Ivan Generali?

Ivan Generali? (December 21, 1914 – November 27, 1992) was a Croatian naïve art painter.

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December 21 - 1914 - November 27 - 1992 - Croatia - Naïve art

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Generali? was born in Hlebine near Koprivnica. In elementary school, painting lessons were his greatest joy and as a child he used to earn money. He mostly drew with pencil on paper bags and some of these sketches were seen by Krsto Hegedu?i?, at the time (1930) just a student of the art academy, later a professor. Hegedu?i? was impressed with Generali?'s work and organized Generali?'s first public art exhibition, held in 1931 in the Zagreb Art pavilion. Positive critiques and contacts at the time led to a new era of not only Croatian, but also world art as well.

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Hlebine - Koprivnica - Krsto Hegedu?i? - 1930 - 1931 - Zagreb

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After World War II, in 1945 he became a member of ULUH (society of Croatian artists). In 1953 he exhibited in Paris, where he lived and painted for a few months. In 1959 he painted The Deer Wedding - his most valuable work, according to followers of the Croatian naïve art world.

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World War II - 1945 - 1953 - Paris - 1959

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Generali? has a large number of followers, beside his colleagues who form the first generation - Franjo Mraz and Mirko Virius. His second generation followers are Franjo Filipovi?, Dragan Ga?i, Josip Generali?, Ivan Ve?eraj.

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Franjo Mraz - Mirko Virius - Franjo Filipovi? - Dragan Ga?i - Josip Generali? - Ivan Ve?eraj

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