Landscapes of memories

During the Second World War Emanuel Vidović found refuge in the piece and safety of his own atelier. But when the war was over, the painter’s troubles did not disappear with it. For a long time he could not find painting supplies, he lacked turpentine and brushes, and paintings were not in demand. At that time, what was appreciated was the socially engaged painting, characters in action, heroic expressions and readable rhetorics, whilst Vidović’s art contained none of the aforementioned.

He persistently exhibited his introvert still lifes and interiors resisting the temptations of momentous glory, and lived with his unemployed wife and daughters on the verge of poverty. Several years later, an awful accident happened to him – he fell and broke his hip bone which left him immobile.

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