Jüri Arrak (24 October 1936 – 16 October 2022) was an Estonian painter, whose works with distinguished and recognizable style have won acclaim around the world. Arrak was born in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

on 24 October 1936, and graduated from the Estonian State Art Institute. He was a member of the Estonian Artists' Association and a member of the

European Academy of Sciences and Arts The European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA, la, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea) is a transnational and interdisciplinary network, connecting about 2,000 recommended scientists and artists worldwide, including 37 Nobel Prize laur ...

. Arrak's works are represented in Estonian Museum of Art, Tallinn, Estonia;

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...

, New York, USA;

New Orleans Museum of Art The New Orleans Museum of Art (or NOMA) is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans. It is situated within City Park, a short distance from the intersection of Carrollton Avenue and Esplanade Avenue, and near the terminus of the ...

, USA;

Tretyakov Gallery The State Tretyakov Gallery (russian: Государственная Третьяковская Галерея, ''Gosudarstvennaya Tretyâkovskaya Galereya''; abbreviated ГТГ, ''GTG'') is an art gallery in Moscow, Russia, which is considered th ...

, Moscow, Russia, and the Ludwig Art Museum, Cologne, Germany. Arrak died on 16 October 2022, eight days before his 86th birthday.

Awards

Arrak was awarded the II Class of Order of the White Star by the President of Estonia in 2000.

References

1936 births 2022 deaths Artists from Tallinn Estonian Academy of Arts alumni Members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts 20th-century Estonian painters 20th-century Estonian male artists 21st-century Estonian painters Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 2nd Class 21st-century Estonian male artists {{Estonia-painter-stub