Josip Horvat Međimurec

Josip Horvat Međimurec
Josip Horvat Međimurec in front of his picture "King Tomislav at throne", newspaper photography from February 1941.
Born	18 February 1904 Čakovec, Croatia, Austria-Hungary
Died	2 June 1945 Zagreb(?), (executed without trial, grave unknown)
Nationality	Croatian
Known for	Painter
Notable work	Coronation of king Tomislav, King Tomislav at throne, Decease of Petar Svačić - battle below Gvozd, Petar Kružić defeats the Turkish army
Patron(s)	Antun Ullrich

Josip Horvat (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip xǒrʋat medʑimǔːrets]) (18 February 1904 – 2 June 1945 in Zagreb(?)), born in Čakovec, was a Croatian painter.

Horvat was born to Dragutin and Marija Horvat in Čakovec. He attended Elementary school in Čakovec, and grade school in Nagykanizsa and Pest. He then attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1917 to 1923.

He started working in Zagreb in 1924, supported by the patron Antun Ullrich, and worked there until his death, shortly after the Second World War. Having been accused of collaboration with authorities of the Independent State of Croatia, he was executed by the Yugoslav Partisans, without trial. The place of his burial is unknown.

Andrija Maurović 7 August 1945 testimony of Josip Horvat and humane work of Josip Horvat, but was too late because he already killed Josip Horvat. During communist rule was suppressed.

Josip Horvat illustrated following books:

He also illustrated novels Marija Jurić Zagorka coming out in installments in Jutarnji list 1929 to 1931.

The Coronation of King Tomislav, oil on canvas, 1938

King Tomislav at His Throne, oil on canvas, February 1941.

The Death of Petar Svačić – The Battle at Gvozd, 1941, oil on canvas.

Petar Kružić Defeats the Turkish Army, oil on canvas