MALE NUDE BY RUSSIAN LATVIAN ARTIST ADAMS ALKSNIS (ADAM ALDER) 19TH CENTURY

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MALE NUDE BY RUSSIAN LATVIA ARTIST ADAMS ALKSNIS (ADAM ALDER) 19TH CENTURY. FINE DRAWING BY IMPORTANT LATVIAN ARTIST. SIGNED. 17 1/2" x 26". CONDITION: SMALL STAINS AND WRINKLES. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING $50.00. WILL SHIP ROLLED. BIOGRAPHY:Adam Alder (1864.10.03-1897.21.08) - Latvian artist circle "Dwarf" ideologist, socially oriented realism and national romanticism of the 19th century creator end in Latvian art.Biography and artistic activityStudies and participation "Gnome" eventsAdam Alder (Adams and Edward Alksne) was born in Mazsalaca Parish farmsteads Vecalkšņi. Family dominated patriarchal spirit (as remembered Janis Rosenthal). The initial general education acquired elementary Rujiena, where the parents had moved and where his father had opened a book store. Later, using the store's communications Alksnis had available published information on the latest events in Western art. At the Riga craft school attendance 1883.g. He joined the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, where he studied until 1892 and specialized in painting at batālajā Bogdana Villevaldes. Years of studies around alder consolidated in Latvian artists; he became one of the associations 'Dwarf' organizers and in some ways its ideologue. After school leaving and returning Rujiena continued to work independently, maintained links with fellow students, took part in the collective action (1896 ethnographic exhibition), dreamed of further studies in Munich or Paris. Failure of the light effects of the operation was the reason for sudden and premature death of the artist.Batali, ancient history and fairy tale scenesSurvived many years of training and subsequent drawings, as well as several paintings showing thoroughly proficient academic school (naturalistically accurate horse models and replicas, dynamic battle scenes and war household composition and separate motives sketches where academic detailing connection with structural drawing qualities). Image heroizācija official patriotism influenced Batali composition sketches manifested weak ("Turkish prisoners", around 1890, the Latvian National Museum of Art, hereinafter - LNMA), which can be explained by the trend of larger Alder teacher Batali domestic genre scenes and the same focus on realism aesthetics (Rosenthal " ..pašas life and nature observation had given him a lover of pleasure. "). Realist concept of military art and the artist's numerous ancient history (including Latvian) devoted to drawings consisted of the event and the image of the daily aspect emphasis. Frequent focus on ancient history and daily life associated with Alder focus on national themes according to the "Gnome" program, which he participated in the formation ("Ancient Latvian battle with knights", "The pot", both around 1890 LNMA). Figural scenes were handled as for role narration, otherwise dramatic ("troubled times", around 1890 LNMA), other times humorous ("Two soldiers at the table", around 1890 LNMA). Playful everyday komisma spirit was interpreted and folkloric scenes with gnome and especially devil characters ("Rush", the mid-90s of the 19th century, LNMA).Realism consistency of his time living scenesContent determination in Alder realism found in many drawings and watercolors, which recorded the works of Latvian country and the environment (scenes with Araji, firewood cutter, potato diggers, etc.). In these works, the social aspect coincided with the general orientation of national Alder topics under the "Gnome" program, which he participated in the formation ("On the job", 1896 LNMA). Sometimes laborers got a representative depiction festive tone or on the contrary - rural people and their environment were recorded with ethnographic objectivity (watercolors Riga Latvian Society album, 1896 LNMA).Novācijas paintingVillevaldes workshop methods were less challenging newer painterly technique mastering. They, like other Novācijas, Alksnis got to know not only outside the Academy of St. Petersburg, but also in the literature of Western art (read R.Mutera enthusiastically "19th century painting history" and, presumably, art periodicals). G.Šķilters called him "Scribe and more than theorists as a producer." Apparently Alksnis was known idea of impressionism, symbolism and even Art Nouveau. Compared with apparent learning works and stingy dark colors painted "Portrait of the artist's father" (around 1890 LNMA) other studijveidīgos watercolor and oil paintings he used a more vigorous and variētākus chromatic color tones, separate stroke technique. Plenēristiskais 'Officer Portrait' (beginning of the 90s of the 19th century, LNMA) is considered one of the first in terms of type of impressionist paintings of Latvian art history.Approaching National RomanticismGraphic composition sketches appeared symbolically ornamental edging originating linked to the German Romantics and symbolist models (apparently with M.Klingera etchings). Alder they used not only compose ancient historical scenes ("spies", "Horseman in front of the castle", both mid-90s of the 19th century, LNMA), but also realistic depictions of rural work ("Ploughman with a white horse", "Potato Removing" , both mid-90s of the 19th century, LNMA). Highlighted certain theme fragmentary pitch combinations and borderline shows the artist's efforts to modernize your drawing style formal aspect. About thematically different Alder work unifying element considered in its imagery and form features and nuances, confirming his impending national romanticism. Rosenthal claimed that Alder "basic idea" had a requirement to return to the spiritual life "simplest basic forms" to the "first generation of straight lines" which can be drawn in relation to the "patriarchs of natural life." Ancient Latvian household and history of his time working peasant scene connected to the mythical and symbolic images of "free nature" motifs as a decorative and at the same time conceptual accompaniment to show the orientation most clearly. It aligns frequent charcoal pencil use, which granted the lines and squares here severe roughness, here visionaries confusion.HeritageAlder works stored in the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga, Kuldigas local history museum, the house museum Rujiena Alder, Tukums Art Museum, Academy of Art Museum in St. Petersburg.E. KļaviņšBibliography1. Rosenthal, Janis. Adam Alder. Observer, 1904, 368-374th, 500th-505th p .;2. Siliņš, John. Adam Alder (1864-1897). Illustrated Magazine, 1925, no. 3, 65th-71st p .;3. Lapins, Arturs. Adam Alder. Riga, 1951 .;4. Siliņš J. Latvian art, 1800 - 1914 II. 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