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Bride. 1994. Paper, linocut, 25x33 cm

Bride. 1994. Paper, linocut, 25x33 cm

By Dainis Rozkalns

Located in Riga, LV

Bride. 1994. Paper, linocut, 25x33 cm imprint size 13x25 cm total page size 25x33cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and fiction public...

Category

1990s Folk Art Latvia

Materials

Paper, Linocut

We don't know  2022. Paper/mixed media, 29.5x20.9 cm.

We don't know 2022. Paper/mixed media, 29.5x20.9 cm.

Located in Riga, LV

We don't know 2022. Paper/mixed media, 29.5x20.9 cm. Liga Kalnina Artist Liga Kalnina(1990) is born in Riga, Latvia. Her artist interests is mainly realistically based -landscap...

Category

2010s Contemporary Latvia

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Youth. 1961. Paper, mixed media, 14x10 cm
Youth. 1961. Paper, mixed media, 14x10 cm

Youth. 1961. Paper, mixed media, 14x10 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Youth. 1961. Paper, mixed media, 14x10 cm Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter. Only in 1990 his relatives give his artistic heritage to pu...

Category

1960s Modern Latvia

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Midsummer ferns. 1984. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm
Midsummer ferns. 1984. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm

Midsummer ferns. 1984. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm

By Dainis Rozkalns

Located in Riga, LV

Midsummer ferns. 1984. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm imprint size 12x25 cm total page size 20x34cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and fict...

Category

1980s Folk Art Latvia

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Rooster. 1984. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm
Rooster. 1984. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm

Rooster. 1984. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm

By Dainis Rozkalns

Located in Riga, LV

Rooster. 1984. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm imprint size 13x26 cm total page size 25x34cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and fiction publ...

Category

1980s Folk Art Latvia

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Fishing men. Paper, linocut, 23x32 cm
Fishing men. Paper, linocut, 23x32 cm

Fishing men. Paper, linocut, 23x32 cm

By Dainis Rozkalns

Located in Riga, LV

Fishing men. Paper, linocut, 23x32 cm imprint size 13,5x20,5 cm total page size 23x32cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and fiction pu...

Category

1970s Folk Art Latvia

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Attractiveness  2022. Paper/pencil, 29.5x20.9 cm

Attractiveness 2022. Paper/pencil, 29.5x20.9 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Attractiveness 2022. Paper/pencil, 29.5x20.9 cm Liga Kalnina Artist Liga Kalnina(1990) is born in Riga, Latvia. Her artist interests is mainly realistically based -landscapes, a...

Category

2010s Contemporary Latvia

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Old Town. 1980, oil on cardboard, 37x47 cm
Old Town. 1980, oil on cardboard, 37x47 cm

Old Town. 1980, oil on cardboard, 37x47 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Old Town. 1980, oil on cardboard, 37x47 cm Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits, landscapes, flowers and still ...

Category

1980s Expressionist Latvia

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

City Dagda. 1984. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm
City Dagda. 1984. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm

City Dagda. 1984. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Dagda, city in Latvia. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm Bright, colorful cityscape Valdis Bush (1924-2014) studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his favorite pr...

Category

1980s Expressionist Latvia

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Boats. Tulips. Bilateral. 1975., cardboard, oil, 34.5x46.3 cm
Boats. Tulips. Bilateral. 1975., cardboard, oil, 34.5x46.3 cm

Boats. Tulips. Bilateral. 1975., cardboard, oil, 34.5x46.3 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Boats/Tulips. Bilateral. 1975., cardboard, oil, 34.5x46.3 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingr...

Category

1970s Expressionist Latvia

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Ole! 2003, mixed media on cardboard, 30x39 cm
Ole! 2003, mixed media on cardboard, 30x39 cm

Ole! 2003, mixed media on cardboard, 30x39 cm

By Gunta Liepina Griva

Located in Riga, LV

Ole! 2003, mixed media on cardboard, 30x39 cm Colorful abstract painting in blue, red colors Gunta Liepina Griva Born 1942 in Riga, Latvia 1961 – Gradua...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Latvia

Materials

Mixed Media, Cardboard

Battle. 1982. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm
Battle. 1982. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm

Battle. 1982. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm

By Dainis Rozkalns

Located in Riga, LV

Battle. 1982. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm imprint size 13x25 cm total page size 25x34cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and fiction publi...

