About Evgen Sajovic
Lived 1913 – 1986 (aged 72–73). Evgen Sajovic was a Yugoslav writer, painter and illustrator.
Evgen Sajovic (25 November 1913 – 1986) was a Slovene painter, also known for his frescos and sgraffito as well as book illustrations.
Sajovic was born in Ljubljana in 1913. He studied art at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts under Marino Tartaglia and graduated in 1938.
He won the Levstik Award in 1953 for his illustrations of Andersen's Snow Queen and other stories (Slovene title: Snežna kraljica in druge pravljice).
In 1979 he also won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his artistic achievements.
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Who was Evgen Sajovic?
painter and illustrator (1913-1986)
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Evgen Sajovic was born on 25 November 1913 in Ljubljana.
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Evgen Sajovic died in 1986.
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Evgen Sajovic was a writer, painter and illustrator.
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Evgen Sajovic was Yugoslav.
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