Oton Iveković

Death of the Croatian King Petar Svačić on the Gvozd (1907)

Oton Iveković (born April 17, 1869 in Klanjec ( Hrvatsko Zagorje ), † July 4, 1939 there ) was a Yugoslav painter .

Life

Oton Iveković began to learn the art of painting from Ferdo Quiquerez in Zagreb . For further training courses he went to Vienna, Munich and Karlsruhe. Iveković created watercolors and sketches from his many travels . These include, for example, works on old Croatian cities, the Velebit mountain range , and motifs from trips through America and Macedonia .

In the works he created, Iveković dealt primarily with Croatian history and Croatian folk costumes . Among other things, works such as “The Arrival of the Croats” , “Death of Matija Gubec” and “The Tomislav Coronation” were created .

Oton Iveković died on July 4, 1939 in the Veliki Tabor Castle , located in the Hrvatsko Zagorje . He was buried in Klanjec.

" Arrival of the Croatians "
"Coronation of Tomislav "
" Nikola Šubić Zrinski "
"Death of Eugen Kvaternik "
"Death of Matija Gubec in front of St. Mark's Church in Zagreb "

literature

.pdf Iveković Oton. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 49.

Web links

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Short biography (Croatian)

personal data
SURNAME	Iveković, Oton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Yugoslav painter
DATE OF BIRTH	April 17, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH	Klanjec , Hrvatsko Zagorje
DATE OF DEATH	4th July 1939
Place of death	Klanjec , Hrvatsko Zagorje