Jānis Liepiņš (August 9, 1894 – September 2, 1964) was a

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painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

from

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. He studied at Jūlijs Maderniek's studio in Riga between 1909 and 1910, at the

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1911–1913, and at Marcus Bernstein's studio in

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1913–1917. He was a member of the Riga Artists' Group and professor of painting at the

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1940–1950. During the 1920s Liepiņš was active in the left-wing press. Liepiņš is credited with having introduced the theme of fishermen into Latvian genre painting. He also created still lifes of various subjects (tavern scenes, gamblers, peasant life), drawing particular attention to the social aspects.Sigita Daugule, with Guna Pence (ed.) and Anta Pence (design), 2015: ''Jānis Liepiņš'', in the series "Latvijas mākslas klasika"; 120 pp.,

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1894 births 1964 deaths Artists from Riga People from Kreis Riga Soviet painters 20th-century Latvian painters 20th-century Latvian male artists Latvian male painters People's Artists of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (visual arts) Burials at Forest Cemetery, Riga {{Latvia-painter-stub