Risto Stijović: A Life in Sculpture Born: Podgorica, Montenegro (1894) Died: 1974 Nationality: Yugoslav & Serbian Risto Stijović was a highly original and significant sculptor from Yugoslavia, widely regarded as the most important artist from Montenegro. His work, deeply rooted in Yugoslav nature and culture, established him as a master of sculpting animal figures and a key figure in modernist sculpture. Early Life and Educat…