Vija Celmins (1938) - photo 1

Vija Celmins

Vija Celmins is a Latvian-American artist. She is best known for her photorealistic paintings and drawings of natural and man-made objects.

Celmins and her family fled Latvia during World War II and eventually settled in the United States. She studied art at the John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis and later at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Celmins began her career as a painter in the 1960s, and by the 1970s she had developed her signature style of photorealism. She is known for her painstaking attention to detail, and her paintings and drawings often take months or even years to complete. Some of her most famous works include images of the night sky, oceans, and rocks.

Celmins has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world, including a retrospective at the Centre Pompidou in Paris in 2006. Her work is held in the collections of many major museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Date and place of birt:25 october 1938, Riga, Latvia
Nationality:Latvia
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Educator, Engraver, Graphic artist, Painter, Sculptor, Wood carver
Genre:Landscape painting
Art style:Abstract art, Minimalism, Post War Art, Contemporary realism, Photorealism, Contemporary art
Technique:Engraving, Wood carving

Creators Latvia

Karl Petrovich Beggrov (1799 - 1875)
Karl Petrovich Beggrov
1799 - 1875
Jacques Chapiro (1887 - 1972)
Jacques Chapiro
1887 - 1972
Eduards Kalniņš (1904 - 1988)
Eduards Kalniņš
1904 - 1988
Ludolfs Liberts (1895 - 1959)
Ludolfs Liberts
1895 - 1959
Indulis Zariņš (1929 - 1997)
Indulis Zariņš
1929 - 1997
Francisks Ignatievich Varslavan (1899 - 1949)
Francisks Ignatievich Varslavan
1899 - 1949
Léopold Bernhard Bernstamm (1859 - 1939)
Léopold Bernhard Bernstamm
1859 - 1939
Naum L'vovich Aronson (1872 - 1943)
Naum L'vovich Aronson
1872 - 1943
Normunds Braslins (1962)
Normunds Braslins
1962
Boriss Bērziņš (1930 - 2002)
Boriss Bērziņš
1930 - 2002
Voldemar Matvejs (1877 - 1916)
Voldemar Matvejs
1877 - 1916
Oto Skulme (1889 - 1967)
Oto Skulme
1889 - 1967
Lea Matisovna Davydova-Medene (1921 - 1986)
Lea Matisovna Davydova-Medene
1921 - 1986
Eduard Yanovich Brentsens (1885 - 1929)
Eduard Yanovich Brentsens
1885 - 1929
Abel Pann (1883 - 1963)
Abel Pann
1883 - 1963
Martins Krumins (1900 - 1992)
Martins Krumins
1900 - 1992

Creators Abstract art

Friedrich Wilhelm Schulz (1884 - 1962)
Friedrich Wilhelm Schulz
1884 - 1962
Elena Petrovna Skuin (1908 - 1986)
Elena Petrovna Skuin
1908 - 1986
Josef Hegenbarth (1884 - 1962)
Josef Hegenbarth
1884 - 1962
Zane Lewis (1981)
Zane Lewis
1981
Ronnie Landfield (1947)
Ronnie Landfield
1947
Wynn Bullock (1902 - 1975)
Wynn Bullock
1902 - 1975
Susanne Knorr (1953)
Susanne Knorr
1953
Contardo Barbieri (1900 - 1966)
Contardo Barbieri
1900 - 1966
Peter Rössell (1964)
Peter Rössell
1964
Nam June Paik (1932 - 2006)
Nam June Paik
1932 - 2006
Jennifer Bartlett (1941 - 2022)
Jennifer Bartlett
1941 - 2022
Ion Irimescu (1903 - 2005)
Ion Irimescu
1903 - 2005
Emmanuel Taku (1986)
Emmanuel Taku
1986
Umberto Mastroianni (1910 - 1998)
Umberto Mastroianni
1910 - 1998
Karin Kneffel (1957)
Karin Kneffel
1957
Grace Hartigan (1922 - 2008)
Grace Hartigan
1922 - 2008
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