Līvija Endzelīna
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Līvija Endzelīna | |
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| Born | 30 October 1927 Riga, Latvia |
| Died | 27 March 2008 |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Realism, Surrealism |
Līvija Endzelīna (Latvian: Līvija Endzelīna; 30 October 1927 – 27 March 2008) was a Latvian painter mainly noted for her still life paintings. She was one of the most well known personalities in Latvian art of the 20th century.[1] In 1989, she received the honorary title of Meritorious Artist of the Latvian SSR.[2]
Līvija Endzelīna was born on October 30, 1927 in Riga, Latvia.[3] Her father, who was 54 when she was born, was the linguist Jānis Endzelīns, a highly regarded figure in Latvian culture. Her mother, Marta Grimma, was a well-known poet, translator and commentator in 1930s Latvia.[2] Endzelīna’s first contact with art came in early childhood, thanks to her mother’s skill at drawing. Endzelīna studied at the Faculty of Architecture of the Latvian State University (1946–1948). From 1948 to 1953, she studied at the Faculty of Painting of the Latvian SSR State Academy of Art. She has been participating in exhibitions since 1960 and she was a member of the Artists Union of Latvia since 1964. In 1970s, she drew portraits of writers and cultural workers for the Latvian magazine Karogs.[3]
Mother's Blouse (1985) by Endzelīna was one of the paintings shown in the project The Story of One Painting II (2019), which aimed to introduce works of art created in the period after the World War II and which can be seen in the Latvian National Museum of Art permanent exhibition Latvian art 1945–1985.[4]
