I t’s been seven decades since the Sava Šumanović Gallery was founded in Šid, which testifies to this artist’s huge legacy, which was gifted by his moth- er Persida to her fellow citizens, thus fulfilling her son’s will and testament, but also her own wish. Šu- manović’s Memorial House, which opened to the public fully 40 years ago, provides visitors with an opportuni- ty to see the kind of elegant harmony in which his spir- it developed over the first 10 years of his life. The largest room in the house, converted into a painting studio, re- veals the ambience in which many of Sava’s masterpiec- es emerged during the last decade of his life. There’s also a paint palette with surprising brown tones that he used to emphasise nature, using their shading to express the the whiteness of winter and, above all, the greenery of spring, which we present to you here This famous painter rejoiced in the colours of all seasons, emphasised nature with his tones, using their shading to express the glow of summer,
Ljudi tu nema, umesto njih u prostor izlaze konture kuća, drveća i brazdi njiva. Ljudi je postao stvarno svestan tek kasnije, slikajući šidsku decu i umno- žavajući figuru one lokalne plavuše, kao i crnki što ih je skicirao u Parizu da bi joj pravile društvo me- đu Šidijankama. Od njih, izloženih na celom zidu, zastaje dah posetiocima šidske galerije, gde se čuva 417 njegovih dela, od toga 350 slika izvedenih tehni- kom ulja na platnu i 67 skica u različitim tehnikama. Posmatrač ushićeno ćuti i kad gleda stamene Beračice , s punim korpama grožđa i raskošnim vi- nogradom u pozadini. Poznavaoci Savinog dela i li- ka prosto osećaju veliki umetnički naboj neposred- no pred njegovu smrt, pitajući se šta bi još postigao da nije otišao prerano. Ako ga novi naraštaji pam- te po slikarskim dometima, često revolucionarnim, njegovi savremenici znaju da je Sava bio panteista, intelektualac, gospodin, da se od svojih „slikarskih drugova razlikovao po odevanju, držanju i govoru“. Stvar je izbora maštovitih da ga zamisle kako sedi u kočijama i jezdi kroz pejzaže, razbeharenim voćnja- cima, lutajući prašnjavim putevima u potrazi za in- spiracijom. Ili večnosti, gde mu je i mesto.
Sava Šumanović Proleće u šidskim baštama (1934), ulje na platnu, Galerija slika Sava Šumanović u Šidu Sava Šumanović, Spring in the Šid gardens (1934), oil on canvas, Sava Šumanović Gallery, Šid
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