Oskar Kallis (

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, November 23, 1892 –

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, 1 January 1918) was an Estonian artist, one of the main representatives of the Estonian national romanticism. Kallas studied in 1907 and 1913 to 1916 in the studio of the artist

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, and in 1912-1913 studied design at the Estonian Artist Society (Eesti Kunstiselts). He participated in 1917 in the establishment of the artistic association Vikerla. He was particularly influenced by the Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela, he devoted himself especially in his short career to the illustration of the Estonian national epic ''

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'', creating about 40 works. He also designed ethnographically styled furniture and textiles. He died of

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in the

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in 1918.

Selected works

* "Lennuk" (1914) * "Sulevipoja kalm" (1914) * "Kalevipoeg kasvatab tamme" (1914/1915) * "Kalevipoeg kellukest helistamas" (1914/1915), * "Kalevipoeg allmaailmas" (1915) * "Manala uks" (1915)

Selected paintings

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laudu kandmas" (1914) File:Oskar Kallis, Kalevipoeg allilmas.jpeg, "Kalevipoeg in the Netherworld" (1915) File:Oskar Kallis. Elutants. 1916.jpg, "Dance of Life" (1916) File:Oskar Kallis. Linda kivi kandmas. 1917.jpg, "

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Carrying a Stone" (1917) File:TKM 0498A, Päikese suudlus, Oskar Kallis.jpg, "Kiss from a Sun" (1917)

External links

Works by Oskar Kallis
at the Art Museum of Estonia

References

*Mai Levin, Maire Toom: ''Oskar Kallis 1892–1917''. Tallinn 1992 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kallis, Oskar 1892 births 1918 deaths Artists from Tallinn People from the Governorate of Estonia 20th-century Estonian painters 20th-century Estonian male artists 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in Estonia Artists from the Russian Empire