Autoportree, Paul Burman, EKM j 283-738 M 1512

Paul Burman (28 February 1888 in

Kamianets-Podilskyi Kamianets-Podilskyi ( uk, Ка́м'яне́ць-Поді́льський, russian: Каменец-Подольский, Kamenets-Podolskiy, pl, Kamieniec Podolski, ro, Camenița, yi, קאַמענעץ־פּאָדאָלסק / קאַמעניץ, ...

– 3 June 1934 in

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) was an

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n painter and graphic artist of

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descent. He was the elder brother of architect and painter Karl Burman. Burman moved to Estonia with his family in 1892. The family had roots in the country. He studied at Peetri Reaalkool (now, Tallinna Reaalkool) in

. Between 1905 and 1906, he studied at

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's studio school. From 1907 until 1908, he was an external student ( et, vabakuulaja) at the

Imperial Academy of Arts The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, was an art academy in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1757 by the founder of the Imperial Moscow University Ivan Shuvalov under the name ''Academy of the T ...

in St. Petersburg. He studied at the Stroganov School of Art in Moscow from 1908 to 1909 and with Latvian painter

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in 1911 at the

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. In 1912, he stayed for a short time at the Académie Russe in Paris, and lived for about a year surrounded by the Estonian artist colony in Paris with

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and Aleksander Tassa. In 1914, he lived for a while in the

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and in Germany and returned to Estonia in 1915. He is considered as the first Estonian

animalier An animalier (, ) is an artist, mainly from the 19th century, who specializes in, or is known for, skill in the realistic portrayal of animals. "Animal painter" is the more general term for earlier artists. Although the work may be in any genre ...

. Burman made many paintings of horses. In the initial period of his work, he mainly painted and drew animal and nature pictures, landscapes and still lifes. He also created some portraits, drawings, etchings, woodcuts and illustrated children's books (''Koduloomad'' and ''Metsloomad'', 1912). His depictions of the city, flowers and landscapes are picturesque, bright in color and varied. He has been considered one of the first

impressionists Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open Composition (visual arts), composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating ...

in Estonia. Later creation was more restless, the works expressive. Many of his works were destroyed in a fire during

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, but many of them survived in various private collections.

Gallery

Paul Burman Estonian Kunst.jpg, ''Katarina Elevator'' Paul Burman - Stockholm painting.jpg, ''Stockholm'' Paul burman Stroomi.jpg, ''Motif of Stroomi beach'' Paul Burman. Tolli str.jpg, ''Tolli Street'' Paul burman maastik hobustega.jpg, ''Landscape with horses'' Burman Bulvaar.jpg, ''Boulevard'' Raekoja plats Tallinnas, Paul Burman, EKM j 403 M 1755.jpg, ''Raekoja plats'' File:Maastik majaga, Paul Burman, EKM j 283-70 M 1302.jpg, ''Landscape with a House''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burman, Paul 1888 births 1934 deaths 20th-century Estonian painters 20th-century Estonian male artists Estonian children's book illustrators Impressionist painters Baltic-German people Estonian people of German descent People from Kamianets-Podilskyi Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry alumni