Latvia - Art

This work by Ingrida Irve makes us travel to Latvian fields around midsummer, where poppies are dominating the color palette. Ingrida Irbe (1969) Born 15th of June 1969 in Riga ...

Yellow flowers. Canvas, oil, 70x50 cm impasto painting in earth color gamma

Paris. 2009, canvas on cardboard, oil, 30x40 cm Sunny day in Paris with people and cars

Transformation. 2021. Canvas, oil, 76x61 cm Arturs Amatnieks (Leon) (1974) Leon (real name: Artūrs Amatnieks) is a professional artist, working in ...

Lake Oil on canvas, 50x71 cm Lidija Auza (1914. 24. 02 Vitebsk, Belarus – 1989. 13. 12 Riga, Latvia) Painter She studied at the Art Academy of Latvia (1936-1938) and graduated ...

Notre-Dame de Paris. Oil on canvas, 65x54 cm Max Band (1901-1974) Max Band was born in Lithuania in 1900. He was drawing and painting from a young age, copying the works of great m...

Olģerts Saldavs (1907.29.VII – 1960.1.IV) - Painter, art scholar. Studied in the studio of U. Skulme, later of K. Miesnieks and L. Liberts (1926). In 1936, he graduated from the V. ...

Walk. Paper, watercolor, 102x73 cm Dzemma Lia Skulme (born 1925 20 IX - 2019) Skulme graduated from the Academy of Arts of Latvia, Department of Monumental Painting with diploma wo...

Little river 1983, cardboard, oil, 24x33 cm

Vladimir Glushenkov (1948-2009) (May 21, 1948, Riga - December 26, 2009, Riga) - painter, graphic artist, poet, translator. Vladimir Glushkenkov was born in family with Russian-Poli...

Igor Maikov (1966) Education: 1981 - 1984 The Art Academy of Latvia 1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School Exhibitions: 1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia ...

Port in Skulte 2024, oil on canvas, 60x80 cm Ansis Butnors (1977) Education: J. Rozentals Art School in Riga – 1989. – 1996. Latvian Academy of Art, Painting Department – 1996. –...

Four women with puppets. 1947, paper, mixed media, 16.3x11 cm Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter. Only in 1990 his relatives give his art...

Painter. 2011, oil on canvas, 80x60 cm

Summer during the hay harvest Middle of the 1940s, oil on cardboard, 40,5x53 cm Harijs Veldre (Bullis till 1947) (1927.8.III – 1999.6.V) Harijs Veldre learned in Riga school of app...

Paris roofs. 1930s. Oil on canvas, 60x80 cm

Arlberg brücke. 1930, оil on cardboard, 30x36,5 cm

Books with yellow flowers. 1980's, watercolor on paper, 73x54 cm Jekabs Arturs Springis (1907– 2004) Painter, Latvia 1924 – 1927 – he learned at Aizpute Secondary School 1927 – 1...

Winter evening. Church 2011. Oil on canvas. 40x50 cm "Winter Evening. Church" is a captivating artwork created in 2011 by Igor Maikov. It is an oil painting on canvas with dimensio...

Carnival. Paper, wood, watercolor, 53x75 cm Atis Ievins (1946) The exhibition by artist Atis Ieviņš reminds the very origins of serigraphy technique in Latvian art in the time of th...

Sunflowers 2003. Oil on cardboard, 100x81 cm Still life painting with stylized sunflowers on light-colored background. The focal point of the artwork is the depiction of sunflowers...

Gemstone. 2014., oil on canvas, 130x90 cm Geometric painting with many light reflections in gemstone Alyona Prokofyeva (1988) From 2016 surname Galaktionova. Alyona graduated Riga ...

Landscape by the lake. Oil on cardboard, 40x50 cm Arnolds Pankoks (born 1914.21.IX - 2008.) Graduated Art Academy of Latvia (1937 – 43, 1945 – 47) with diploma work "Restoration of ...

Snowy roofs. Oil on canvas, 54x73,5 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Sarat...

Still life with Chinese vase. 2020. Oil on canvas, 60x40 cm

White sailboat. Paper, pastel 27x33 cm Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, ...

"Kinetic Motion" is a vibrant 2024 original oil study from the prestigious series Gravity of Light: Marine Chronicles. Created as an intimate 18x24 cm work on professional canvas pan...

Rural landscape. Paper, watercolor, 30x41.5 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her studies ...

Rosehip. Oil on cardboard, 23x27,5 cm

Glass sculpture Merkuce from the series The Italians 2008, glass, 37, 5x11x10 cm

Red sun. 1969, gouache on paper, 59x70 cm Gunars Klava (1933 – 1989) Gunars Klava was born in 1933 in Priekule. 1953 - graduated from J. Rosenthal Art School 1964 - began to partic...

Composition in a marble vase 2024., cardboard, mixed media, 31.5x22 cm

On the red. 1992. Oil on canvas, 80x100 cm Woman on the red with fruits In 1965 graduated from J. Rozentals Art High School, in 1971 graduated from the Painting Department of the Art Academy of Latvia (diploma thesis supervisor Indulis Zariņš). He has participated in exhibitions since 1970, organized about 20 solo exhibitions, and was a teacher. J. Rozentals Art High School, worked in various painting genres, created monumental wall paintings...

Transcendental vision. Oil on canvas, 93x92 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...

Bouquet of flowers with sunflowers. Cardboard, oil, 31.5x22 cm Still life with flowers in vase

In the recent years Maris Abilevs has been exploring the beauty of female shapes by using mixed media and various drawing techniques raging from expressi...

Harvesting hay 1930s. Paper, oil, 16x15 cm

Sea. Oil on canvas, 60x65 cm,

"I like to observe nature, animals, birds, landscapes. I depict my observations in paintings. Painting helps me to see, feel and understand the world, to be part of the world." -Jānis Ziņgītis...

Still life with blue drapery and fruits. 1980, oil on cardboard, 100x81 cm Valdis Bush (1924-2014) studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), h...

I only make original works. Each is a one of a kind so you will have the only one! My artwork is my emotions and you can see that emotions on the canvas - You can experience it each...

Woman portrait. 1955, oil on canvas, 50.5 x 40.6 cm Provenance Bonhams

Igor Maikov (1966) Education: 1981 - 1984 The Art Academy of Latvia 1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School Exhibitions: 1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia ...

Ali Shamsi (1964) Born in 1964 in Azerbaijan in a small village at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains on the banks of a river. 1981 - 1985. Azerbaijan State Institute of Arts. ...

Zane Elerte (1987) Home Medal, matte iron, etched, 78x68x8 mm The medal is a square abstract object made of matte iron and etched with a design. It measure...

Flower. Paper, pastel 33x27 cm Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monume...

The last ray. 2023. Canvas, cardboard, oil, 17x23 cm Warm summer evening landscape with stork in small town in Latvia, Erberge. Small size plein air painting Alyona Prokofyeva (198...

In the recent years Maris Abilevs has been exploring the beauty of female shapes by using mixed media and various drawing techniques raging from expressive sketching to neat lines.

Caprices. Paper, etching, 15.5x10.5 cm "Caprices" is an etching artwork on paper that presents a series of whimsical and imaginative scenes or subjects. Through the intricate lines...

Doberman & Gramophone. Oil on canvas, 90X90 cm The artist Vadim Kovalev was born in 1968 in the capital of Latvia, Riga, where he is also presently living and creating his works. W...

Still life with flowers. 1986. Paper, watercolor, 61.5x86 cm Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositi...

Sunrise. 1965, paper, etching, 53x52 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her studies at the ...

In the evening, 1950-ties, cardboard, oil, 46,5х34 cm Anatoly Lebedev (1935-2014)

THE PROJECT: INDEPENDENT PAVILION VENICE 2026 This work is a cornerstone of the "In Minor Keys: The Turquoise Silence" series — a large-scale artistic manifesto created specifically ...

THE PROJECT: INDEPENDENT PAVILION VENICE 2026 This work is a cornerstone of the "In Minor Keys: The Turquoise Silence" series — a large-scale artistic manifesto created specifically ...

THE PROJECT: INDEPENDENT PAVILION VENICE 2026 This work is a cornerstone of the "In Minor Keys: The Turquoise Silence" series — a large-scale artistic manifesto created specifically ...

THE PROJECT: INDEPENDENT PAVILION VENICE 2026 This work is a cornerstone of the "In Minor Keys: The Turquoise Silence" series — a large-scale artistic manifesto created specifically ...

"The Eternal Question" is a surrealist artwork created on cardboard using oil as the medium. It measures 92x61 cm, providing a substantial size to convey the artist's vision and intr...

Cheerful bouquet Oil on cardboard, 31.5x22 cm

Vase. A man's head (white) Porcelain, h 22,5 cm by Ilona Romule, leading sculptor in Latvia The vase showcases the artistic interpretation of a man's head, capturing its unique fe...