About Gabrijel Jurkić
Lived 1886 – 1974 (aged 87). Gabrijel Jurkić was a painter and visual artist.
Gabrijel Jurkić (24 March 1886 – 25 February 1974) was a Bosnian Croat artist.
He was born in Livno, now Bosnia and Herzegovina. He studied in Zagreb before moving to Vienna, where he attended the Vienna Art Academy. He returned to Bosnia, living in Sarajevo until 1953 when he moved back to Livno. He would spend the rest of his life working within the local Franciscan monastery. He died in 1974.
In 1993, he appeared on a postage stamp issued by the Croat administration in Mostar.
There is a gallery dedicated to his work in Livno and his pictures are also displayed at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb.
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Who was Gabrijel Jurkić?
Bosnia and Herzegovina painter (1886-1974)
When was Gabrijel Jurkić born?
Gabrijel Jurkić was born on 24 March 1886 in Livno.
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Gabrijel Jurkić died on 25 February 1974 in Livno.
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Gabrijel Jurkić was a painter and visual artist.
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