Mersad Berber, Untitled (on the back there is a sticker with the inscription "Figure with a Still life"), oil on canvas, signed lower right, original author's frame. Dimensions: 64 x 64 cm (with frame 104x 108 cm).

Bosnian academic painter Mersad Berber, a master of lyrical images, is the author of more than 100 solo exhibitions and many group exhibitions in Europe, Asia and America. His works have been included in the collection of the Tate Gallery in London since 1984. He has received more than 50 awards, including in Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Alexandria and New Delhi.

Mersad Berber was born in 1940 in Bosanski Petrovac. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. In 1978 he became a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo. During his creative life he was internationally known as one of the leading masters of graphic design and painting. He returned to Bosnia again and again, its ancient motifs never left his works. His images of horses and girls with flower garlands on a golden background are recognizable. Berber was a great master of mixing different styles and traditions.

He worked in painting, graphics, illustration and tapestry, and created a monumental tapestry for the large hall of Cankarjev dom. He also worked in scenography and costume design, which came to life in theaters in Ljubljana, Zagreb, Sarajevo and Washington. He illustrated numerous books, for which he was awarded several times, he also designed scenographies and added an animated film to his oeuvre. His work is represented by several extensive monographs, published in 1980, 1985 and 1997.