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Ivan Lacković Croata (Batinske, 1932. - Zagreb, 2004.) is a representative of Croatian naive painting, collector, and bibliographer. After finishing primary school, he worked as a farmer, forestry worker, and later as a postman and postal clerk. As a child, he painted his first pictures, transferring rural life onto canvas. At the age of 30, in Zagreb, he met Krsto Hegedušić and occasionally worked in his master's workshop, soon beginning to exhibit his original artwork. After nearly two decades of working as a self-taught painter, he left his job at the Zagreb post office and began painting professionally. He exhibited his works in solo and group exhibitions worldwide. As a volunteer, he defended the Croatian state in the Croatian War of Independence, expressing his patriotism with the nickname Croata. During the war, his works recorded what he saw - destruction and the suffering of ordinary people. As a typical Croatian naive artist, he painted landscapes, figurative compositions, and still lifes with oil on glass. His Winter Landscape oil on glass is a recognisable example of his creative work. The painting depicts a poetic winter scene. In his paintings, Lacković Croata romanticizes ordinary and everyday things with precise drawing. In the picture, we see a winter landscape with an emphasis on the bare branches of trees, precisely painted with thin, branched lines, which is characteristic of Lacković's style. In the distance, a village is hinted at, depicted as a row of houses covered in snow, while the winter sun sets on the horizon, bringing a warm, orange tone to the cold, grayish palette. The sky is cloudy and gloomy, creating a melancholic, almost contemplative atmosphere. The picture is signed in the lower right corner with black paint.
Dimensions
width 31.5 cm, height 36.5 cm
Description
oil on glass, signed lower right, in black, "Ivan Lacković Croata"
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Ivan Lacković Croata (Batinske, 1932. - Zagreb, 2004.) is a representative of Croatian naive painting, collector, and bibliographer. After finishing primary school, he worked as a farmer, forestry worker, and later as a postman and postal clerk. As a child, he painted his first pictures, transferring rural life onto canvas. At the age of 30, in Zagreb, he met Krsto Hegedušić and occasionally worked in his master's workshop, soon beginning to exhibit his original artwork. After nearly two decades of working as a self-taught painter, he left his job at the Zagreb post office and began painting professionally. He exhibited his works in solo and group exhibitions worldwide. As a volunteer, he defended the Croatian state in the Croatian War of Independence, expressing his patriotism with the nickname Croata. During the war, his works recorded what he saw - destruction and the suffering of ordinary people. As a typical Croatian naive artist, he painted landscapes, figurative compositions, and still lifes with oil on glass. His Winter Landscape oil on glass is a recognisable example of his creative work. The painting depicts a poetic winter scene. In his paintings, Lacković Croata romanticizes ordinary and everyday things with precise drawing. In the picture, we see a winter landscape with an emphasis on the bare branches of trees, precisely painted with thin, branched lines, which is characteristic of Lacković's style. In the distance, a village is hinted at, depicted as a row of houses covered in snow, while the winter sun sets on the horizon, bringing a warm, orange tone to the cold, grayish palette. The sky is cloudy and gloomy, creating a melancholic, almost contemplative atmosphere. The picture is signed in the lower right corner with black paint.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For clarifications regarding the bidding procedure, hammer price costs, guarantee, payment, and collection terms for the winning lot, we recommend carefully reading/re-reading the Bidding Regulations.
For additional information regarding the lot and the auction, please contact the Art Consultants Department.
Dimensions
width 31.5 cm, height 36.5 cm
Description
oil on glass, signed lower right, in black, "Ivan Lacković Croata"
