Vanja Radauš


Vanja Radauš was a Croatian sculptor, painter and writer.

Life

After attending elementary and high school in his home town of Vinkovci, he studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb from 1924 to 1930. During World War II he participated in the National Liberation movement. He was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts from 1945 to 1969.
In 1975, he committed suicide. He is buried in the Mirogoj Cemetery in Zagreb.

Work

His early pieces show the obvious influence of Rodin and Bourdelle. After the war, he concentrated on several sculptural "cycles" including: Typhus, Panopticum Croaticum, Man and Limestone and Pillars of Croatian Culture. His work ranges in size from medals to large monuments.

Available writings