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

Vera Idelson (1893 - 1977)
Vera Idelson
1893 - 1977
Léopold Bernhard Bernstamm (1859 - 1939)
Léopold Bernhard Bernstamm
1859 - 1939
Francisks Ignatievich Varslavan (1899 - 1949)
Francisks Ignatievich Varslavan
1899 - 1949
Aleksandr Davidovich Drevin (1889 - 1938)
Aleksandr Davidovich Drevin
1889 - 1938
Alexander Schwabe (1824 - 1872)
Alexander Schwabe
1824 - 1872
Raimonds Staprans (1926)
Raimonds Staprans
1926
Mark Rothko (1903 - 1970)
Mark Rothko
1903 - 1970
Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni (1836 - 1902)
Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni
1836 - 1902
Jacques Chapiro (1887 - 1972)
Jacques Chapiro
1887 - 1972
Sergey Arsen'evich Vinogradov (1869 - 1938)
Sergey Arsen'evich Vinogradov
1869 - 1938
Arthur Vladimirovich Fonvizin (1883 - 1973)
Arthur Vladimirovich Fonvizin
1883 - 1973
Gustav Gustavovich Klutsis (1895 - 1938)
Gustav Gustavovich Klutsis
1895 - 1938
Johann Lebrecht Eggink (1784 - 1867)
Johann Lebrecht Eggink
1784 - 1867
Vasily Nikolayevich Masyutin (1884 - 1955)
Vasily Nikolayevich Masyutin
1884 - 1955
Frančeska Kirke (1953)
Frančeska Kirke
1953
Artur Petrovich Apinis (1904 - 1975)
Artur Petrovich Apinis
1904 - 1975

Creators Abstract art

Henrietta Shore (1880 - 1963)
Henrietta Shore
1880 - 1963
Alfred Kornberger (1933 - 2002)
Alfred Kornberger
1933 - 2002
George Luks (1867 - 1933)
George Luks
1867 - 1933
Bengt Karl Erik Lindström (1925 - 2008)
Bengt Karl Erik Lindström
1925 - 2008
Lenton Parr (1924 - 2003)
Lenton Parr
1924 - 2003
Carlo Nangeroni (1922 - 2018)
Carlo Nangeroni
1922 - 2018
Gregor Gaida (1975)
Gregor Gaida
1975
Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987)
Andy Warhol
1928 - 1987
Vincent Haddelsey (1934 - 2010)
Vincent Haddelsey
1934 - 2010
Jumaldi Alfi (1973)
Jumaldi Alfi
1973
Pierre Courtens (1921 - 2004)
Pierre Courtens
1921 - 2004
Karl Hofer (1878 - 1955)
Karl Hofer
1878 - 1955
Konstantin Klaudianovich Zefirov (1879 - 1960)
Konstantin Klaudianovich Zefirov
1879 - 1960
Hussein Madi (1938 - 2024)
Hussein Madi
1938 - 2024
Stanley Boxer (1926 - 2000)
Stanley Boxer
1926 - 2000
Lei Molin (1927 - 1990)
Lei Molin
1927 - 1990
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