Živa Kraus
Živa Kraus | |
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_-_BEIC_6354071.jpg) Živa Kraus photographed by Paolo Monti in Venice, 1981 | |
| Born | 4 October 1945 |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Relatives | Ognjen Kraus (twin brother) |
Živa Kraus (born 4 October 1945 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian painter.
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 1970, Kraus was an assistant to Peggy Guggenheim.[3] Kraus is the owner of the Ikona gallery in Venice, Italy, where she came in 1971 and in which city she currently resides.[4]
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.
- 1 2 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.