Tone Kralj, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tone Kralj, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tone Kralj

painter, Sculptor and illustrator

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1900

Place of Birth: Zagorica, Osrednjeslovenska Statistical Region, Slovenia

Date of Death: 09-Sep-1975

Profession: illustrator, painter, sculptor, printmaker

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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About Tone Kralj

Tone Kralj (23 August 1900 – 9 September 1975) was a Slovene sculptor and painter also known for his wall paintings and illustrations.Kralj was born in Zagorica near Dobrepolje in Lower Carniola in 1900.
He studied sculpture in Prague between 1920 and 1923 and then at Vienna, Paris and Venice.
Some of his best-known works are the wall paintings in various churches.
His 1954 illustrations for Fran Levstik's Martin Krpan are also some of the most recognizable images of the story.
He won the Levstik Award in 1950 for his illustrations for Pravljica o carjevicu Jeruslanu (The Story of Prince Jeruslan).
He died in Ljubljana in 1975. In 1972 he received the Prešeren Award for his life's work.

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