- Antanas Žmuidzinavičius
Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (
October 31 1876 inSeirijai –August 9 1966 inKaunas ) was aLithuania n painter and art collector. Sometimes he used Antanas Žemaitis ("Samogitian " - a loose translation of his surname into Lithuanian) as hispen name .Biography
In 1894 Žmuidzinavičius graduated from
Veiveriai teacher seminary. From 1899 studied at various European universities. Later Žmuidzinavičius delivered lectures about Lithuania. Together withM.K. Čiurlionis and other prominent Lithuanians organized theFirst Exhibition of Lithuanian Art atPetras Vileišis house. Between 1926 and 1940 he taught drawing inKaunas , and in 1947 Žmuidzinavičius became a professor. Among his most famous paintings are "Gavo laišką" ("Received a Letter", 1904), "Paskutiniai spinduliai" ("Last Rays", 1908), "Estijos peizažas" ("Landscape of Estonia", 1929).Antanas Žmuidzinavičius died in 1966 and was burred in
Petrašiūnai Cemetery , Kaunas.Žmuidzinavičius Museum was esablished in his former house.References
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