Ivan Generalić, (December 21, 1914 - November 27, 1992) was a Croatian naïve art painter. December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Naïve art is a term that is usually applied to the work of untrained painters. ...

Generalić was born in Hlebine near Koprivnica in Koprivnica-Krizevci county. In elementary school the painting lessons were his greatest joy and allready as a child he used to earn money. Mostly, he draw with pencil on paper bags. In that form his sketches were seen by Krsto Hegedušić, at the time (1930) just a student of art academy, later the professor and renown art scholar. Hegedušić was impressed with Generalić's work so he organized his first public art exhibition which was held in 1931 in the 'Zagreb Art pavilion. Positive critiques and contacts at the time led to the new era in visual expressions not only in Croatia, but also around the world. Koprivnica is a city in central Croatia with a population of 30,994 (2001), the capital of the Koprivnica-Križevci county. ... Categories: Croatian geography stubs | Counties of Croatia ... A school is most commonly a place designated for learning. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... A professor is a senior teacher, lecturer and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Zagreb (pronounced ZAH-greb) is the capital city of Croatia. ... Pavilion may refer to a type of building: Pavilion (leisure) or to a specific building: Pavilion, New York London Pavilion Royal Pavilion Pavilion is a brand name of computers and notebooks made by Hewlett-Packard This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise...

After the WWII, (World war II), in the year 1945 he became a member of ULUH (society of Croatian visual artists). In 1953 he exhibited in Paris, where he lived and painted for a few months. In 1959 he painted The Deer Wedding - his most valuable work, according to followers of the Croatian naïve art. German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Naïve art is a term that is usually applied to the work of untrained painters. ...

Generalic has a large number of followers. Beside his coleagues which do form the first generation, (Franjo Mraz and Mirko Virius), there are Franjo Filipović, Dragan Gaži, Josip Generalić, Ivan Večeraj in the second generation. Generation is the act of producing offspring, or procreation. ...

Quotes

He was born by the land. He possesses its sweetness, wisdom and charm, and he needs no other guides.
-- Marcel Arlan

External links

• Ivan Generalić exhibitions (http://www.generalic.com/exhibitions/index.html)