Latvia - Paintings

Sunset 1979. Oil on canvas, 84x110 cm The central focus of the artwork is a red sunset scene. The artist's portrayal captures the vibrant and warm hues of the setting sun, creating...

Midsummer herbs 1988. Oil on canvas, 82x65 cm The focal point of the artwork is a vase filled with colorful flowers and herbs. The artist's portrayal captures the vibrancy and vari...

City - roses 1988. Oil on cardboard 100x80 cm The composition features a vibrant arrangement of roses positioned on a windowsill, set against a stylized cityscape that represents t...

City 14. 1964, monotype, 47x62 cm Soikans Nikolay, pseudonym Niklo de Martell (till 1953.) 1926. 9 IX Ludza – 1980. 21 II Lester, Great Britain – graphic artist. He was born at ...

Fishing boats 1974, oil on canvas, 57x68 cm "Fishing Boats" presents a peaceful and realistic portrayal of a fishing scene at sea. The combination of the fishing men, nets, boats, seagulls, and calm sea creates a narrative of human connection with nature, as the fishermen work in harmony with the elements to sustain their livelihood. The sky is populated with seagulls, adding a touch of movement and life to the scene. The painting invites viewers to appreciate the beauty and simplicity of a traditional fishing lifestyle and the serenity of the maritime environment. Stanislavs Kreics...

Path on the edge of the forest. Cardboard, oil. 22x28 cm Olģerts Saldavs (1907.29.VII – 1960.1.IV) - Painter, art scholar. Studied in the studio of U. Skulme, later of K. Miesnieks...

Winter 1961, paper/watercolor, 26.5x35 cm Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978) Graphic, army officer. In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet School of Latvian and many military courses. In 1933 he graduated from the Arts Academy of Latvia, Graphic workshop under the guidance of R. Zarins. He participated in the exhibition since 1924. He painted mostly military themes. And also painted landscapes and compositions with oriental motives in watercolors technique. He drew sketches for the plates painting to porcelain factory of Kuznetsova and faience factory. One of the first drawer of Latvian journeyman army in 1922. He i san author of Viesturs Order sign...

Winter 1967, paper/watercolor, 31x46.5 cm Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978) Graphic, army officer. In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet School ...

Ice breaker 1969, paper/watercolor, 14x18 cm Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978) Graphic, army officer. In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet School of Latvian and many military ...

Caucasus 1969, paper/watercolor, 29x40.5 Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978) Graphic, army officer. In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet School ...

Winter landscape 1965, paper/watercolor, 20x25.5 cm Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978) Graphic, army officer. In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet School of Latvian and many mi...

Solo I 2021., cardboard, oil, 70x50 cm

City woman in the countryside. 2020. Oil on canvas 60x80 cm Dagnia Cherevichnik (1974) Born in 1974 in Riga. Professional education: 1986-1993 – J. Rozentals Riga Art Secondary Scho...

Aechmea fasciata. 2005. Oil on canvas, 50x40 cm Dagnia Cherevichnik (1974) Born in 1974 in Riga. Professional education: 1986-1993 – J. Rozentals Riga Art Secondary School; 1995 - 2...

A lullaby for Zuze. 2015. Oil on canvas, 85x95 cm Dagnia Cherevichnik (1974) Born in 1974 in Riga. Professional education: 1986-1993 – J. Rozentals Riga Art Secondary School; 1995 ...

Philosopher. 2018. Oil on canvas, 60x50 cm Dagnia Cherevichnik (1974) Born in 1974 in Riga. Professional education: 1986-1993 – J. Rozentals Riga Art Secondary School; 1995 - 2001- ...

Tattoo me 2 2002., Cardboard, mixed media, 153x117 cm Juris Utāns (1959-2022) was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially a...

2001. paper, watercolor, 103x73 cm Dzemma Skulme worked in oil, acrylic and water-colors. She developed the theme of the caryatid, wherein she endeavore...

Houses. 2001. Oil on canvas, 80x57 cm. How to understand Sigita Daugule's work? At the cradle of her style (emerged in late 90s) there are significant ...

The autumn fields. 2005. Oil on canvas, 100x100 cm How to understand Sigita Daugule's work? At the cradle of her style (emerged in late 90s) there are...

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 ...

Butterfly hunting 2001, wood, oil, 50.5x34 cm

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...

Flute tune. 2008. Oil on linen, 80x100 cm

I. 2011-2013. Paper, plastic glass, oil, 90x68cm

The Bridge. 2011, oil on canvas, 80x120 cm Rihards Delvers (1968) Rihards Delvers graduated from J. Rozentals School of Art in Riga (1986) and Painting Department (I. Zariņš studio...

Musical mood. 1998. Oil on cardboard, 74x60 cm

City birds. 2014. Oil on canvas, 80x100 cm The artist Vadim Kovalev was born in 1968 in the capital of Latvia, Riga, where he is also presently living ...

Africa. Oil on canvas, 80X60 cm The artist Vadim Kovalev was born in 1968 in the capital of Latvia, Riga, where he is also presently living and creating...

By the sea. 2001, cardboard, author's technique, 17.5x25 cm Ivars Zaikins (1942-2017) Zaikins Ivars - an artist. He was born in 1942. During of the Sov...

Tree of Soul. 2020, oil on canvas, 150x150cm Tree on black background Agate Apkalne. Born in Riga, 1977 Education: 2005 – MA in arts, Art Academy of L...

Will-o'-the-wisp. 2018, oil on canvas, 100x100cm Portrait on black background Agate Apkalne. Born in Riga, 1977 Education: 2005 – MA in arts, Art Acade...

In early spring. Paper, watercolor, 59x69 cm Landscape with trees in earth colors Zigmunds Šņore was born in 1942 in Latvia. His works has been exhibi...

Small town. Red-blue mood. 2020. Watercolor, paper, 60,5 x 71,5 cm Zigmunds Šņore was born in 1942 in Latvia. His works has been exhibited since 1969 and are held in private collec...

Human touch IX. 2021. Canvas, acrylic, 45x45 cm Irina Spakova, Riga based artist from Latvia (1987). She holds Ba & Ma degrees in Visual Arts, took par...

Human touch XIII. 2019. Acrylic on paper, 16x17 cm Irina Spakova, Riga based artist from Latvia (1987). She holds Ba & Ma degrees in Visual Arts, took ...

Human touch XVII. 2021. Canvas, acrylic, 30x40 cm Irina Spakova, Riga based artist from Latvia (1987). She holds Ba & Ma degrees in Visual Arts, took par...

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...

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...

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...

Pont Neuf Paris. 2010. Watercolor on paper, 24x50 cm Landscape with the bridge in Paris Ingrida Irbe (1969) Born 15th of June 1969 in Riga Education:...

Pont des Arts. 2010. Watercolor on paper, 40x50 cm View on the bridge at Paris. Artwork In gray and light yellow colors Ingrida Irbe (1969) Born 15th of June 1969 in Riga Educat...

Saxophonist. 2021. Oil on canvas, 80x60cm 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 is a matured and recognized master, as follows from the long list of his exhibitions and countries where his works reside. 1987 - Exhibition of Georgian Artists in the Museum of Ethnography, Saint-Petersburg, Russia 1989 - Exhibition of Artists of Leningrad-Lenexpo, Russia 1990 - Exhibition of Van Gogh's memory, "Palette" , Russia 1991 - Exhibition Gallery Palette 1991 - Festival of Leningrad galleries in Manege, Saint-Petersburg, Russia 1992 - Exhibition at Gallery Pinatin, Berlin. 1993 - Exhibition of Piraeus, Athens, Greece. 1993 - Exhibition Gallery 47...

Composition with fishes 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 around Sc...

Untitled II, 2020. Paper, collage, 30x21 cm The artist participated in more than 30 group exhibitions in Latvia and abroad, 17 solo exhibitions in Latvia. In 2005 became a winner of...

Māris Abiļevs (born 23 April 1956 in Kazakhstan) is a Latvian graphic artist and printer, brother of graphic artist Andris Abiļevs. He works in etching, lithography and various mixed...

By using mixed media and expressive sketching techniques the artist Maris Abilevs manages to convey the atmosphere of intimacy, eroticism and arousal

Janis Avotins paints dark, ghostly, photorealistic images sourced from forgotten antique photographs and Soviet-era media. Rather than directly copy the ...

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 around Scandinavia and Western Eu...

How to understand Sigita Daugule's work? At the cradle of her style (emerged in late 90s) there are significant memories of the expansion of modern art ...

How to understand Sigita Daugule's work? At the cradle of her style (emerged in late 90s) there are significant memories of the expansion of modern art ...

How to understand Sigita Daugule's work? At the cradle of her style (emerged in late 90s) there are significant memories of the expansion of modern art ...

This art piece is part of the series of unique sizable works called 'Home alone'. By using mixed media and expressive sketching techniques the artist Maris Abilevs manages to convey ...

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. T...

It's raining like in the Midsummer. 2017, mixed media on canvas, 60x50 cm Janis Zingitis born in 1973 in Riga, Latvia (then Soviet Union). Attended Janis Rozentals...

Faces by Peteris Taukulis - 2013. Paper, collage, 26x20 cm

Composition with faces by Peteris Taukulis - 2013. Paper, collage, 26x20 cm

Spotlight. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 61x43 cm Act. On the artwork other side lithograph

Caravaggio motif. 2019. Oil on canvas, 40,5x50,5 cm

Conversation. 2019. Oil on canvas, 82x75 cm