Ivan Mestrovic
(American, 1883-1962)
Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj
patinated plaster
Height 32 1/2 inches.

Provenance:
The Artist
Gift from the Artist to the present owners

Lot note:
The subject of the present sculpture is Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj, a Serbian poet. Born in 1833-1904, he worked as a physician but his passion was poetry. He wrote in many poetry genres, including love, lyric, patriotic, and political, but he remains best known for his children's poetry. Mestrovic presents Jovanovic's passion for children and children's poetry in this statue that shows the poet reading to a child.