Matija Skurjeni

Matija Skurjeni
BornSeptember 14, 1898
Veternica, Croatia
DiedOctober 4, 1990
Zaprešić, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Known forHelped to create the Association of Independent Naïve Artists of Croatia
MovementNaive Art Movement

Matija Skurjeni (1898–1990) was a Croatian painter associated with the naïve art movement. He helped to found the Association of Independent Naïve Artists of Croatia and he is considered one of the most influential independent naïve artists. He has five rooms of his work at the Croatian Museum of Naïve Art and many of his works at the Matija Skurjeni Gallery in Zaprešić.