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22.11.24. - Friday
Gallery is open from 8 AM to 4 PM.
Please contact us before arrival
CONTACT NUMBER: +385916177650.
Vilim Svečnjak was born on the 12th of July, 1906 in Zagreb.
He was taught about painting by Mihovil Krušlin, Angeli Radovani and Zlatko Šulentić while in high school.
He enrolled in the Zagreb Academy of Visual Arts (sculpting department) in 1927., and managed to switch to the painting department in 1929.
He was taught by Ljubo Babić, Maksimilijan Vanka, Vladimir Becić, Tomislav Krizman i Marino Tartaglia.
He was a member of the group “Zemlja”, the group “Napredni hrvatski umjetnici”, one of the founders of the group “Mart”, the founder of the group “Ars”.
He has received numerous awards, including the “Vladimir Nazor” lifetime achievement award in 1978 and the “City of Zagreb” award in 1988.
Vilim Svečnjak passed away in Zagreb on the 3rd of June, 1993.
We do not currently have any paintings by this artist on offer.