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Edo Murtić was a Yugoslav painter and sculptor who emerged in the postwar period as a leading figure in Central European abstraction. Working primarily in oil and mixed media, his compositions combined gestural abstraction with underlying structural order, often incorporating bold chromatic contrasts and dynamic linear forms. Based in Zagreb, Murtić developed a distinctive visual language that bridged informal European modernism and constructivist principles. His work remained central to Yugoslav art discourse from the 1950s onward. This profile will be expanded as more verified source material becomes available.

Velika Pisanica, Croatia