{"product_id":"french-ink-gouache-on-paper-painting-no-04-by-miodrag-vojic-1950s","title":"French Ink + Gouache on Paper Painting No. 04 by Miodrag Vojić, 1950s","description":"\u003cp\u003eA French ink and gouache painting on paper by Miodrag Vojić, dating to the 1950s, composed with the energy and immediacy of a work drawn directly onto the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo mirrored, abstract forms move outward from the center, built from sweeping black lines and saturated cobalt blue. Pale washes of blue soften the ground, while loose gestures and small graphic marks extend beyond the primary forms. The composition feels almost symmetrical at first, but subtle shifts in line, color, and scale keep it active and spontaneous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of ink and gouache gives the work much of its character. Fluid black contours move between fine, controlled lines and broader passages, while the blue gouache has a distinctly tactile quality, revealing the movement and pressure of the artist's hand. Areas of exposed paper remain integral to the composition, giving the more saturated passages room to breathe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented in a simple natural wood frame, the painting has a scale and visual clarity that allows it to stand alone or work easily within a larger collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Miodrag Vojić\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Serbia in 1923, Miodrag “Milo” Vojic trained at the Belgrade Academy before the upheavals of World War II interrupted his studies. By 1949 he had traded post‑war austerity for the blazing palette of the South of France, settling between Nice and Avignon. There he absorbed the jazz‑like immediacy of post‑war modernism—Matisse’s cut‑outs, Picasso’s beach sketches—while exhibiting in regional salons and Riviera galleries throughout the 1950s and ’60s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVojic signed many of his intimate gouaches with the compact monogram “V·j”, reserving his full surname for larger canvases. Today his Mediterranean period (1958‑65) is the most sought‑after at auction, prized for its joyous color and graphic economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"South Loop Loft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51148331385143,"sku":null,"price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/0135\/0967\/files\/ByD89pLWiImD4ft0SBC5B052DssIkDiD1M2YxKFd6NY.jpg?v=1790192284","url":"https:\/\/thesouthlooploft.com\/products\/french-ink-gouache-on-paper-painting-no-04-by-miodrag-vojic-1950s","provider":"South Loop Loft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}