On 24 January, the Artmark Gallery opened the exhibition “Magical Landscapes” from the collection of the National Museum of Modern Art. Alongside the introductory address by Iulian Plestiu, the director of the eponymous Romanian auction house in Croatia, and Branko Franceschi, the director of the National Museum of Modern Art, discussing the concept of the first in the series of visiting exhibitions by the NMMA at Artmark in 2024 were museum consultants from the National Museum of Modern Art and the curators of the exhibition, Lada Bošnjak Velagić, the head of the Collection of 20th-century painting from 1918 to 1945, and Željko Marciuš, the head of the Collection of painting from 1945.
The exhibition “Magical Landscapes,” featuring twenty-six selected works from the collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, created in the time span from 1856 to 1980, presents the chronological development of the landscape genre within the scope of the Museum’s collection.
The magical landscapes “with a soul,” ranging from contemplative Romantic panoramas to fantastical impressions of the contemporary era, showcase works by Oton Iveković, Hugo Conrad von Hötzendorf, Ferdo Kovačević, Mato Celestin Medović, Gabriel Jurkić, Ignjat Job, Vladimir Becić, Emanuel Vidović, Karl Mijić, Jerolim Miše, Oton Postružnik, Sava Šumanović, Vladimir Varlaj, Petar Dobrović, Ljubo Babić, Milivoj Uzelac, Marijan Trepše, Zlatko Prica, Frano Šimunović, Oton Gliha, Boris Dogan, Zlatko Keser, Slavko Kopač, Ivan Rabuzin, and Oskar Herman from the holdings of the National Museum of Modern Art. The Zagreb cultural audience has the opportunity to view these artworks at the Artmark Gallery until 25 February.
Considering that the collection of the National Museum of Modern Art currently comprises more than 12,000 exhibits, it is possible to interpret it through a multitude of interesting themes and inspiring phenomena. The upcoming exhibitions will likely be dedicated to themes such as the nude or urban landscapes, and their scheduling will be coordinated with the dynamics of both Artmark and the Museum’s other programs.

Translated by: Robertina Tomić
Photo: From the opening of the exhibition “Magical Landscapes” at Artmark Gallery. Photo: Goran Vranić © National Museum of Modern Art, Zagreb, 2024