Miljenko Stančić (1 March 1926 – 13 May 1977) was a Croatian painter and graphic artist born in Varaždin. He is famous for his vast painting oeuvre of Varaždin cityscapes. Along with Ljubo Ivančić,

Ivan Kožarić Ivan Kožarić (10 June 1921, Petrinja – 15 November 2020, Zagreb) was a Croatian artist who worked primarily with sculpture but also in a wide variety of media, including permanent and temporary sculptures, assemblages, proclamations, photograph ...

, Valerije Michieli and Josip Vaništa, he was a member of the Grupe Petorice (Group of Five) which was active in the 1950s in Zagreb. Besides painting, he also did illustrations for newspapers, books and magazines, as well as scenography (he was a scenographer for ''In Agony'', a play by

Miroslav Krleža Miroslav Krleža (; 7 July 1893 – 29 December 1981) was a Croatian writer who is widely considered to be the greatest Croatian writer of the 20th century. He wrote notable works in all the literary genres, including poetry ('' The Ballads o ...

, 1959). He was an assistant professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb (1961), and was appointed full professor in 1970 (where he worked until 1977). Three documentaries about Stančić have been made to date: ''Miljenko Stančić'' (directed by Ante Viculin, TV Zagreb, 1960), ''Figures of Children in Miljenko Stančić’s Paintings'' (directed by Eduard Galić, TV Zagreb, 1963) and ''Miljenko Stančić'' (directed by Mira Wolf, TV Zagreb, 1987). He exhibited at many shows in Croatia and abroad, including: ''Group of Five'', Museum of Arts and Crafts (Zagreb, 1955), ''Modern Yugoslav Painting'' (Edinburgh, Coventry, Manchester, Leicester, 1957), ''60 Years of Croatian Painting and Sculpture'', Art Pavilion (Zagreb, 1961), ''Studio 65'', Galerie (Bruxelles, 1967), Museum of Arts and Crafts, (Zagreb, solo exhibition, 1971), ''Croatian Cityscape Painters from Bukovac to the Present Day'', Art Gallery (Dubrovnik, 1981). Several retrospective exhibitions of Stančić's work have been organized to date at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Belgrade, 1966), HAZU –

Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (; , HAZU) is the national academy of Croatia. HAZU was founded under the patronage of the Croatian bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer under the name Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts (, JAZU) since its ...

(Zagreb, 1970), and in the Town Museum of Varaždin, ''Miljenko Stančić – Retrospective Exhibition: Paintings, Drawings, Graphics 1942–1977'',(1996) and ''Hommage – Miljenko Stančić 1977–2007'', (2007–2008). He received many awards for his work, including the City of Zagreb Award (1959), the Award for Painting at the 2nd Fine Arts Triennial, (Belgrade, 1964), and the annual

Vladimir Nazor Award The Vladimir Nazor Award () is a Croatian prize for arts and culture established in 1959, and awarded every year by the country's Ministry of Culture. Named after the writer Vladimir Nazor (1876–1949), the prize is awarded to Croatian artists ...

(1971). The Miljenko Stančić Collection belongs to the Town Museum in

Varaždin Varaždin ( or ; , also known by #Name, alternative names) is a city in Northern Croatia, north-east of Zagreb. The total population is 46,946, with 38,839 in the city settlement itself (2011). The city is best known for its baroque buildings, ...

, Croatia.Župan, Ivica �
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, Zarez, 1 June 2006, (accessed, 24 February 2011).

Published works on Miljenko Stančić

* Zidić, Igor – ''Miljenko Stančić'', (Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 1979). * Maroević, Tonko, Krleža, Miroslav & Waldberg, Patrick – ''Miljenko Stančić'', (Maritimo design and the City of Varaždin, 2008).

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People from Varaždin Vladimir Nazor Award winners 1926 births 1977 deaths 20th-century Croatian painters Croatian male painters History of Varaždin 20th-century Croatian male artists {{Croatia-artist-stub