai (1922-2010);Museums of Serbia

Fair, Pal Homonai (1922-2010), 1969. A stylised multi-figural composition given in winter landscape; the figures of people and animals are distributed in the middle of white, semi round hill, while the village houses are spread in arch above and below it. 

Big Ben – the Houses of Parliament in London (1962) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Emerik Feješ (1904-1969);Museums of Serbia

Big Ben – the Houses of Parliament in London, Emerik Feješ (1904-1969), 1962. A stylised composition shows the Houses of Parliament by the water in London. On the left side is a high, square tower, while on the right is Big Ben. 

Cross (2005) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Srboslav Ilić (1955);Museums of Serbia

Cross,  Srboslav Ilić (1955), 2005. A multi-figural presentation follows four arms of the form of cross of wood background; multitude of stylised figural motifs, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic, given in the blue background. The author illustrates the themes of Old Testament. 

Wonders of Rio de Janeiro (2012) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Ermelinda De Almeida (1947);Museums of Serbia

Wonders of Rio de Janeiro, Ermelinda De Almeida (1947), 2012. A stylised presentation in the exterior – panorama of the City of Rio de Janeiro. Recognisable motifs such as statue of Christ the Redeemer, a gondola that leads to Sugarloaf Mountain. 

Self-portrait (2012) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Igor Simonović (1972);Museums of Serbia

Self-portrait, Igor Simonović (1972), 2012. A stylised human movement in the form of a bust with indicated eyes, mouth and hair, looking to the right, in brown, ochre and orange tones and additional processing by drawing on the canvas using a sharp object. 

Manasija (1970) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Milan Rašić (1931-2018);Museums of Serbia

Manasija, Milan Rašić (1931-2018), 1970. A stylised landscape with figures in vertical composition, given from bird’s-eye view. In the middle of the painting is a fortification – monastery surrounded by walls and rich vegetation; below are a few female figures of nuns. 

Calling Angels (2009) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Vojkan Morar (1966);Museums of Serbia

Calling Angels, Vojkan Morar (1966), 2009. Figural composition with elements of fiction; a pyramidal building made of multitude of sharp towers predominates over a stylised landscape; above, near the top of painting is a flock of elongated female winged figures. 

Epiphany Swimming (2006) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Desanka Petrov Morar (1946);Museums of Serbia

Epiphany Swimming, Desanka Petrov Morar (1946), 2006. Genre scene with human figures in the exterior; the moment of winning Holy Cross is presented. In the lower part of the painting on the left-hand side are a group of priests, standing with their back turned or en face. 

Genre scene with human figures in the exterior; the moment of winning Holy Cross is presented. In the lower part of the painting on the left-hand side are a group of priests, standing with their back turned or en face, while on the right are a group of people turned to the water.

Church festivals and cross-processions, rain-making rituals, village crossroads with flocks of geese and playing children, house interiors with the family icon as if “possessing parts of souls of the household members”.

The Sun Cuts Golden Branches of Ash-tree (1973) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Životin Nikolić (1953);Museums of Serbia

The Sun Cuts Golden Branches of Ash-tree, Životin Nikolić (1953), 1973. A stylised presentation of ornamental-decorative treatment. In the foreground along the vertical length of the painting is a branch with leaves and blossoms in orange and ochre tones. 

The Soldier of King’s Guard (2015) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Miodrag Pavlović – Dragomirac (1938-2020);Museums of Serbia

The Soldier of King’s Guard, Miodrag Pavlović – Dragomirac (1938-2020), 2015. A stylised figural presentation, the portrait of a soldier is done in integral tones of red, blue, green, black and white. A standing male figure given en face with black hair, eyes and moustache. 

Ship, MNMA (1981) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Drago Jurak (1911-1994);Museums of Serbia

Ship, Drago Jurak (1911-1994), 1981. A stylised presentation of city-ship on water in ornamental-decorative treatment. Along the length of the painting, towards the top horizontally stretches the form of fanciful architecture on two levels. 

Fire Keeper (2016) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Julia Sisi (1957);Museums of Serbia

Fire Keeper, Julia Sisi (1957), 2016. In the painting, a stylised female figure along the whole surface of composition is presented like a pivot of all depicted ornamental-decorative elements of floral and zoomorphic origin. 

A Girl with a White Scarf (1970) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Đorđe Šijaković (1901-1977);Museums of Serbia

A Girl with a White Scarf,  Đorđe Šijaković (1901-1977), 1970. A stylised female presentation in the form of a portrait; the standing female figure is given en face, in red dress and white scarf, fair haired and with bright eyes, radiant face, arms crossed at the front. 

Round Dance in the Moonlight (1976) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Dobrosav Milojević (1948);Museums of Serbia

Round Dance in the Moonlight, Dobrosav Milojević, 1976. A stylised figural presentation given in the exterior; at the bottom of the painting are three standing female figures and the smaller one given en face, holding hands; on the right is a standing female figure.

Miss Iliad (1969) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Ilija Bašičević - Bosilj (1895-1972);Museums of Serbia

Miss Iliad, Ilija Bašičević - Bosilj (1895-1972), 1969. A stylised figural presentation – two larger anthropic-zoomorphic figures and a smaller one on the right, given en face in the abstract, golden background. The figure on the right has a heart-shaped head with a strange hair.

Migratory Birds (2014) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Zil Millano (1961);Museums of Serbia

Migratory Birds, Zil Millano, 2014. A stylised composition done using contour line and colour pigment with application of newspaper cuttings; drawing is accentuated. The noticeable figure on the left-hand side is given in the left profile.

Talk between Sun and Moon (1994) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Rosen Rashev (1970);Museums of Serbia

Talk between Sun and Moon, Rosen Rashev, 1994. A stylised figural composition done in white pigment in the ochre background, with the author’s inscriptions in interspaces. 

Conversation (1966) by Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art in Jagodina and Miodrag Pavlović (-);Museums of Serbia

Conversation, Miodrag Pavlović, 1966. A stylised figural presentation in the exterior. In the lower part of the painting multitude of human figures in profile, with similar physiognomy and clothes, and raised upper limbs are standing in a green field, in kind of interaction. 

Exhibition OUTSIDERS at the Cultural Center of Serbia

[Paris, 2013] This exhibition under the symbolic title OUTSIDERS highlights the work of these excellent artists in Serbia as well as their essential presence in the evolution of this art form at the European level. Author of the film: Bratislav Marković.

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Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia 
Gallery of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art 
Author of the film: Bratislav Marković

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