Skip to the content
ArtistShort verified entry

Dimitrije Popović

Dimitrije Popović (Димитрије Поповић; born 4 March 1951) is an eminent Montenegrin and Croatian painter, sculptor, art critic and philosopher born in Cetinje, Montenegro. He attended elementary and high school in his hometown and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 1976 in the class of professor Šime Perić. Popović's works (drawings, prints, paintings, and sculptures) evolved thematically and technically through different phases, mostly inspired by Leonardo's drawings, surrealism, Ivan Meštrović's sculptures etc.

Also recorded as Dimitrije "Mita" Popović

Dimitrije Popović

Born
1951 · Cetinje.
Nationality
Montenegro
Occupation
painter · writer · sculptor · graphic artist
Fields
painting · graphics · literature
Education
Academy of Fine Arts and University of Zagreb
Languages
Croatian · Serbian

In this article

  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Visual art and other activities
  4. 04Archives and collections
  5. 05Notes, references and evidence

The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 02 September 2026.

Elsewhere in Paintings

For owners

Own a work by Dimitrije Popović?

A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.