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Petras Kalpokas

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Between 1909 and 1920 Kalpokas traveled around Europe: Switzerland, Hungary, Italy. In 1914 he attempted to organize a large one-man exhibition in Germany, but more than 120 of his paintings were lost due to World War I. After he returned to Lithuania, Kalpokas began teaching. First lecturing at
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Most of Kalpokas' works are landscapes and portraits, but he experimented with diverse genres (still life, thematic composition, theatrical scenery, monumental painting) and techniques (oil, watercolor, tempera, fresco). Landscapes of Kalpokas are lyric. Some of them are realistic, others have
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where he spent two years as an art student. In 1890 (?) he received a bronze medal for his
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painting. In 1892 the first exhibition of Kalpokas' drawings was organized in
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Kalpokas was born on 31 March 1880 in the village of Miškinė, near
26: 18: 101: 89:. He was expelled when he drew a teacher's cartoon on a stove. 153:- decorative and dynamic. Among noted works by Kalpokas are: 132:. In 1928 Kalpokas held a large personal exhibition in 149:. His portraits are psychological and precise, while 46:(31 March 1880 in Miškinė – 5 December 1945) was a 8: 104:. Kalpokas continued his studies of arts in 116:. Kalpokas attended Heimann Academy and 202: 37:Kaunas Garrison Officers' Club Building 7: 166:The landscape of Switzerland (1915) 172:Portrait of Jurgis Šlapelis (1924) 81:From 1890 to 1895 he attended the 14: 278:20th-century Lithuanian painters 237:"Petras Kalpokas — Another View" 124:drawing courses, established by 283:Burials at Petrašiūnai Cemetery 214:(in Lithuanian). Archived from 108:. He studied under guidance of 1: 157:The Golden Birch Tree (1907) 35:paintings, dedicated to the 299: 92:In 1898 Kalpokas moved to 169:Wind from the Sea (1942) 160:Rivulet in Spring (1907) 33:Grand Dukes of Lithuania 192:Forest and Cloud (1926) 50:artist and professor. 40: 24: 210:Birutė Paulauskaitė. 128:, he later taught at 126:Justinas Vienožinskis 114:Wilhelm von Debschitz 30: 22: 83:Gymnasium of Jelgava 39:Dukes' Hall in 1937 41: 31:Kalpokas near his 25: 212:"Petras Kalpokas" 163:Sylvan way (1912) 130:Kaunas Art School 118:Munich University 64:Kovno Governorate 16:Lithuanian artist 290: 252: 251: 249: 248: 239:. Archived from 233: 227: 226: 224: 223: 207: 177:Jonas Jablonskis 23:Petras Kalpokas. 298: 297: 293: 292: 291: 289: 288: 287: 258: 257: 256: 255: 246: 244: 235: 234: 230: 221: 219: 209: 208: 204: 199: 142: 74:of present-day 72:Biržai district 56: 44:Petras Kalpokas 17: 12: 11: 5: 296: 294: 286: 285: 280: 275: 270: 260: 259: 254: 253: 228: 201: 200: 198: 195: 194: 193: 190: 189:Amasone (1933) 187: 184:Salomeja Neris 180: 173: 170: 167: 164: 161: 158: 141: 138: 68:Russian Empire 55: 52: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 295: 284: 281: 279: 276: 274: 271: 269: 266: 265: 263: 243:on 2008-10-22 242: 238: 232: 229: 218:on 2011-07-18 217: 213: 206: 203: 196: 191: 188: 185: 181: 178: 174: 171: 168: 165: 162: 159: 156: 155: 154: 152: 148: 147:impressionism 139: 137: 135: 131: 127: 121: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 90: 88: 84: 79: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 53: 51: 49: 45: 38: 34: 29: 21: 245:. Retrieved 241:the original 231: 220:. Retrieved 216:the original 205: 182:Portrait of 175:Portrait of 145:features of 143: 122: 91: 80: 57: 43: 42: 273:1945 deaths 268:1880 births 262:Categories 247:2008-10-10 222:2008-10-12 197:References 110:Anton Ažbe 98:still life 48:Lithuanian 76:Lithuania 62:, in the 54:Biography 151:frescoes 70:(in the 66:of the 60:Kvetkai 186:(1945) 179:(1938) 134:Kaunas 106:Munich 94:Odessa 87:Latvia 140:Works 112:and 102:Riga 78:). 264:: 120:. 85:, 250:. 225:.

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Grand Dukes of Lithuania
Kaunas Garrison Officers' Club Building
Lithuanian
Kvetkai
Kovno Governorate
Russian Empire
Biržai district
Lithuania
Gymnasium of Jelgava
Latvia
Odessa
still life
Riga
Munich
Anton Ažbe
Wilhelm von Debschitz
Munich University
Justinas Vienožinskis
Kaunas Art School
Kaunas
impressionism
frescoes
Jonas Jablonskis
Salomeja Neris
"Petras Kalpokas"
the original
"Petras Kalpokas — Another View"
the original

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