Thoughts on Painting

Vlaho Bukovac cijenjeni je hrvatski slikar, počasni je član Hrvatske akademije znanosti umjetnosti, a njegov opus ostvaren u Zagrebu, Pragu, Parizu i Londonu pripada temeljnim europskim impresionističkim djelima nastalih početkom dvadesetog stoljeća. Svoja razmišljanja o suštini slikarstva objavio je u autobiografskoj knjizi Moj život, objavljene u Zagrebu, 1918. godine. Na osnovu opisa svojih razmišljanja pri koncipiranju slike Gundulićev san (na svečanoj zavjesi Hrvatskog narodnog kazališta u Zagrebu) i portreta suvremenika dovodi do zaključka da je nacrt temelj kiparskog i slikarskog umijeća.Vlaho Bukovac is a highly regarded Croatian painter. He was an honourable member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and his works created in Zagreb, Prague, Paris, and London are among the foundational European impressionist works of the early 20th century. He published his thoughts on the essence of painting in his autobiography My Life (Moj život), published in Zagreb in 1918. On the basis of his descriptions of his thoughts on his conception of the painting Gundulić’s Dream (on the gala curtain of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb) and portraits of his contemporaries, he concludes that the sketch is the foundation of both sculpture and painting