|
List Of Latvian Sculptors
This is a list of sculptors who were born or whose creative production is associated with Latvia: A * Naoum Aronson (1872–1943) was a born in Krāslava, known for his busts of Louis Pasteur, Leo Tolstoy, Grigori Rasputin, Vladimir Lenin and others. B * Kārlis Baumanis (sculptor) (1916–2011), one of creators of the Rainis Grave Memorial. * Léopold Bernhard Bernstamm (1859–1939), gained fame in the early 1880s by creating over three hundred sculptural portraits of Russian and French personalities.''Latvian Sculptors: Edward Leedskalnin, Janis Tilbergs, Léopold Bernhard Bernstamm, Karlis Zale'' General Books LLC, 2010 , * Aigars Bikše (born 1969) known for his large scale sculptures as well as medalist works. * Laimonis Blumbergs (1919–2014) renown for his stone sculptures in granite, marble, labradorite, limestone and boulder. * Aleksandra Briede (1901–1992) worked on small-scale figurative compositions and portraits. Together with her husband sculptor Jānis B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9million. The country has a Temperate climate, temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian language, Latvian. Russians in Latvia, Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian language, Russian as their native tongue. After centuries of State of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic, Swedish Livonia, Swedish, Inflanty Voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |