Nikola Aleksić

Biography

Nikola Aleksić resulted from a family of artists. It was initiated with painting in the workshop of Arsen Teodorović with Novi Sad, where it remained until in 1826. It went then to Vienna, where it followed the courses of the Academy of 1828 to 1830, in particular those of Antique and historical painting. After the Academy, it accomplished a voyage three years in Italy, copying the old painters but also painting some portraits of Austrian officers of Serb origin. In 1834, Nikola Aleksić returned in Novi Sad then it settled with Sremski Karlovci, where it made the portrait of the métropolite Stratimirović. In 1837, it settled with Kikinda then opened a workshop with Temišvar in 1840. It settled finally with Arad, where it finishes its days.

Works

Nikola Aleksić was a prolific painter. It carried out a great number of Icône S, Fresque S and portraits.

Among his works, one can quote:

1837 : frescos and icons with Mol;
1838 : Iconostase of the church of Fibiş in Romania;
1839 : iconostase and frescos with Banatsko Aranđelovo;
1841 : iconostase of the church of Cuvin in Romania - destroyed in 1864;
1844 : iconostase and frescos of the church of Simbăteru in Romania;
1845 : iconostase with the church of Sânmartin (Arad) in Romania;
1845 - 1846: frescos of the Serb church of Arad;
1847 : iconostase with Elemir;
1848 : frescos with Novi Kneževac;
1854 : iconostase and frescos with Kumane;
1855 : iconostase with Novo Miloševo;
1857 : frescos with Mokrin;
1858 : iconostase with Radojevo;
1859 : frescos of the church of Melenci;
1861 : iconostase with Becicherecu Mic in Romania;
1862 : iconostase with Varişalu in Romania;
1863 : iconostase of the Rumanian church of Arad;
1865 - 1866: iconostase of the Serb church of Arad;
1867 : iconostase of the church of Micălku (Arad);
1868 - 1869: iconostase of the Serb church of Gospođinci;
1870 - 1871: iconostase and frescos with Ostojićevo.

Among his profane works, one can quote the Portrait of his son (Matica srpska), the Portrait of Jelisaveta Ninković , the man in blue ( Čovek U plavom ), Little girl with the pink ( Devojčica its ružom , National museum of Belgrade), Mala Kengelčeva , Portrait of woman in blue ( Portret žene U plavom , Galerie of Matica srpska) etc

By its style, it is representative of the period Biedermeier. In its portraits, it makes watch of an unquestionable talent of colourist.

His/her son Dušan and his small sons Stevan and Ivan was also painters.

Notes and references of the article

I.Aleksić, Nikola Aleksić , Kalendar Kikinđanim, Kikinda 1896
O.Mikić, Nikola Aleksić , Novi Sad 1974
Dr. Miodrag Kolarić, savetnik, Narodni muzej, Beograd, za Enciklopediju Jugoslavije JLZ 1980.

See too

List of Serb painters

External bonds and documents

Serb orthodoxe churches of Romania