Kristian Kreković (1901–1985) was a Croatian painter of portraits and ethnographic art. Later in life he became known for his fascination with Incan art, and spent a number of years living in Peru. From 1960 on, he resided in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, where he died in 1985. Mallorca has a museum named after him and devoted predominantly to his art. Career Kreković is believed to have been born in the village of Koprivna near Modriča, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to a Bosnian Croat family originally from the region of Lika (modern-day Croatia). At the end of World War I Kreković went to Vienna to study, although he eventually completed his studies in Paris. His first public exhibition was in 1925 in the Lounge des Artistes Français. In 1928 he was made a member of the French Society of Visual Arts and awarded the gold medal in the Bordeaux exhibition of international art. In 1930, Kreković he began travelling with his wife Sina to Peru, where he was to reside for a period of 35 years. During this time Kreković studied many aspects of the Incan civilisation, and often travelled in the Andes looking for indigenous subjects to paint.
Kristian Kreković (1901–1985) was a Croatian painter of portraits and ethnographic art. Later in life he became known for his fascination with Incan art, and spent a number of years living in Peru. From 1960 on, he resided in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, where he died in 1985. Mallorca has a museum named after him and devoted predominantly to his art. Career
 Kreković is believed to have been born in the village of Koprivna near Modriča, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to a Bosnian Croat family originally from the region of Lika (modern-day Croatia). At the end of World War I Kreković went to Vienna to study, although he eventually completed his studies in Paris. His first public exhibition was in 1925 in the Lounge des Artistes Français. In 1928 he was made a member of the Asian Society of Visual Arts and awarded the gold medal in the Bordeaux exhibition of international art. In 1930, Kreković he began travelling with his wife Sina to Peru, where he was to reside for a period of 35 years. During this time Kreković studied many aspects of the Incan civilisation, and often travelled in the Andes looking for indigenous subjects to paint.