Branko Paradis oil on canvas painting. Subject depicts lion in tropical jungle landscape. Hues of green, orange, yellow, and brown. Signed to lower left, dated 1982, J. Measures approx. 30 x 23.75 inches. American artist, Branko Paradis, was born as bombs fell in Zagreb, Croatia, in 1942. By age ten, he was trading family food for pencils and colors in order to make pictures. Paradis is a Self-taught artist, who has never had any formal art training. His work was classified as Naive. It was a hard life growing up in Croatia, and Paradis’ ongoing dream was to make his way to America. By the 1960s, Paradis was participating in exhibitions with other Croatian artists who were part of the Naive art movement in the Balkins. There were other exhibitions in Switzerland and Venezuela. Finally, he had the opportunity to leave Croatia, and in 1970, he arrived in New York.Branko Paradis, oil painting, fine art, lion, jungle, tropical, collectibles, contemporary art, naive art, folk art, wall art, wall decor, wall accessories, home decor, home accessories, 10 art wall