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Robert Frangeš-MihanovićBorn 2 October 1872 Sremska Mitrovica, Austria-Hungary Died 12 January 1940 (aged 67) Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia Nationality Croatian Field Sculpture Training Zagreb, Vienna, Paris |
Robert Frangeš-Mihanović (October 2, 1872 – January 12, 1940) was a Croatian sculptor. He was a pioneer of modern Croatian sculpture. He was also one of the initiators and organizers of the artistic life in Zagreb at the turn of the centuries.
Antun Augustinčić (4 May 1900 – 10 May 1979) was a prominent Croatian sculptor. Along with Ivan Meštrović and Frano Kršinić he is considered one of the three most important Croatian sculptors of the 20th century.[1] His most notable sculptures include the Peace monument which stands in front of the United Nations building in New York City and the Miner statue in front of the International Labour Organization headquarters in Geneva.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Rise to prominence
3 A List of Antun Augustinčić Executed Monuments
4 A List of Antun Augustinčić Executed Tombstones
5 Gallery
6 References
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FRANO KRŠINIĆBorn July 24, 1897Lumbarda, Austria–Hungary Died January 1, 1982 (aged 84) Zagreb, R.Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia Nationality Yugoslav (Croatian) Field Sculpture Training Hořice stonemasonry school Prague Art Academy Influenced by Josef Václav Myslbek Jan Štursa |
FRANO KRSINIC, a renowned Croatian sculptor, was born in 1897 in Lumbarda on the island of Korcula into a family of labourers and stonecrafters. As a young man he himself was trained in the art of stonecrafting in the local school, but then proceeded to attend a sculpting school in Hoøice in the Czech Republic. He graduated there in 1916 and enrolled at the Art Academy in Prague. He studied in the classes of J.V.Myslbek and J.Stursa and graduated in 1920. The same year he returned to Croatia and began his career as a freelance sculptor. Since 1924 he lived permanently in Zagreb, having been offered lectureship at the Academy of Fine Arts.
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