2022115th Anniversary of the Birth of Petar Lubarda - First Day Cover

Petar Lubarda (Ljubotinj, near Cetinje, 27 July 1907 – Belgrade, 13 February 1974) in the autobiographical data he left about himself in 1972, he writes: “Born on 27 VII 1907 in Ljubotinj, Montenegro, of Serbian nationality. Father: Đuro P. Lubarda, mother: Marija M. Vujković. Attended elementary school in Ljubotinj, Cetinje and Herceg Novi. Attended High school in Herceg Novi, Split, Sinj and Nikšić. Came to Belgrade in 1925 and enrolled in the Art School. His professors were Beta Vukanović, Ljuba Ivanović and Ilija Šobajić. In 1926 he went to Paris, in 1927 he exhibited for the first time at the Independent Salon in Paris. In 1929 in Rome he had his first independent exhibition in Casa d’arte Bragaglia. Same year he returned to Paris. In 1932, he came to Belgrade and organized a solo exhibition at the Warrior’s Home. Since then, he has lived in Belgrade with short or long breaks.” The text is available as a photograph within the permanent exhibition of the Legacy of Petar Lubarda.