Ansis Artums | |
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 Ansis Artums in 1933 | |
| Born | January 15, 1908 |
| Died | January 13, 1997 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Education | Art Academy of Latvia |
| Years active | 1933–1997 |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Landscape, Still life |
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Ansis Artums (January 15, 1908 – January 13, 1997) was a Latvian landscape painter and master of still life, who worked in oil painting technique. He spent most of his life in Tukums. Artums is most widely known for his paintings of spring and summer landscapes, blooming gardens, flower vases, landscapes of Tukums, blooming chestnut trees, lilacs, and fritillaries.
In the early stages of his creative work, the artworks of Artums had muted, heavy color tones, while later on he started to use bright, contrasting colors, also changing the brush stroke technique. Artums was a member of the Mūkusala Artists' Group. Alongside painting, he worked in a ceramics atelier.
A large part of Artums works belong to private, as well as to museum collections - Latvian National Museum of Art, Tretyakov Gallery, Latvian Artists’ Union Gallery, Tukums Museum, Kuldīga District Museum, Liepāja Museum, Jūrmala Museum, etc.