Art of the Baltic States

Opis

Art of the Baltic States. The Baltic States ? Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia ? retain strong cultural identities that have survived despite centuries of colonization by powerful neighbouring lands. Following the First World War, a particularly rich period of openness and international artistic exchange unfolded. Modernism in all its forms flourished, not only in painting but in sculpture, printmaking, photomontage and the decorative arts, ranging from the elegant abstraction of Arnold Akberg to the provocative figuration of Karlis Padegs and the experimental photography of Domicele Tarabildiene.

Serge Fauchereau covers all the leading art movements of this period as well as retracing the poli