Vanja Radauš

Vanja Radauš
Born(1906-04-29)29 April 1906
Vinkovci, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Died24 April 1975(1975-04-24) (aged 68)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Known forSculpture, Painting
Discus Thrower (1957)

Vanja Radauš (29 April 1906 – 24 April 1975) was a Croatian sculptor, painter and writer.[1]

Life

After attending elementary and high school in his home town of Vinkovci, he studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb from 1924 to 1930.[2] During World War II he participated in the National Liberation movement.[2] He was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts from 1945 to 1969.[1]

In 1975, he committed suicide. He is buried in the Mirogoj Cemetery in Zagreb.[3]

Work

His early pieces (up to 1943) show the obvious influence of Rodin and Bourdelle. After the war, he concentrated on several sculptural "cycles" including: Typhus (1956–59), Panopticum Croaticum (1959–61), Man and Limestone (1961–63) and Pillars of Croatian Culture (1969-75). His work ranges in size from medals to large monuments.[1]

Available writings

  • Spomenici Slavonije iz razdoblja xvi do xix stoljeca (Monuments of Slavonia in the Nineteenth Century), Yugoslavian Academy of Science and Arts (1973)
  • Slavonijo, zemljo plemenita (Slavonia, the Noble Land; poetry), Privlacica (1994) ISBN 953-156-114-1
  • Budenje snova (Waking Dreams; poetry), Naklada Levak (2000) ISBN 953-178-154-0

References

  1. ^ a b c Večernji list: Thirty Brilliant Portrait Sculptors...
  2. ^ a b Vanja Radauš (1971). Kosilica vremena (in Croatian). Matica hrvatska.
  3. ^ Extensive biography and testimonials @ Jutarnji list
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  • Croatian Postal Service: Commemorative Stamp issue, with an appreciation of his work [1]