Category

1980s Folk Art Latvia

Materials

Paper, Linocut

The hidden million words.  2004. Oil on canvas, 80x60 cm.
The hidden million words.  2004. Oil on canvas, 80x60 cm.

The hidden million words. 2004. Oil on canvas, 80x60 cm.

By Juris Zvirbulis

Located in Riga, LV

The hidden million words. 2004. Oil on canvas, 80x60 cm. Juris Zvirbulis was born in 1944 in Riga. 1970 graduated from the Riga Secondary School of Applied Arts decorators department. 1971 Member Artists' Union of the Latvia. In 1971 First solo exhibition in the artistic and historical museum of Tukums in Latvia. In 1974 his illustrations for the A.S. Pushkin's book, "Eugene Onegin" (published Liesma) was awarded at the 7th All-Union competition of books, posters and postcards design (Moscow, USSR). Significant exhibitions: 1976 - First place in the All-Union Exhibition of Young Artists in Moscow 1983 - Solo exhibition at the Museum of Foreign Art (Riga, Latvia) 1988 - personal exhibition at the Pushkin State Museum (Moscow, Russia) Museum bought more than 100 of the artist miniatures to collection. 1989 - Group exhibition "Contemporary Soviet Painters from Riga" Edward Nahamkina Art Gallery (New York, USA) 1990 - Group exhibition at the Astra Gallery (Chicago, USA) 1990 - 1992 - works exhibited in the Harmony Gallery (Paris, France) 1992 - Solo exhibition at Gallery Carre d'Or (Paris, France) 1993 - Solo exhibition at the Gallery of the Riga (Riga, Latvia) 1994 - Exhibition in honor of the 50th anniversary at the Latvian National Art Museum, Exhibition Hall Arsenals (Riga, Latvia) 1997 - Solo exhibition at the Gallery of Riga (Riga, Latvia). In cooperation with IBM Latvia and Modo Paper released exhibition catalog. 1998 - Exhibition of watercolors - miniatures at Gallery "Nocturne", Riga 1999 - personal exhibition at the Pushkin State Museum (Moscow, Russia) 2004 - personal exhibition at gallery "Manss" (Jekabpils, Latvia) 2005 - Group exhibition of Latvian-French festival "Amazing Latvia" (in Bourgoin-Jallieu, France). 2011 - Contemporary Art exhibition-fair at Gallery Birkenfeld ArtVilnius'11 (Vilnius, Lithuania) Group Exhibition-Fair of Lineart Contemporary Art (Ghent, Belgium). Group exhibition at the Art Museum Nerima (Tokyo, Japan) 2012 Released artist album "Retrospective". Solo exhibition "The Battle of Waterloo would have ended differently ... Dedication to Marshal L.N. Davu." At gallery Birkenfelds. The artist works in the following genres and techniques: watercolor, painting, drawing, book illustrations, murals for public interiors in Latvia and abroad. Works in museums and private collections: At the Latvian National Museum of Art, at collection of Artists' Union of Latvia, Russian Ministry of Culture (Moscow, Russia), the Pushkins` State Museum (Russia), Bank of Latvia, Džeinas Vorhīsas Cimerlī Art Museum, Radzhersa, State University of New Jersey, at collection of Norton and Nancy Dodge nonconformist art of the Soviet Union (US), Vitaly Gotlib (Latvia), and Indra Benjamin Wilson...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Latvia

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still life with fish and saucepan  1928, oil on canvas, 54x68 cm
Still life with fish and saucepan  1928, oil on canvas, 54x68 cm

Still life with fish and saucepan 1928, oil on canvas, 54x68 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Oto Pladers (1897.8.III – 1970.2.V) Oto Pladers learned in Riga city school of art (1913 – 15). He was called into the army in 1916 and continued studies after the war in Latvia Art ...

Category

1920s Realist Latvia

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lilac bouquet. 1995, oil on canvas, 73x50 cm
Lilac bouquet. 1995, oil on canvas, 73x50 cm

Lilac bouquet. 1995, oil on canvas, 73x50 cm

By Aleksey Garin

Located in Riga, LV

Lilac bouquet. 1995, oil on canvas, 73x50 cm Woman with lilac bouquet in the garden Aleksey Garin (1961) - an artist, painter. Was born in Gorky in 1961...

Category

1990s Impressionist Latvia

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Roses. 2015, oil on canvas, 33x41 cm
Roses. 2015, oil on canvas, 33x41 cm

Roses. 2015, oil on canvas, 33x41 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Roses. 2015, oil on canvas, 33x41 cm Valery Bayda (1958) Valery Bayda was born in 1958 in Russia. From 1983 to 1989 he studied at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography at...

