UNESCO has inscribed ethnic Slovak naïve paintings from a village in Serbia on its list of intangible cultural heritage ...

Three years ago a painting went to auction and was expected to sell for $200,000. Instead it commanded $15.275 million. In ...

Nearly a century ago, two farmers in an ethnic Slovak village in northern Serbia started painting to pass the time during the long winter months. This week, their art is being inscribed on UNESCO ...

The farmers' paintings and those of others from the village of Kovacica are what is known as naïve art — a form that depicts everyday scenes, landscapes, village life and farm surroundings with ...

“Naïve art in Kovacica began in 1939 when Martin Paluska and Jan Sokol started painting,” explained Ana Zolnaj Barca, the head of the Gallery of Naïve Art in the village. “They were ...

Pavel Babka, gallerist and naïve art expert shows painting of a girl in traditional Slovak multi-layered skirt in the village of Kovacica, Serbia, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ...

KOVACICA, Serbia (AP) — Nearly a century ago, two farmers in an ethnic Slovak village in northern Serbia started painting to pass the time during the long winter months.

Stefan Varga paints in his room in the village of Kovacica, Serbia, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) KOVACICA, Serbia (AP) — Nearly a century ago, two farmers in an ethnic Slovak ...

KOVACICA, Serbia (AP) — UNESCO has inscribed ethnic Slovak naïve paintings from a village in Serbia on its list of intangible cultural heritage. The tradition was started nearly a century ago ...