Božidar Jakac
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| Born |
July 16, 1899 Novo Mesto, Duchy of Carniola, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | November 12, 1989 (aged 90) Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts in Prague |
| Known for | painting, printmaking, illustration, documentary film |
| Notable work |
Concert, Portrait of France Prešeren, Following the Traces of the 4th and 5th Offensive (drawings collection), Portrait of Oton Župančič, The Teran Vine |
| Movement | Expressionism, Lyrical Realism, Symbolism |
| Awards | AVNOJ Award 1967 Prešeren Award 1947 Following the Traces of the 4th and 5th Offensive Prešeren Award 1948 Portrait of Oton Župančič Prešeren Award 1980 rich exhibition activity in the past years and a vivid fine art presence in the Slovene and Yugoslav cultural space |
Božidar Jakac (July 16, 1899 – November 12, 1989) was a Slovene Expressionist, Realist and Symbolist painter, printmaker, art teacher, photographer and filmmaker. He produced one of the most extensive oeuvres of pastels and oil paintings (landscapes, vedutas and portraits), drawings and, above all, prints in Slovenia. He was also one of the key organizers in the establishment of the Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts and the International Biennal of Graphic Art in Ljubljana.
Jakac was born in Novo Mesto, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. He started painting in 1910 or 1911, when he was attending the Novo Mesto grammar school, and more seriously, when he was attending the technical high school in Idrija, which he finished in 1917. As he lacked money to continue the studies, he had to set off to the Isonzo Front to fight for the monarchy. In 1918, after World War I ended, Ivan Vavpotič, his former professor, introduced him to the prominent Slovene Impressionist painter Rihard Jakopič, who exhibited Jakac's paintings and became his first true tutor.
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