Oil On Canvas, Le Parc Des Batignolles By Marko Stupar

Marko Stupar 1936- 2021

Our painting was painted around 1960

Marko Stupar, born in Bosnia in 1936, grew up in a context marked by war and precarious living conditions.

From an early age, he found refuge in drawing, sketching on his notebook the landscapes of the regions he crossed.

Later, he became an engineer in a machine-tool factory, while attending evening classes at the Belgrade School of Fine Arts.

At the same time, he enriched his artistic eye by regularly visiting the capital's museums, where he developed a passion for Impressionist masters such as Monet, Renoir and Pissarro.

At the age of 28, he chose to settle in Paris, the city that had always nurtured his imagination.
Fascinated, he explored the Grand Boulevards for the first time, strolled in the gardens, and took a passion for depicting urban landscapes.
His first steps as an artist were taken on Place du Tertre, under a pseudonym.

Rapidly, his talent attracts attention, enabling him to be exhibited.

A major international career then begins.

He receives numerous awards including the Taylor Foundation Grand Prize in 2006, and his works are returned to museums in Bosnia, France and the USA.