Tomislav Krizman

Place: Orlovac

Born: 1882

Death: 1955

Biography:

Tomislav Krizman was a Croatian painter, graphic artist, costume and set designer, teacher, author and organizer of cultural events. He was born on 21 July 1882 in Orlovac, Croatia. Krizman studied painting and drawing with Bela Čikoš Sesija, Robert Auer and Menci Clement Crnčić. From 1903 to 1907, he attended the School of Crafts and Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, studying with William Unger. He remained in Vienna for ten years, an important time in his artistic development, spending time with other artists of the avant-garde secession. He incorporated their ideas into his own art and participated in the group exhibitions Hagenbund, Jungbund, Künstlerhaus and Secesija. He exhibited his artworks as a part of Kingdom of Serbia's pavilion at International Exhibition of Art of 1911. From 1912, Krizman worked in Zagreb, first as a teacher and later as a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts. He was one of the founders of the Medulić Society and the Zagreb Spring Salon of 1916. He exhibited in Zagreb, Belgrade, Ljubljana, Vienna, Paris and Rome. Krizman died on 24 October 1955 in Zagreb, Croatia.