Slavko Stolnik (11 June 1929 – 17 May 1991) was a
Croatia
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naive
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painter and sculptor.
Life
Stolnik was born in the village of
Donja Voća
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near
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. Interested in painting since childhood, but born in poor peasant family, he did not have funds for education. Employed, first as a miner, then went to serve in the militia in Zagreb.
Hegedušić influence
In Croatian capital, soon he meets art pedagogue
Krsto Hegedušić who noticed his talent for painting, and teaches him painting on glass. After the great success, was considered almost a sensation in the art world, Stolnik went to Paris to conquer the world. Uneducated peasant, unaccustomed to the cruelty of the big city, ended up as a
Tramp
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under the Seine bridges. In 1963 returns to Zagreb and then to his birthplace where he is inspired by the local images of everyday life. In third, and most fruitful phase of his painting, between 1970 and 1976 he created most important works. Apart from painting, he has sculptor and skilful in folk medicine, which is why in late 80's, people throughout
Yugoslavia
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visited him seeking remedy for recovery.
His first solo exhibition was in Zagreb in 1955.
Exhibitions
He has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions at: Zagreb, Rijeka, Dubrovnik, Beograd, Lausanne, Paris, Zlatar, Varaždin, Frankfurt, Milano, Duisburg, Torino Asti, Eisenstadt.
His works can be found at the
Croatian Museum of Naïve Art
The Croatian Museum of Naïve Art ( hr, Hrvatski muzej naivne umjetnosti) is a fine art museum in Zagreb, Croatia dedicated to the work of naïve artists of the 20th century. The museum holdings consist of over 1,900 works of art - paintings, scul ...
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Zagreb
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Death
During the night between 16 and 17 May 1991 year, in his home in Stolnik hamlet of Donja Voća, was killed by two robbers. In 1996, 80 paintings were stolen from his estate and were never recovered.
References
biography
Further reading
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Croatian naïve painters
1929 births
1991 deaths
Croatian murder victims
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