Born in Yugoslavia 1943.Studies at the School of Decorative Arts in Novi Sad, at the Academy of Art in Belgrade and stopover at the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
1989 French nationality. Lives and works in Paris.
1961 - 1965
Publishes his drawings in several Yugoslavian magazines and newspapers.
1965
Publication in Yugoslavia of his first book KAZIPRST (Index),
Matica Srpska, Novi Sad.
Sajtinac goes to Paris where he draws for Hara Kiri and Plexus.
First exhibition of his drawings at the gallery "L’Etrave".
1970 – 1975
Publishes his drawings in several German magazines and newspapers Süddeutsche Zeitung, Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
Numerous exhibitions in galleries and museums.
1981
Publishes the book Labyrinthe Privé, Publication CCC, Munich.
1982
GRAND PRIX « ZLATNO PERO », Belgrade.
1986
Retrospective of his works at the WILHELM BUSCH MUSEUM in Hanover, Germany.
Publishes the books Und Narren sind sie alle, Publications Merlin Verlag, Hambourg.
1987
BLACK HUMOUR GRAND PRIX at the WILHELM BUSCH MUSEUM, Hanover.
Publishes in Transatlantik, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Playboy, Lui.
He works regularly during 5 years for the German magazine Stern and during 4 years for Die Zeit as a “drawer-columnist” in a weekly tribune and 2 years for the magazine Öko-Test.
1988
Publishes the book Also sprach Caruso, Publications Zinnober Verlag, Hambourg.
1989
Publishes the book Hosenkavalier, Harlekin Publication, Wiesbaden.
1993
Publishes the book Urbi & Orbi, List Verlag Publication, Munich.
1994
GRAND PRIX « ZLATNO PERO » in Belgrade.
1994 - 1996
Personal exhibitions in Hamburg, Munich, Paris.
1996 – 1999
Publishes his drawings in the French magazines L’Evénement du Jeudi, Le Point, Le Monde.
1998
Publication of the book Open End, Benedikt Bickel Verlag.
2000
Publication of the book Tango d'Enfer, Editions de la Tour (Flammarion).
2002
Publication of the book Peinture Fraîche, Editions Glénat.
2004
BLACK HUMOUR GRAND PRIX for the book Peinture Fraîche, Paris.
2005 - 2007
Exhibitions of his works in France, Germany and Belgium.
The works of Sajtinac are displayed in many collections and museums:
Wilhelm-Busch Museum, Hannover, Germany
Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, Germany
A. Paul Weber Museum, Ratzeburg, Germany
Cartoonmuseum, Basel, Switzerland
Karikatur Museum, Krems, Austria
Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
National Museum, Belgrade, Serbia
Museum of Contemporary Art, Novi Sad, Serbia
Musée National de l’Histoire de l’Immigration, Paris, France
Musée Tomi Ungerer, Strasbourg, France.
