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Milan Konjović first exhibited in 1914, showing around fifty works painted outdoors and directly from the subject, while pursuing his primary and secondary education in Sombor from 1904 to 1916. After Prague, he continued his studies in Vienna and visited the museums of Munich, Berlin and Dresden. In Paris, he exhibited at Galerie Bing et Cie in 1931, at Galerie van Leer in 1932, and then at Galerie Mouradian-Vallotton in 1937.
The periods identified in his artistic career reflect successive changes in colour: the blue period was followed by the ‘red period’, dated from 1934 to 1940; in 1941, Konjović was taken to Osnabrück as a prisoner of war; the ‘grey period’, from 1945 to 1952, is characterised by muted colours. According to the biographical chronology, 1953 marks a turning point towards pure, vivid colours, associated with the ‘colourist period’ from 1953 to 1960. The so-called ‘associative’ period is dated from 1960 to 1984; from 1985 onwards, the ‘Byzantine period’ turns towards compositions inspired by themes from the history of the Byzantine Empire.
At the end of 1990, his oeuvre comprised around 6,000 works, including paintings, pastels, watercolours, temperas, drawings, tapestries, theatre sets, stained-glass windows and mosaics. During his lifetime, he took part in around 700 group exhibitions and presented his work in 297 solo exhibitions. His works were shown in cities as diverse as Prague, New York, London, Amsterdam, São Paulo, Rome, Modena, Athens, Paris and Moscow. In Sombor, the Milan Konjović Gallery opened on 10 September 1966 and presented a selection of 1,084 of the artist’s works.
This profile brings together identity references for Milan Konjović and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on cardboard
Interieur eines Kaffees, 1945
Öl auf Karton
Catalogue period : 2026-06-24
Published result : 31756 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 5000–7000
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Oil on cardboard
Malertisch, 1947
Öl auf Karton
Catalogue period : 2026-06-24
Published result : 25405 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 5000–7000
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Oil on canvas
Dorfküche, 1945
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2026-06-24
Published result : 22865 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 3000–5000
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Oil on canvas on wood
Stillleben mit Blumen, 1963
Öl auf Leinwand auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2026-06-24
Published result : 12703 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 4000–6000
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Oil on hardboard
Serbisches Zimmer, 1955
Öl auf Hartfaserplatte
Catalogue period : 2023-06-21
Published result : 22265 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 4000–6000
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