| Ivka
Oreškovic 1887- 1969
Education:
Provisional College of Arts and Crafts (Zagreb, 1908-1912)
Biography: She was an example of a "star-crossed"
person. First she shared in the destinies of senior Austro-Hungarian
civil servants who were impoverished after 1918. She tried
to live from painting in Zagreb, and when she did not succeed,
she took the state exam as an arts teacher and was given
a post in Sušak, Rijeka. Since she was physically handicapped
(her head was of normal shape, but her body was underdeveloped,
with a hump), working with children was hard. However, she
overcame all difficulties by autogenous training. She was
a polyglot and her greatest joy was travelling through Northern
Europe. She was particularly delighted by Holland and Denmark.
When the Italians occupied Sušak in 1941, she was transferred
to Daruvar, where she remained until retirement, in 1947.
She returned to Zagreb and lived in the loft in her sister's
house until her death. Her contacts with people were reduced
to two painter friends: Mira Marocchino and Elizabeta, countess
Draškovic of Bisag. The narrow circle of people who knew
her used to say, "Even when she was distorted with
pain, she never complained". And she died when she
said she would, - within two days.
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