Živa Kraus
Živa Kraus (born 4 October 1945 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian painter.
Živa Kraus | |
|---|---|
_-_BEIC_6354071.jpg.webp) Živa Kraus photographed by Paolo Monti in Venice, 1981 | |
| Born | 4 October 1945 |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Relatives | Ognjen Kraus (twin brother) |
Early life
Kraus was born in Zagreb to a Jewish family, father Ivo Kraus and mother Herma (née Delpin).[1][2] Her twin brother is Ognjen Kraus, president of the Jewish community in Zagreb.[3]
Education and later years
She studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb, where she organized her first solo exhibition. In the 1970 Kraus was the assistant to Peggy Guggenheim.[3] Kraus is the owner of the Ikona gallery in Venice, Italy, where she came in 1971.[4] She currently resides in Venice.
See also
References
- Snješka Knežević (2011, p. 101)
- Bajruši, Robert; Biluš, Marina; Zahtila, Viktor (15 February 2005). "Židovi koji su izgradili moderni Zagreb" [Jews who built modern Zagreb] (in Croatian). Nacional. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- Franko, Janja (2009-07-03). "Zagrebačka galeristica u Veneciji" (in Croatian). Globus. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
- Peritz, Romina (7 May 2011). "Živa Kraus: Šteta što Hrvatska nema paviljon na Venecijanskom biennalu" [Živa Kraus: It is a pity that Croatia has no pavilion at the Biennale in Venice]. Vjesnik. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
Bibliography
- Snješka Knežević, Aleksander Laslo (2011). Židovski Zagreb. Zagreb: AGM, Židovska općina Zagreb. ISBN 978-953-174-393-8.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.