Category

2010s Impressionist Latvia

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seated. 1980. Oil on board, 56x45 cm

Seated. 1980. Oil on board, 56x45 cm

By Meilerts-Krastins Ludmilla

Located in Riga, LV

Seated. 1980. Oil on board, 56x45 cm Woman act Ludmila Meilerte (1908 – 2008) - Painter 1940 – The Art Academy of Latvia, the masterclass of V. Purvitis. 1944 – Emigration to Germany. 1948 – Emigration to Australia. L. Meilerte took part at Latvian and Australian art exhibitions. She painted landscapes, still life’s, portraits. Her paintings are expressive and colorful. The artist was awarded in regional exhibitions and competitions. Dunlop Prize 1952, the Gosford Art Prize (1st prize) judged by Sir Russel Drysdale 1971, and the Victorian Artists Society`s Pirstitz Prize and gold medal in 1982. Royal exhibition in Melburn – 1975, 1976. Ludmilla Meilerts is represented in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Tasmanian Art...

Category

1980s Impressionist Latvia

Materials

Oil, Board

Mindfulness. 1982. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm
Mindfulness. 1982. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm

Mindfulness. 1982. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm

By Dainis Rozkalns

Located in Riga, LV

Mindfulness. 1982. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm imprint size 10x26 cm total page size 20x34cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and fiction ...

Category

1980s Folk Art Latvia

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Barrel. 1982. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm
Barrel. 1982. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm

Barrel. 1982. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm

By Dainis Rozkalns

Located in Riga, LV

Barrel. 1982. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm imprint size 10x26 cm total page size 20x34cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and fiction publi...

Category

1980s Folk Art Latvia

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Day of fire. 1984. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm
Day of fire. 1984. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm

Day of fire. 1984. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm

By Dainis Rozkalns

Located in Riga, LV

Day of fire. 1984. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm imprint size 13,5x24,5 cm total page size 25x34cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and fict...

Category

1980s Folk Art Latvia

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Unknown. 1982. Paper, linocut, 25x31 cm
Unknown. 1982. Paper, linocut, 25x31 cm

Unknown. 1982. Paper, linocut, 25x31 cm

By Dainis Rozkalns

Located in Riga, LV

Unknown. 1982. Paper, linocut, 25x31 cm imprint size 20x23 cm total page size 25x31cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and fiction publ...

Category

1980s Folk Art Latvia

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Feast and singing. 1984. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm
Feast and singing. 1984. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm

Feast and singing. 1984. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm

By Dainis Rozkalns

Located in Riga, LV

Feast and singing. 1984. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm imprint size 10x26 cm total page size 20x34cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and fi...

Category

1980s Folk Art Latvia

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Boats. Paper/pastel. 9, 5x13, 5 cm
Boats. Paper/pastel. 9, 5x13, 5 cm

Boats. Paper/pastel. 9, 5x13, 5 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Boats. Paper/pastel. 9,5x13,5 cm. Georgs Barkans (1925-2010) Textile artist, architect, artist Professional education: University of Latvia, Faculty of Architecture (1945-1952) Art ...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Latvia

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Hopefulness. 1982. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm
Hopefulness. 1982. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm

Hopefulness. 1982. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm

By Dainis Rozkalns

Located in Riga, LV

Hopefulness. 1982. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm imprint size 10x26 cm total page size 20x34cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and fiction ...

Category

1980s Folk Art Latvia

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Midsummer greetings. Nr. 2.1984. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm
Midsummer greetings. Nr. 2.1984. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm

Midsummer greetings. Nr. 2.1984. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm

By Dainis Rozkalns

Located in Riga, LV

Midsummer greetings. Nr. 2. 1984. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm imprint size 10x26 cm total page size 20x34cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklo...

Category

1980s Folk Art Latvia

Materials

Paper, Linocut

A flock of poultry. 1979. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm
A flock of poultry. 1979. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm

A flock of poultry. 1979. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm

By Dainis Rozkalns

Located in Riga, LV

A flock of poultry. 1979. Paper, linocut, 25x34 cm imprint size 14,5x25 cm total page size 25x34cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and...

