tions for the artistic creation the number of the art creations in that period was relatively small. The period of artistic creativity from 1941-1945, although not very rich, is pretty typical and created a base for the future development of this artistic activity. The art works related to the National Liberation Struggle in Macedonia, sometimes created on the battlefields, in the most expressive and authentic way artistically testify and document the struggle itself. Certain narrative tendency is noticed in these works followed by a sincere artistic expression. As a consequence of lack of working material and some other pre-conditions of work, the main types were designs, mostly in pencil, prepared as illustrative material ready for printing, then works in woodcarving or linoleum carving and other similar techniques while works in aquarelle, tempera or oil paints were really rare art forms and created in small number. However, the art activity of the artist of Macedonian origin that was found in the camps is not sufficiently studied. Only the works of Vasilie Popovich – Cico are known, who was several times in some concentration camps in Germany and used to be affirmed as an artist even in the period before the war. Famous art painters from the period of the National Liberation War are as follows: Stevan Nestorovski, Dragi Tozija, Angele Ivanoski, Lazar Lichenoski, Branko Shotra (he is not by origin Macedonian, he was only fighting in Macedonia), Tode Ivanovski, Borko Lazeski, Nikola Martinoski, Tomo Vladimirski, Niko Tozia, Risto Lozanoski, Jordan Grabuloski, Slavko Brezovski, Vangel Kodzoman and others.
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