Milivoj Uzelac

3 albums/24 artworks – Milivoj Uzelac (1897 – 1977) was a influential painter in the Zagreb modern art scene in the 1920s and 30s. Milivoj Uzelac was born in Mostar to a Serbian family, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. In 1903, the family moved to Banja Luka. At the gymnasium there, he started drawing and painting under Pero Popović, a former student of Vlaho Bukovac. There he met fellow artist Vilko Gecan, with whom he developed a lasting friendship. In 1912/13, Uzelac, together with Vilko Gecan, attended the private art school of Tomislav Krizman. In November that year, they first encountered the work of Miroslav Kraljević, who was to become a significant influence on the art of their generation.…

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