Saturday, March 8, 2025

LESSER-KNOWN


 My husband and I collected many naive paintings from now deceased Serbian painters. One could call them, without being presumptuous, the Grand Masters of Naive Art, mainly from the village of Kovacica and its surroundings.

The above one was not painted by a 'Grand Master,' but I liked it. Now, at this stage of my life, I have given my kids first choice of the paintings they want, but the rest I will sell, and if anything is left, would donate them to the MUSEUM OF NAIVE ART in Jagodina, about two hours from here.

MOI EN 1970

The top photo is yours truly in 1970. I had climbed up the one tower at Notre-Dame where I met a kid who asked me to take his photo with my ...