Vilhelms Carl PURVITIS

1872–1945, Latvia

Also known as: Purvit, Vilgelm Yegorovich

Name Vilhelms Carl PURVITIS
Birth 1872, 3/3, Latvia
Died 1945, 14/1, Latvia

Wilhelms Carl Purvit, (Vilgelm Yegorovich Purvit), (Vilhelm Egorovich Purvit).

Born on March 3, 1872 in Zaube district (Latvia), died on January 14, 1945 in Bad Nauheim (Germany); reburied in Riga in 1994.
Painter. Studies at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1890 - 1897). The Grand Gold medal award upon graduation from A. Kuindzhi's Workshop of Landscape Painting. Member of the artists' associations "Rukis", "Mir iskusstva", "Kunstverein". V. Purvitis is considered the founder of the Latvian national school of landscape painting.
During his lifetime, he accomplished significant educational and administrative work, headed the Riga City Art School (1909 - 1915), founded the Latvian Academy of Arts and was its first rector (1919 - 1934), headed the Workshop of Landscape Painting (1921 - 1944), the Visual Arts Workshop at the Faculty of Architecture, the University of Latvia (1919 - 1940), the Riga City Art Museum (1919 - 1940, 1941 - 1944); academician of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1913). A Bronze Medal at the World Exhibition in Paris (1900), Gold medallist at the exhibition of Münich Secession (1901), holder of the Fatherland's Award (1938). In 1944, emigrated to Germany.

Source: http://www.gallery.lv/classic/En/Purvitis/

Winter Landscape by Vilhelms Carl PURVITIS

Winter Landscape

Price SEK 280,000 (€30,237)
Estimated SEK 100,000–150,000
Birch Trees By A River by Vilhelms Carl PURVITIS

Birch Trees By A River (1903)

Price USD 27,500 (€21,225) Incl. buyer's premium
Estimated USD 25,000–35,000
Vårvinter by Vilhelms Carl PURVITIS

Vårvinter

Price SEK 400,000 (€36,364)
Estimated SEK 400,000–500,000
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