| Josip Horvat Međimurec | |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Čakovec, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary |
| Death Place: | Zagreb, FS Croatia, DF Yugoslavia |
| Nationality: | Croatian |
| Field: | Painter |
| Works: | Coronation of king Tomislav, King Tomislav at throne, Decease of Petar Svačić – battle below Gvozd, Petar Kružić defeats the Turkish army |
| Patrons: | Antun Ullrich |
Josip Horvat (pronounced as /hr/; 18 February 1904 - 2 June 1945) was a Croatian painter.
Horvat was born to Dragutin and Marija Horvat in Čakovec. He attended elementary school in Čakovec, and grade school in Nagykanizsa and Pest. He then attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1917 to 1923.
He started working in Zagreb in 1924, supported by patron Antun Ullrich, and worked there until his death, shortly after the Second World War. Having been accused of collaboration with authorities of the Independent State of Croatia, he was executed by the Yugoslav Partisans, without trial. The place of his burial is unknown.
Josip Horvat illustrated the following books:
He also illustrated novels Marija Jurić Zagorka coming out in installments in Jutarnji list 1929 to 1931.
