Jaan Koort (6 November 1883, Sootaga Parish (
Äksi
Äksi is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Tartu Parish, Tartu County in Estonia. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Saadjärv, and has a population of 477 (as of 1 January 2010).
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),
Tartu
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– 14 October 1935 in
Moscow
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) was an Estonian sculptor, painter and ceramicist.
Born on 6 November in Tartu, he was the thirteenth child of village farmers Susanna-Marie and Jaan Koort. He studied at Orge village school. During the period from 1896 to 1900 he studied at the Tartu city school. In 1901, he participated in the German Craftsmen Society's drawing courses. His studies continued at the
(1902–1905), where he studied painting and sculpture. During the
Revolution of 1905
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he left St. Petersburg, and later moved back to Estonia, then later to Finland, and from there to Paris.
[Julius Genss, Jaan Koort, Õhtuleht, 14 October 1945]
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Hanno KompusMida tõi Koort meie skulptuuri? Looming
''Looming'' is a term found in the study of perception, as it relates directly to psychology. Looming occurs when an object begins moving closer to the eye. As the resulting image becomes increasingly larger on the perceiver's retina, i.e., when ...
nr. 5/1935
* Raimu Hanson
Kunstimuuseum ostis Jaan Koorti õlimaaliTartu Postimees, 5 January 2009
* Jaanus Piirsalu
Jaan Koort tegi Vene kuulsat portselaniEPL, 7 February 2009
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1883 births
1935 deaths
People from Tartu Parish
People from the Governorate of Livonia
20th-century Estonian painters
20th-century Estonian sculptors
20th-century Estonian male artists
Burials at Rahumäe Cemetery