Ilija Basicevic-Bosilj

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While foraging for information about Ilija Bašičević Bosilj, I came upon this remarkable biography: 

Ilija Bašičević Bosilwas born in 1895. in Šid. Vojvodina. He worked as a farmer until he was 62. He produced his first gouaches and drawings in 1957. and from 1958. started working in oil paint. He died in Šid in 1972.