Rastko Petrović

Rastko Petrović was born in Belgrade in 1898, the younger brother of the painter Nadežda Petrović. As a teenager he followed the Serbian army in its retreat during the Great War, then studied law in France, where he frequented Apollinaire, Picasso and Joyce. On his return he wrote on art and literature, then entered the diplomatic service, posted in Italy and the United States. A great traveller, from Africa to Mexico and Canada, he was also a draughtsman and photographer. He died in Washington in 1949.

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