Dragica Cvek-Jordan

Tonko Maroević's 1987 monograph on Dragica Cvek-Jordan presents a thorough critical and essayistic study of the artistic work of this Croatian artist, with an emphasis on her drawing and painting style, her development path and the aesthetic values ​​of her work. Maroević analyses Cvek's penchant for figuration, introspection and reduction of form, highlighting her ability to achieve a strong emotional and suggestive effect with simple but precise artistic means. The book provides an overview of the key phases of her work – from earlier works marked by lyrical realism, through the increasingly pronounced synthesis of forms, to mature works dominated by quiet expressiveness, a refined sense of line and intimate tonality. Maroević pays attention to the artist's thematic preoccupations: female figures, portraits, inner states, the silence of space and meditative scenes.