Nationality Croatian Patron(s) Antun Ullrich | Known for Painter Name Josip Medimurec | |
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Died 2 June 1945Zagreb(?), (executedwithout trial,grave unknown) Notable work Coronation of king Tomislav,King Tomislav at throne,Decease of Petar Svacic - battle below Gvozd,Petar Kruzic defeats the Turkish army | ||
Josip Horvat ([jǒsip xǒrʋat medʑimǔːrets]) (18 February 1904 – 2 June 1945 in Zagreb(?)), born in Čakovec, was a Croatian painter.
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Horvat was born to Dragutin and Marija Horvat in Čakovec. He attended Elementary school in Čakovec, and grade school in Nagykanizsa and Pest. He then attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1917 to 1923.
Life and work
He started working in Zagreb in 1924, supported by the patron Antun Ullrich, and worked there until his death, shortly after the Second World War. Having been accused of collaboration with authorities of the Independent State of Croatia, he was executed by the Yugoslav Partisans, without trial. The place of his burial is unknown.
Andrija Maurović 7 August 1945 testimony of Josip Horvat and humane work of Josip Horvat, but was too late because he already killed Josip Horvat. During communist rule was suppressed.
Josip Horvat illustrated following books:
He also illustrated novels Marija Jurić Zagorka coming out in installments in Jutarnji list 1929 to 1931.