Duro Tiljak

Painter

Birthday March 21, 1895

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Croatia

DEATH DATE Dec 11, 1965 (70)

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About

Croatian artist and teacher who painted in the abstract style of magical realism. He served as editor of both Culture and Writer during the 1930s.

Before Fame

He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb and with Wassily Kandinsky in Moscow.

Trivia

He was a member of the Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences and taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb.

Family Life

He died in Zagreb, the same city in which he was born.

Associated With

He was influenced by the work of the renowned artist Henri Matisse.