In the artistic and cultural history of the city of Osijek, Ivan Heil was a painter who, as the oldest painter of the second half of the last century, visibly marked it with his work, pedagogical work, and even with his very presence.
Oto Švajcer (1907-2003) was his close friend and it was about him that he wrote, not by chance, the most intelligent texts in support of the understanding of that painting. One could say, this painting has received an ideal interpreter of its own essence, all its properties and, finally, its value.
A comprehensive overview of the development of visual arts in Osijek over more than a century. Švajcer documents the city's artistic life, providing insight into the works of artists and cultural institutions that shaped Osijek's art scene.
As a whole, the book presents an authoritative interpretation of Koydl's oeuvre, highlighting his enduring value in Croatian modern and contemporary art.
Today we classify Josip Franja Muecke in the so-called the Osijek painting circle, a group of portrait and landscape artists who worked in Osijek and Slavonia during the 19th century.
The monograph reconstructs the life and work of Ivan Rein, a famous and prematurely deceased Croatian painter of Jewish origin in the whirlwinds of World War II.
Institut za povijest umjetnosti Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 1993.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
The monograph also provides a biographical framework, an analysis of thematic cycles, an interpretation of the artist's dominant motifs, and numerous reproductions of paintings.