Krizman remained in Vienna for ten years, an important time in his artistic development, spending time with other artists of the avant-gardesecession. He incorporated their ideas into his own art, and participated in the group exhibitions Hagenbund, Jungbund, Künstlerhaus and Secesija ("Secession").
From 1912, Krizman worked in Zagreb, first as a teacher at the Arts and Crafts School (Škola primijenjene umjetnosti i dizajna), then from 1922 in the Graphics Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb.
Krizman is principally remembered for his remarkable graphic work. He loved to travel, and draw what he saw: views of Vienna, Hrvatsko Zagorje, Bosnia, and Dalmatia. His unusual views of Bosnia, Hercegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia are very evocative and fresh. He created some memorable portraits, including Mary Delvarda, Portret djevojčice ("Portrait of a Girl"), Autoportret ("Self-portrait"), Meštrović and Brat Hinko ("Brother Hinko").[3]
His knowledge of graphic techniques was published in a book "On Graphical Arts" (O grafičkim vještinama), (1952).
He wrote books and magazine articles and worked as a costume and set designer for opera and drama.
The appearance of posters corresponds with the emergence of the secessionorart nouveau movements that arrived in Zagreb in 1898. The poster was a popular image form of the new era, and Tomislav Krizman created memorable poster art for various events of culture, sports, entertainment, and politics. One of his first posters was of the cabaret singer Marya Delvard, who had delighted audience in Vienna and Munich before arriving in Zagreb in 1907. Krizman's image perfectly captured the essential femme-fatale type of art nouveau woman.[4]
During his lifetime, Krizman exhibited with the Medulić Society, and the Spring Salon. He exhibited in Zagreb, Belgrade, Ljubljana, Vienna, Paris and Rome.[1]
^Elezović, Zvezdana (2009). "Kosovske teme paviljona Kraljevine Srbije na međunarodnoj izložbi u Rimu 1911. godine". Baština. 27.
^"NA DANASNJI DAN Rodjen Tomislav Krizman" [On this day the Birth of Tomislav Krizman]. HRT News Archive (in Croatian). Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
