Mirko Virius
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Mirko Virius was a Croatian naïve painter. He was one of the three most prominent members of the first generation of the Hlebine School.
Potter in the Village (1939)
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Painting is a visual art, characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color, or other medium to a solid surface. The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush. Other implements
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