Commemorative Head

Commemorative Head

Edo MurtićWW-1650-533760
1650·Terracotta·30.5 × 14 × 16.6 cm (12 × 5 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)

Gift of Richard Faletti, the Faletti Family Collection

Catalogue

Year
1650
Dimensions
30.5 × 14 × 16.6 cm (12 × 5 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)

Artist

Edo Murtić
Edo Murtić

Edo Murtić was a Yugoslav painter and sculptor who emerged in the postwar period as a leading figure in Central European abstraction. Working primarily in oil and mixed media, his compositions combined gestural abstraction with underlying structural order, often incorporating bold chromatic contrasts and dynamic linear forms. Based in Zagreb, Murtić developed a distinctive visual language that bridged informal European modernism and constructivist principles. His work remained central to Yugoslav art discourse from the 1950s onward. This profile will be expanded as more verified source material becomes available.

Velika Pisanica, Croatia

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Year
1650
Dimensions
30.5 × 14 × 16.6 cm (12 × 5 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1650-533760

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Source
aic
Status
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Artist

Edo Murtić

Edo Murtić

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