Živa Kraus (born 4 October 1945 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian painter.

Živa Kraus
Živa Kraus photographed by Paolo Monti in Venice, 1981
Born	(1945-10-04) 4 October 1945 (age 76) Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Alma mater	University of Zagreb
Occupation	Painter
Relatives	Ognjen Kraus (twin brother)

Early life

Kraus was born in Zagreb to a Jewish family, father Ivo Kraus and mother Herma (née Delpin).[1][2] Her twin brother is Ognjen Kraus, president of the Jewish community in Zagreb.[3]

Education and later years

She studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb, where she organized her first solo exhibition. In the 1970 Kraus was the assistant to Peggy Guggenheim.[3] Kraus is the owner of the Ikona gallery in Venice, Italy, where she came in 1971.[4] She currently resides in Venice.

See also

• Ognjen Kraus

References

Bibliography

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