Jüri Arrak (24 October 1936 – 16 October 2022) was an Estonian painter, whose works with distinguished and recognizable style have won acclaim around the world.
Arrak was born in
Tallinn
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on 24 October 1936, and graduated from the
Estonian State Art Institute. He was a member of the Estonian Artists' Association and a member of the
European Academy of Sciences and Arts
The European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA, ) is a transnational and interdisciplinary network, connecting about 2,000 recommended scientists and artists worldwide, including 38 Nobel Prize laureates. The European Academy of Sciences and ...
.
Arrak's works are represented in
Estonian Museum of Art, Tallinn, Estonia;
Museum of Modern Art
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, New York;
New Orleans Museum of Art
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, US;
Tretyakov Gallery
The State Tretyakov Gallery (; abbreviated ГТГ, ''GTG'') is an art gallery in Moscow, Russia, which is considered the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world.
The gallery's history starts in 1856 when the Muscovite merchant Pavel ...
, Moscow, Russia, and the
Ludwig Art Museum, Cologne, Germany.
Arrak died on 16 October 2022, at age 85.
Awards
Arrak was awarded the II Class of
Order of the White Star
The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state.
Design
Classes
The Order of the White Star ...
by the President of Estonia in 2000.
References
1936 births
2022 deaths
Artists from Tallinn
Estonian Academy of Arts alumni
Members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
20th-century Estonian painters
20th-century Estonian male artists
21st-century Estonian painters
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 2nd Class
21st-century Estonian male artists
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