Wreath Paper, 1920s, Lithograph for sale at Pamono

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Wreath. Paper, lithograph, 29×24 cm Apsitis Aleksandrs (1880. 06. 04. Riga 1943. 19. 09. Germany) painter, graphic artist. 1894. His family gone to St. Petersburg and in this time to his made copies from good known artists. (1898. 1999.) he learned at the art Studio of L. Dmitriev Kavkazski. He is best known as a book and journals graphic (his pseudonyms were Aspids, A. Petrovs, ska, Skits, Oseevs and others). In this time living at St. Petersburg and Moscow he cooperated with journals , , (1902. 1906.), and also with book publishes I. Sitina, A. Stupina and P. Soikina. He illustrated a Russian classic writers books (A.Chechov, I. Turgenev, M. Gorky, M. Saltikov – Scedrin and others). 1912. Illustrated the jubilee edition to L. Tolstoy War and Peace; 1913. Illustrating to first Russians childrens encyclopedia. Apsitis is one from creators of the Soviet political posters and his principles used much from Russian artists. After revolution of October he started drawing agitation posters (approximately 50 posters). 1921. He returned in Latvia and worked at book art designee (publications at the journals Jaun neda, Atpta, Ilustrts urnls, Tautas urnls visiem). He cooperated with publish of A. Jensens, illustrated the book series Jaunbas bibliotka, and also made designee to books (Tkstots un viena nakts, 1924. 1929.; J. Janshevska Dzimtene, 1925; Aspazijas Trejkrsaina saule lec. In this time also painted big figurative compositions – The fight to Durbe 1260. 17 July. He made also applied graphic (posters, congratulations cards, sweet wrappers to factory V. Kuze). His creation is oriented to the taste of public, realistic with Jugend style feature.