Johannes Greenberg (January 10, 1887 – November 29, 1951) was an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n painter. From 1904 to 1905, he studied at

Ants Laikmaa Ants Laikmaa (5 May 1866, Araste – 19 November 1942, Kadarpiku) was an Estonian painter. Life Ants Laikmaa (until 1935 Hans Laipman) was born at the Paiba farm in Araste, Märjamaa Parish village. He was the 13th child of a poor Estonian fami ...

's atelier school. From 1910 to 1913, he studied at the

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. After graduating he moved to

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, and until 1920 he was a freelance artist. In 1920 he returned to

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. His style of painting changed over time. In the 1920s he created rather dark paintings with an expressive style. In the early 1930s, he adopted an

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style. Johannes Greenberg "Naine õuntega", 1931. Tartmus 01.tif Johannes Greenberg "Naisakt (Naine maskiga)", 1930 - 1932. Tartmus.tif Johannes Greenberg "Näitlejanna", 1943. Tartmus.tif Johannes Greenberg "Kalmistul", 1943. Tartmus.tif

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1887 births 1951 deaths Estonian painters People from Järva County {{Estonia-artist-stub