Category

1970s Folk Art Latvia

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Pasture. 1979. Paper, linocut, 19x33 cm
Pasture. 1979. Paper, linocut, 19x33 cm

Pasture. 1979. Paper, linocut, 19x33 cm

By Dainis Rozkalns

Located in Riga, LV

Pasture. 1979. Paper, linocut, 19x33 cm imprint size 8x25 cm total page size 19x33cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and fiction publi...

Category

1970s Folk Art Latvia

Materials

Paper, Linocut

In the garden. 2018, oil on canvas, 53x45 cm
In the garden. 2018, oil on canvas, 53x45 cm

In the garden. 2018, oil on canvas, 53x45 cm

Located in Riga, LV

In the garden. 2018, oil on canvas, 53x45 cm Blooming flowers in the garden Valery Bayda (1958) Valery Bayda was born in 1958 in Russia. From 1983 to 1989 he studied at the All-Uni...

Category

2010s Impressionist Latvia

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Herd. 1979. Paper, linocut, 19x33 cm
Herd. 1979. Paper, linocut, 19x33 cm

Herd. 1979. Paper, linocut, 19x33 cm

By Dainis Rozkalns

Located in Riga, LV

Herd. 1979. Paper, linocut, 19x33 cm imprint size 10x25 cm total page size 19x33cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and fiction publica...

Category

1970s Folk Art Latvia

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Ships in port  Oil on cardboard, 56, 5x64, 5 cm
Ships in port  Oil on cardboard, 56, 5x64, 5 cm

Ships in port Oil on cardboard, 56, 5x64, 5 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Ships in port. Oil on cardboard, 56,5x64,5 cm He learned at State Technique of Riga, architecture department. 1937 –Latvian academy of Art, landscape Studio of V. Purvitis, with dip...

Category

1960s Impressionist Latvia

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Canal in Paris. 1994, canvas, oil, 70x70 cm
Canal in Paris. 1994, canvas, oil, 70x70 cm

Canal in Paris. 1994, canvas, oil, 70x70 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Canal in Paris. 1994, canvas, oil, 70x70 cm Margarita Levin (1945) - artist, teacher of painting. She was born in Russia, lived in Moscow. Graduated from the graphic arts department of the Moscow Polygraphist Institute. In 1964-1967 She studied painting at the studio of the artist Vladimir Weisberg...

Category

1990s Expressionist Latvia

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The street. 1960s. Oil on cardboard, 27x35, 5 cm
The street. 1960s. Oil on cardboard, 27x35, 5 cm

The street. 1960s. Oil on cardboard, 27x35, 5 cm

Located in Riga, LV

View on the street from the top. A. Zviedris was a member of the Latvian Artists’ Union since 1945 and had more than 50 solo exhibitions in Latvia. He travelled extensively by yacht...

Category

1960s Realist Latvia

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Electric Jazz. 2018, canvas, oil, 90x110 cm

Electric Jazz. 2018, canvas, oil, 90x110 cm

By Igor Leontiev

Located in Riga, LV

Electric Jazz. 2018, canvas, oil, 90x110 cm Abstract composition in red, blue, yellow colors Igor Leontiev (1957) - one of the leading independent paint...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Latvia

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Autumn at the lake, plywood, oil, 40.5 x 48.5 cm
Autumn at the lake, plywood, oil, 40.5 x 48.5 cm

Autumn at the lake, plywood, oil, 40.5 x 48.5 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Oto Pladers (1897.8.III – 1970.2.V) Oto Pladers learned in Riga city school of art (1913 – 15). He was called into the army in 1916 and continued studies after the war in Latvia Art ...

Category

1920s Realist Latvia

Materials

Oil, Plywood

Chimney Sweeper, 2010., oil on canvas, 60x60 cm

Chimney Sweeper, 2010., oil on canvas, 60x60 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Chimney Sweeper, 2010., oil on canvas, 60x60 cm A boy on a rooftop, looking into a chimney. Nugzar Avtandilovich Kahiani was born in Poti, Georgia in 1952. He studied at the Art College named after Nikoladze. Then he went to serve in the Soviet Army from1970 to 1972. After completing his military service he entered the Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry at the faculty of artistic metal, from which he graduated in 1986. During his studies, he has been actively engaged in painting. His favorite artists are Gauguin, El Greco, Botticelli, Turner and Picasso. Works of artistic stone He worked also with stone, cornelian and onyx. But his soul gravitated to bright and blustery color, and so he has became engaged in painting. At first his paintings were quiet, with muted tonal gamma. The color image was built on the play of hues and halftones. Such a careful elaboration of color educates the taste, sharpness and delicacy of vision. Gradually, the painter became more experienced, and his paintings acquired assurance and power of maturity, blooming in colorful brilliancy. Nugzar's color preferences The color of Nugzar’s paintings is deep and multi-layered. It is woven of infinite number of hues and filled with light. At first sight it may be difficult to recognize the shapes in the play of flickering color dabs. The figures appear gradually, they draw the first breath just before our eyes, crystallizing from the color heap. The painter is attracted by major tonality and motives that years ago could be called “the gallant feasts” - repasts, assiduities, music parties, and airings. After somewhat daemonic, infernal imagery of early paintings, it has appeared the theme of “Le joie de vivre,” the joy of life. Source of inspiration Born in the ancient Kolkhida, he keeps the blissful pagan feel of entirety and completeness of being. It is embodied almost literally in his favorite personage auroral gorgeous-bodied beauty of a girl. He grants these forms even to Olympian inhabitants - Aphrodite, Athene, Arthemide, let alone the Bacchants. I remember unwittingly that Niko Pirosmani similarly painted on his impoverished buckrams the luxurious prince repasts and languid, elephantine beauties. Working style But his style is not bounded by grotesque parody, as well as the irony is not the only aspect of his world outlook. In his landscapes we can catch the ecstatic admiration with Nature. In contradistinction to his favorite impressionists, he never paints from nature and never bears in mind the particular place. It is just a blooming Earth, studied very closely, so that the trees are cut by the edges of the painting, and at the same time it is a bird’s eye view revealing infinite, boundless spaces. Nougzar says that the landscape for him is first of all a color ensemble. He can just leaf through the illustrated journal, nourishing his eye with color in various combinations, and so get the impulse to create a ‘physical’ landscape image. Probably, his landscapes are no less fantastical than his figure compositions, but such is his talent, his mission - to make the world more beautiful and gentle than it is in reality. Exhibitions Nugzar Kakhiani...

Category

2010s Contemporary Latvia

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Evening. 1975, paper, watercolor, 14x19, 4 cm

Evening. 1975, paper, watercolor, 14x19, 4 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Evening. 1975, paper, watercolor, 14x19,4 cm Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978) Graphic, army officer. In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet School of Latvian and many military c...

Category

1970s Realist Latvia

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Silence. Cardboard, acrylic, 60x70 cm
Silence. Cardboard, acrylic, 60x70 cm

Silence. Cardboard, acrylic, 60x70 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Silence. Cardboard, acrylic, 60x70 cm Abstract composition

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Latvia

Materials

Cardboard, Acrylic

Cranes are Flying, 2011., oil on canvas, 65x70 cm

Cranes are Flying, 2011., oil on canvas, 65x70 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Cranes are Flying, 2011., oil on canvas, 65x70 cm Nugzar Avtandilovich Kahiani was born in Poti, Georgia in 1952. He studied at the Art College named after Nikoladze. Then he went to serve in the Soviet Army from1970 to 1972. After completing his military service he entered the Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry at the faculty of artistic metal, from which he graduated in 1986. During his studies, he has been actively engaged in painting. His favorite artists are Gauguin, El Greco, Botticelli, Turner and Picasso. Works of artistic stone He worked also with stone, cornelian and onyx. But his soul gravitated to bright and blustery color, and so he has became engaged in painting. At first his paintings were quiet, with muted tonal gamma. The color image was built on the play of hues and halftones. Such a careful elaboration of color educates the taste, sharpness and delicacy of vision. Gradually, the painter became more experienced, and his paintings acquired assurance and power of maturity, blooming in colorful brilliancy. Nugzar's color preferences The color of Nugzar’s paintings is deep and multi-layered. It is woven of infinite number of hues and filled with light. At first sight it may be difficult to recognize the shapes in the play of flickering color dabs. The figures appear gradually, they draw the first breath just before our eyes, crystallizing from the color heap. The painter is attracted by major tonality and motives that years ago could be called “the gallant feasts” - repasts, assiduities, music parties, and airings. After somewhat daemonic, infernal imagery of early paintings, it has appeared the theme of “Le joie de vivre,” the joy of life. Source of inspiration Born in the ancient Kolkhida, he keeps the blissful pagan feel of entirety and completeness of being. It is embodied almost literally in his favorite personage auroral gorgeous-bodied beauty of a girl. He grants these forms even to Olympian inhabitants - Aphrodite, Athene, Arthemide, let alone the Bacchants. I remember unwittingly that Niko Pirosmani similarly painted on his impoverished buckrams the luxurious prince repasts and languid, elephantine beauties. Working style But his style is not bounded by grotesque parody, as well as the irony is not the only aspect of his world outlook. In his landscapes we can catch the ecstatic admiration with Nature. In contradistinction to his favorite impressionists, he never paints from nature and never bears in mind the particular place. It is just a blooming Earth, studied very closely, so that the trees are cut by the edges of the painting, and at the same time it is a bird’s eye view revealing infinite, boundless spaces. Nougzar says that the landscape for him is first of all a color ensemble. He can just leaf through the illustrated journal, nourishing his eye with color in various combinations, and so get the impulse to create a ‘physical’ landscape image. Probably, his landscapes are no less fantastical than his figure compositions, but such is his talent, his mission - to make the world more beautiful and gentle than it is in reality. Exhibitions Nugzar Kakhiani...

Category

2010s Contemporary Latvia

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Girl with red hair. 1996. Oil on cardboard, 90x83 cm
Girl with red hair. 1996. Oil on cardboard, 90x83 cm

Girl with red hair. 1996. Oil on cardboard, 90x83 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Girl with red hair. 1996. Oil on cardboard, 90x83 cm This depiction of young nude woman with red hair on green-pink-blue background shows the artist as a master of forms and color field areas. Laimdots Murnieks...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Latvia

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Dreamer. 1996. Oil on cardboard, 83x90 cm
Dreamer. 1996. Oil on cardboard, 83x90 cm

Dreamer. 1996. Oil on cardboard, 83x90 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Dreamer. 1996. Oil on cardboard, 83x90 cm This depiction of young nude woman lying down on green blue surface shows artist Laimdots Murnieks as a master of forms and color field are...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Latvia

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Bouquet of flowers in a vase  Oil on cardboard 70x62 cm
Bouquet of flowers in a vase  Oil on cardboard 70x62 cm

Bouquet of flowers in a vase Oil on cardboard 70x62 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Bouquet of flowers in a vase. Oil on cardboard 70x62 cm impasto painting in earth color gamma

Category

1990s Impressionist Latvia

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

City. 2014, paper, watercolor, 35x49 cm
City. 2014, paper, watercolor, 35x49 cm

City. 2014, paper, watercolor, 35x49 cm

Located in Riga, LV

The series is dedicated to the artist's home town Riga. Māris Abiļevs (born 23 April 1956 in Kazakhstan) is a Latvian graphic artist and printer, brother of graphic artist Andris Ab...

Category

2010s Contemporary Latvia

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Morning dawn. 2014, paper, watercolor, 48x36 cm
Morning dawn. 2014, paper, watercolor, 48x36 cm

Morning dawn. 2014, paper, watercolor, 48x36 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Morning dawn. 2014, paper, watercolor, 60x50 cm Māris Abiļevs (born 23 April 1956 in Kazakhstan) is a Latvian graphic artist and printer, brother of graphic artist Andris Abiļevs. H...

Category

2010s Contemporary Latvia

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Silence. 2010, paper, watercolor, 35x49 cm
Silence. 2010, paper, watercolor, 35x49 cm

Silence. 2010, paper, watercolor, 35x49 cm

Located in Riga, LV

The series is dedicated to the artist's home town Riga. Māris Abiļevs (born 23 April 1956 in Kazakhstan) is a Latvian graphic artist and printer, brother of graphic artist Andris Ab...

Category

2010s Contemporary Latvia

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Old Town in winter. 2010, paper, watercolor, 48x36 cm
Old Town in winter. 2010, paper, watercolor, 48x36 cm

Old Town in winter. 2010, paper, watercolor, 48x36 cm

Located in Riga, LV

The series is dedicated to the artist's home town Riga. Māris Abiļevs (born 23 April 1956 in Kazakhstan) is a Latvian graphic artist and printer, brother of graphic artist Andris Ab...

Category

2010s Contemporary Latvia

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Hills. Oil on canvas, 68x99 cm
Hills. Oil on canvas, 68x99 cm

Hills. Oil on canvas, 68x99 cm

By Bernards Mednitis

Located in Riga, LV

Hills. Oil on canvas, 68x99 cm Summer landscape with hills

Category

1960s Realist Latvia

Materials

Oil, Canvas