Špiro Bocarić, Portrait of Jefgenija Vasiljević, oil on canvas, 80 x 60 cm, inv. no. 395, National Gallery of B&H⁠
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Špiro Bocarić

Špiro Bocarić (Budva, 1876 – Jadovno,1941) was showing interest in arts even in his early childhood, and his brother Anastas was the first one to give him instructions. During 1894 he studied at Studio Scuola Disegno in Venice. The following year he started his education in Regio Instituto di Belle Arti, Venice. In between 1897 and 1914, Bocarić was living in Sarajevo and during his stay he painted many commissioned portraits.
In his portrait paintings Bocarić does not strive to depict an idealized model, but he is more focused on representing the psychology of the character.