Đorđe Krstić

Đorđe Krstić (, ; 19 April 1851 – 30 October 1907) was a Serbian realist painter and academic. He is often ranked alongside his contemporaries, Paja Jovanović and Uroš Predić.

Biography Krstić received a national scholarship, which enabled him to complete his education in Munich in 1883. He remained in Germany for a decade and created some of his most important works there, influenced by Symbolist painters.

Some significant works of this early period include The Drowning Maiden, Anatomist, and The Gospel Writer. In Serbia, Krstić moved his style of painting from a realist tone to a more idyllic one, with paintings such as Kosovo Field Landscape, From the Surroundings of Čačak, From Leskovac, Studenica, and Žiča. Krstić painted more than 50 works based on Serbian folk art and traditional clothing.

As an artist, he drew inspiration from Serbian traditional clothing, history, literature and especially poetry.

Legacy He is included in The 100 most prominent Serbs list.

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