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| Alexander A. Dzigurski Yugoslavia / California, 1885 - 1967 "Crashing Waves at Sunset" Oil on Lined Canvas, measures 16" x 20" - Signed lower right Titled on Artist's Label to verso "Near Sorrentino" Retains remains of David Bendann's Fine Art Gallery, Baltimore c. 1950 |
Dzigurski was born in the farming community of Backa, located in Stari Becej, then part of the Austro-Hungarian
Empire. At a young age, he showed a propensity for art and with his mother’s support and the patronage of the
Serbian church, he travelled to Belgrade to attend the School of Art. As a means of support, he painted portraits
for private families and did restorations of old iconostases.
After graduating at age 18 in 1929, he continued his studies at Munich's prestigious Academy of Art. After his
studies, he enlisted in the King’s Navy (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and his experiences provided the foundation for
his passion of sea paintings.
By 1933, Dzigurski had married and established a studio in Belgrade where he garnered a following among
collectors and for commission work. In 1941, Alexander was activated in to the Yugoslav army and narrowly
escaped capture by German troops. With the Germans continuing advance, Dzigurski relinquished his studio
and escaped to Italy.
In 1949 he left Naples and arrived in New York with an introduction to the Serbian Orthodox Church community.
He readily found employment through commissions to paint Icons, decorate altars and interiors of orthodox
churches. His beautiful works were not signed, remaining anonymous like most of the orthodox ecclesiastical
painters before him.
By 1952 Alexander settled his family in California and began to paint seriously, inspired by the coastlines of
northern California and Oregon. Despite an assured Impressionistic brushstroke, the artist's seascapes and
landscapes are most realistic and have broad appeal. His extensive US travel can be seen in his works from the
Smokies, the Grand Tetons, Mt. Shasta, the Rockies, Glacier National Park, New England, and other coastal
areas.
Works by the artist can be found in the Franklin Mint Museum of American Art in Pennsylvania, the Republic
Bank of Dallas, The Michigan Bank of Chicago, Illinois, the Ravenswood Bank of Chicago, Illinois, and at the
Caterpillar Tractor Company in Peoria, Illinois. Having become one of America's well-known artists, Alexander
Dzigurski died in 1995.
Empire. At a young age, he showed a propensity for art and with his mother’s support and the patronage of the
Serbian church, he travelled to Belgrade to attend the School of Art. As a means of support, he painted portraits
for private families and did restorations of old iconostases.
After graduating at age 18 in 1929, he continued his studies at Munich's prestigious Academy of Art. After his
studies, he enlisted in the King’s Navy (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and his experiences provided the foundation for
his passion of sea paintings.
By 1933, Dzigurski had married and established a studio in Belgrade where he garnered a following among
collectors and for commission work. In 1941, Alexander was activated in to the Yugoslav army and narrowly
escaped capture by German troops. With the Germans continuing advance, Dzigurski relinquished his studio
and escaped to Italy.
In 1949 he left Naples and arrived in New York with an introduction to the Serbian Orthodox Church community.
He readily found employment through commissions to paint Icons, decorate altars and interiors of orthodox
churches. His beautiful works were not signed, remaining anonymous like most of the orthodox ecclesiastical
painters before him.
By 1952 Alexander settled his family in California and began to paint seriously, inspired by the coastlines of
northern California and Oregon. Despite an assured Impressionistic brushstroke, the artist's seascapes and
landscapes are most realistic and have broad appeal. His extensive US travel can be seen in his works from the
Smokies, the Grand Tetons, Mt. Shasta, the Rockies, Glacier National Park, New England, and other coastal
areas.
Works by the artist can be found in the Franklin Mint Museum of American Art in Pennsylvania, the Republic
Bank of Dallas, The Michigan Bank of Chicago, Illinois, the Ravenswood Bank of Chicago, Illinois, and at the
Caterpillar Tractor Company in Peoria, Illinois. Having become one of America's well-known artists, Alexander
Dzigurski died in 1995.