Uroš Predić

Studied under Christian Griepenkerl at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1876, laying the foundation for Serbian Realism alongside contemporary Paja Jovanović.¹

Received the Gundel-Prize for a male model oil painting during his studies and served as an assistant professor at the Vienna Academy from 1883 to 1885.¹

Painted 13 wall paintings of ancient and mythological compositions for the House of Lords in Vienna under the instruction of architect Theophil von Hansen.¹

After returning to Orlovat in 1885, he began a series depicting the 'real' life of villagers, establishing a realist style that captured ordinary life without idealization.¹

Represented Serbia at the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Although ignored by French critics, his humorous works gained him immense popularity in Serbia.¹

Founded the Lada society in 1904 and the Society of Painters in Belgrade in 1919, serving as its first president and organizing the Serbian art scene.¹

Continued creating art in his Belgrade studio for over half a century until his death at age 95 in 1953, remaining a central figure in Serbian Realism.¹