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Maksim Gaspari

マクシム・ガスパリ

Maksim Gaspari

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1883-01-26 (Selšček, Duchy of Carniola, Austria-Hungary)
Died
1980-11-14 (Ljubljana, SR Slovenia) age 97
Nationality
Slovene
Languages
Slovenian
Residence History
Selšček → Kamnik → Munich → Ljubljana

Career

Occupations
painter, illustrator, art teacher
Active Years
1900-1980
Memberships
regular member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (1972- )

Education

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
drawing
Country: Austria
Munich art school
Country: Germany
studied for a while

Awards

Levstik Award
1949
Work: Čuri-Muri velikan
Category: イラストレーション
Organization: Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House
Result: 受賞
Prešeren Award
1953
Work: achievements in painting
Organization: Slovenian Ministry of Culture
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Čuri-Muri velikan (illustrations)

1949 children's book illustration

Illustrations for Korney Chukovsky's The Monster Cockroach

folklore motifs

Style & Themes

Literary Style
rural life scenesfolklore motifs
Recurring Motifs
rural motifsgreetings postcardspolitical messages

Legacy

Slovene painter best known for his postcards with folklore motifs and rural life scenes, as well as illustrations for books and journals.

Archives

  • National and University Library of Slovenia