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Aleksander Promet (10 November 1879, in Narva – 18 September 1938, in Tallinn) was an Estonian painter and graphic artist.
@ Haudi Kalmistute Register. Thanks to a government scholarship, he was able to continue his studies in London, but stayed only a few months before going to Paris and becoming involved in the art community there instead. As a result, his scholarship was cancelled in 1906 and he returned to Estonia, establishing a workshop in
File:Promet-Goblin.jpg, ''Kratt'' (1906)
File:Promet Autumn.jpg, ''Autumn'' (1920s)
File:Promet Harju park.jpg, ''Harju Park'' (1920s)
File:Valged krysanteemid ALEKSANDER PROMET.jpg, ''White Chrysanthemums'' (1920s)
File:Kalevipoeg kündmas.promet.jpg, ''Kalevipoeg Plowing'' (1934)
File:Promet-Birch.jpg, ''Mourning Birch'' (ca. 1936)
More works by Promet
@ the KUMU digital catalog. {{DEFAULTSORT:Promet, Aleksander 1879 births 1938 deaths People from Narva Landscape painters 20th-century Estonian painters 20th-century Estonian male artists Burials at Liiva Cemetery
Aleksander Promet (10 November 1879, in Narva – 18 September 1938, in Tallinn) was an Estonian painter and graphic artist.
Biography
His parents were blue-collar workers who were employed at the Krenholm Manufacturing Company.Obituary, 29 September 1938, in ''Päevaleht
''Päevaleht'' was a daily newspaper published in Estonia from 1990 to 1995.
History and profile
On 1 February 1990, the newspaper ''Noorte Hääl'' (published between 1940–1941 and 1944–1990) was renamed to ''Päevaleht''.
The last issu ...
'' From 1897 to 1904, he studied at the Saint Petersburg Art and Industry Academy
The Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design (Санкт-Петербургская художественно-промышленная академия имени А. Л. Штиглица; abbreviated as СПГХПА) is the ...
, specializing in textile design.Brief biography@ Haudi Kalmistute Register. Thanks to a government scholarship, he was able to continue his studies in London, but stayed only a few months before going to Paris and becoming involved in the art community there instead. As a result, his scholarship was cancelled in 1906 and he returned to Estonia, establishing a workshop in
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
. In 1907, he became one of the first members of the Estonian Art Association, founded by Ants Laikmaa. His first major exhibition came in 1909, where his paintings of folk motifs were especially popular.Obituary, 20 September 1938, in '' Postimees'' This was followed in 1912 by exhibitions in Narva and Helsinki. He also worked as a teacher in Tallinn then, from 1917 to 1919, was a freelance artist in Petrograd
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
.
He returned home during the Estonian War of Independence, living in Petersi until 1922, then in Tõrva
Tõrva () is a town ( et, linn) in Tõrva Parish, Valga County, southern Estonia. It is situated on the banks of Õhne River. Tõrva has an area of and a population of 2800 (as of 1 January 2009), making it the second largest of the three town ...
and finally in Paldiski, where he worked as an art teacher. In 1925, he settled in Tallinn, working as a freelance artist and occasional lecturer. Despite his association with the left-wing publisher , his art remained apolitical and he was opposed to the Neo-Romantic approach of the group " Young Estonia".
Most of his works, even his landscapes, tended to focus on folklore and mythology and he produced a large series of paintings based on the national epic '' Kalevipoeg''.
He was married twice. Lilli Promet, the novelist, was his daughter.
Gallery
References
Further reading
* Mai Levin (ed.): ''Aleksander Promet'' (exhibition catalog), Eesti NSV Riiklik Kunstimuuseum, 1980External links
More works by Promet
@ the KUMU digital catalog. {{DEFAULTSORT:Promet, Aleksander 1879 births 1938 deaths People from Narva Landscape painters 20th-century Estonian painters 20th-century Estonian male artists Burials at Liiva Cemetery