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'''Pranas Domšaitis''' |
'''Pranas Domšaitis''' also '''Franz Domscheit''' (August 15,1880 – November 14, 1965) was a painter. |
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Born in a [[Lithuania]]n village near the German border, Domšaitis spent his first 27 years as a farmer.<ref name=litu |
Born in a [[Lithuania]]n village near the German border, Domšaitis spent his first 27 years as a farmer.<ref name=litu/> Under the sponsorship of [[Max Liebermann]] he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in [[Königsberg]] in 1907, graduating in 1910; this was his first formal schooling.<ref name=litu/> He then travelled to, and studied at, various European capitals; he was strongly influenced by a meeting with [[Edvard Munch]].<ref name=litu/> He spent [[World War I]] partially on his parents' farm and partially in military service, and then resumed his travels and artistic career. His successful exhibitions in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Romania, and Turkey were disastrously followed by his inclusion in a 1937 exhibition of [[Degenerate art]] and the removal of his works from German museums.<ref name=litu/> In 1938 he began signing his pictures using the Lithuanian version of his name.<ref name=litu/> He spent the war painting "harmless" [[still life]]s and moved to [[South Africa]] in 1949, where he lived until his death.<ref name=litu/> |
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His youthful style has been described as romantic realism or as spiritual impressionism, his later as a melding of "...[[Chagall]]'s enchanting visions, the guileless piety of [[Rouault]], the resonant colour of the [[expressionist]]s, and the intuitive wisdom of the peasant."<ref name=litu/> Landcapes and village life were frequent themes, along with Christian narratives, particularly the [[Annunciation]], the [[Crucifixion of Jesus|Crucifixion]], and the [[Flight into Egypt]].<ref name=litu/> |
His youthful style has been described as romantic realism or as spiritual impressionism, his later as a melding of "...[[Chagall]]'s enchanting visions, the guileless piety of [[Rouault]], the resonant colour of the [[expressionist]]s, and the intuitive wisdom of the peasant."<ref name=litu/> Landcapes and village life were frequent themes, along with Christian narratives, particularly the [[Annunciation]], the [[Crucifixion of Jesus|Crucifixion]], and the [[Flight into Egypt]].<ref name=litu/> |
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Domšaitis's works are held at the Pranas Domšaitis Gallery in [[Klaipėda]], [[Lithuania]], the [[M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum]] in [[Kaunas]], [[Lithuania]], the [[Pretoria Art Museum]], the National Gallery of [[Zimbabwe]], and the National Gallery in Berlin, among others. Many of his works have disappeared.<ref name=mus>{{cite web|title=Permanent exhibition of Pranas Domšaitis works|publisher=[[Lithuanian Art Museum]]|url=http://www.ldm.lt/PDG/PD_parmanent_en.htm|accessdate=2009-12-20}}</ref> |
Domšaitis's works are held at the Pranas Domšaitis Gallery in [[Klaipėda]], [[Lithuania]], the [[M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum]] in [[Kaunas]], [[Lithuania]], the [[Pretoria Art Museum]], the National Gallery of [[Zimbabwe]], and the National Gallery in Berlin, among others. Many of his works have disappeared.<ref name=mus>{{cite web|title=Permanent exhibition of Pranas Domšaitis works|publisher=[[Lithuanian Art Museum]] |url=http://www.ldm.lt/PDG/PD_parmanent_en.htm|accessdate=2009-12-20}}</ref> |
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<ref name=litu>{{cite journal|title=Pranas Domšaitis: Rediscovered Scion of Expressionism|url=http://www.lituanus.org/1981_4/81_4_03.htm|journal=[[Lituanus]] |first=Mykolas |Last=Drunga |date=Winter 1981 |issue=4 |volume=27 |issn=0024-5089}}</ref> |
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* [http://www.ldm.lt/PDG/PD_parmanent_en.htm Permanent exhibition of Pranas Domšaitis works]. [[Lithuanian Art Museum]]. |
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Revision as of 14:32, 21 December 2009
Pranas Domšaitis also Franz Domscheit (August 15,1880 – November 14, 1965) was a painter.
Born in a Lithuanian village near the German border, Domšaitis spent his first 27 years as a farmer.[1] Under the sponsorship of Max Liebermann he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Königsberg in 1907, graduating in 1910; this was his first formal schooling.[1] He then travelled to, and studied at, various European capitals; he was strongly influenced by a meeting with Edvard Munch.[1] He spent World War I partially on his parents' farm and partially in military service, and then resumed his travels and artistic career. His successful exhibitions in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Romania, and Turkey were disastrously followed by his inclusion in a 1937 exhibition of Degenerate art and the removal of his works from German museums.[1] In 1938 he began signing his pictures using the Lithuanian version of his name.[1] He spent the war painting "harmless" still lifes and moved to South Africa in 1949, where he lived until his death.[1]
His youthful style has been described as romantic realism or as spiritual impressionism, his later as a melding of "...Chagall's enchanting visions, the guileless piety of Rouault, the resonant colour of the expressionists, and the intuitive wisdom of the peasant."[1] Landcapes and village life were frequent themes, along with Christian narratives, particularly the Annunciation, the Crucifixion, and the Flight into Egypt.[1]
Domšaitis's works are held at the Pranas Domšaitis Gallery in Klaipėda, Lithuania, the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum in Kaunas, Lithuania, the Pretoria Art Museum, the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, and the National Gallery in Berlin, among others. Many of his works have disappeared.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Pranas Domšaitis: Rediscovered Scion of Expressionism". Lituanus. 27 (4). Winter 1981. ISSN 0024-5089.
{{cite journal}}:|first=missing|last=(help); Unknown parameter|Last=ignored (|last=suggested) (help) - ^ "Permanent exhibition of Pranas Domšaitis works". Lithuanian Art Museum. Retrieved 2009-12-20.