Ants Laikmaa (0)

Ants Laikmaa .
Ants Laikmaa ( until 1935 Hans Laipman) was as the 13th child of a poor Estonian family. He attended schools in Vigala, Haapsalu and Lihula . His mother died when he was a child. Laikmaa discovered early his interest in painting. He studied from 1891 to 1893 and 1896/97 at the Düsseldorf Art Academy . From 1897 to 1899 he was working in Düsseldorf. In autumn of 1899 he returned back to Tallinn. From 1900 to 1907 Laikmaa worked as an artist in Tallinn and Haapsalu. Study led him to Belgium , France, Austria, Finland and the Netherlands . 1901 he organized the first ever Estonian art exhibition in Tallinn, 1906 followed by the first art exhibition in Tartu. 1903, he founded a studio in Tallinn. 1907 he founded the Estonian Art Association (Eesti Kunstiselts).
In 1904 the 38- year -old Laikmaa met the great love of his life, the 21-year-old Marie Hacker, who later changed her name to Marie Under, one of the best - known poets of the time. In the same year he painted two portraits of her, counted as the most famous of Laikmaa paintings. From 1907 to 1909 he was mainly in Finland. 1909 to 1913 he traveled to the major art cities in Europe. He lived from 1910 to 1912 in Capri and Tunisia. From 1913 to 1931 Laikmaa worked as a freelance artist and art teacher in Tallinn. 1927 his only daughter Aino Marie (later Anu Kilpiö, died 1969) was born, a child of his model "Miku". 1932 Laikmaa settled in the vicinity of Taebla in Lääne County , on his farm in Kadarpiku village designed with a 7-hectare park, where he remained and worked until the end of his life. Ants Laikmaa died in November 1942 in Kadarpiku, where he is also buried. Laikmaa remained unmarried all his life. His farm was opened in 1960 as a museum to his life and work .
Ants Laikmaa is mainly known for his watercolor painting. He brought impressionism to Estonia. Laikmaa often painted landscapes , mostly with sharp colors . His portraits of the intellectual and artistic elite of Estonia will most renouned. He was also politically active . Above all, he promoted the training and promotion of Estonian art. Among other things, he was one of the founders of the Estonian National Museum (Eesti Rahva Muuseum ) in Tartu. ( Ants Laikmaa (kuni 1935 Hans Laipman) oli 13. laps kehv eesti pere. Ta käis koolis Vigala, Haapsalu ja Lihula. Tema ema suri kui ta oli laps. Laikmaa avastas varakult tema huvi maali. Ta õppis 1891-1893 ja 1896-1897 on Düsseldorfi Kunstiakadeemias. Alates 1897-1899 ta töötas Düsseldorfis. Sügisel 1899 naasis ta tagasi Tallinn. Alates 1900-1907 Laikmaa töötas kunstnik Tallinnas ja Haapsalus . Uuring sundis teda Belgias, Prantsusmaal, Austrias , Soomes ja Hollandis. 1901 korraldas ta esimese eesti kunsti näitus Tallinnas, 1906 järgnes esimene kunstinäitus Tartus. 1903 asutas ta stuudio Tallinnas. 1907 asutas ta Eesti Kunstimuuseumi Ühing (Eesti Kunstiselts).
1904 38-aastane Laikmaa täidetud suur armastus oma elu 21-aastane Marie Hacker, kes muutis hiljem oma nime Marie Under, üks tuntumaid luuletajaid ajast. Samal aastal maalis kaks portreed oma arvestatuna kuulsaim Laikmaa maalid. Alates 1907-1909 oli ta peamiselt Soomes. 1909-1913 sõitis ta suur kunst Euroopa linnadest. Ta elas 1910-1912 Capri ja Tuneesias. Alates 1913-1931 Laikmaa vabakutseline kunstnik ja kunstiõpetaja Tallinnas. 1927 tema ainus tütar Aino Marie (hiljem Anu Kilpiö, suri 1969) sündis laps oma mudeli "Miku". 1932 Laikmaa väljakujunenud läheduses Taebla Läänemaa, tema talu Kadarpiku küla kavandatud 7-ha park, kuhu ta jäi ja töötas kuni elu lõpuni. Ants Laikmaa suri novembris 1942 Kadarpiku, kus ta on ka maetud . Laikmaa jäänud vallalised kogu oma elu. Tema talu avati 1960 muuseumis tema elule ja tööle.Ants Laikmaa on peamiselt tuntud oma akvarell maal. Ta tõi impressionism Eestis. Laikmaa tihti maalitud maastikud, enamasti eredad värvid. Tema portreed intellektuaalse ja kunstilise eliit on Eesti kõige renouned. Ta oli ka poliitiliselt aktiivne. Ennekõike ta edendanud, kutseõppe ja edutamisega eesti kunsti. Muuhulgas oli ta üks asutajatest Eesti Rahva Muuseumi (Eesti Rahva Muuseum) Tartus. )
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