Jože Tisnikar
* 1928 in Mislinja (SVN)
† 1998 in Slovenj Gradec (SVN)
Meeting of the Ravens (The Ravens), 1988
oil on canvas
73 x 93 cm
Jože Tisnikar (1928–1998) was an important Slovenian painter. After World War II, he worked as an autopsy assistant in a hospital. His paintings depict crows, dead people, funerals, self-portraits, and landscapes. Tisnikar worked across disciplines and, among other things, designed a stage set for a production by the Royal Shakespeare Company in England.
* 1928 in Mislinja (SVN)
† 1998 in Slovenj Gradec (SVN)
Crucifixion, 1970
oil on wood
63 x 45 cm
* 1928 in Mislinja (SVN)
† 1998 in Slovenj Gradec (SVN)
Transience, 1965
oil on masonite
60 x 82 cm
* 1928 in Mislinja (SVN)
† 1998 in Slovenj Gradec (SVN)
In the Studio, 1976
oil on canvas
97 x 130 cm
* 1928 in Mislinja (SVN)
† 1998 in Slovenj Gradec (SVN)
The Inn, 1978
oil, tempera on canvas
116 x 88 cm
* 1928 in Mislinja (SVN)
† 1998 in Slovenj Gradec (SVN)
Memory, 1985
oil on canvas
60 x 74 cm
* 1928 in Mislinja (SVN)
† 1998 in Slovenj Gradec (SVN)
Self-Portrait with Bats, 1981
oil, tempera on paper
70 x 55 cm
* 1928 in Mislinja (SVN)
† 1998 in Slovenj Gradec (SVN)
The Raven, 1982
oil, tempera on paper
70 x 55 cm
* 1928 in Mislinja (SVN)
† 1998 in Slovenj Gradec (SVN)
Meeting of the Ravens, undated
charcoal on paper
47 x 39 cm