Marij Pregelj

He was known for his oil paintings, mostly landscapes, still lifes, and portraits, and also for his illustrations, most notably those for the 1950 and 1951 editions of Anton Sovre's translation of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. He won the Levstik Award for his illustrations three times: in 1949 for his illustrations for France Bevk's collection of stories Otroška leta (My Childhood Years), in 1957 for Jack London's White Fang (Slovene title: Beli očnjak), and in 1959 for Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea (Slovene title: Starec in morje). He taught painting to Aleksa Ivanc Olivieri. He won the Prešeren Award twice, in 1958 for his mosaic at the Worker's Union building in Trbovlje and in 1964 for an exhibition of his paintings in the Museum of Modern Art in Ljubljana the previous year. In 1969 he was also the first recipient of the Jakopič Award for painting. From December 2017 to May 2018, a retrospective exhibition of Pregelj's oeuvre was held at the Museum of Modern Art in Ljubljana.

Marij Pregelj studied at Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb. The recorded working language is Slovene. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris, London and Italy. Work by Marij Pregelj is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art. Distinctions recorded are Prešeren Award and Jakopič Award.

• Name — Marij Pregelj • Born — 8 August 1913 • Birthplace — Kranj, Slovenia • Died — 18 March 1967 • Place of death — Ljubljana, Slovenia • Field — Painting and illustrating • Training — Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb • Works — Painting and illustration

Marij Pregelj is recorded as writer, painter, illustrator, graphic artist and engraver. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Marij an Pregelj and Marjan Pregelj. His recorded language was Slovene. One child is recorded: Vasko Pregelj.