Antanas Žmuidzinavičius

Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (October 31, 1876 – August 9, 1966) was a Lithuanian painter and art collector. Sometimes he used Antanas Žemaitis (his surname meant "Samogitian" - relithuanization of his Polonized surname) as his pen name.

Antanas Žmuidzinavičius
Born	(1876-10-31)October 31, 1876 Seirijai, Russian Empire
Died	August 9, 1966(1966-08-09) (aged 89) Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Movement	First Exhibition of Lithuanian Art Vilnius Art Society

Biography

Žmuidzinavičius was born in Seirijai. In 1894 he graduated from Veiveriai Teachers' Seminary. From 1899 studied at various European universities. Later Žmuidzinavičius delivered lectures about Lithuania. Together with Lithuanian painter and composer M.K. Čiurlionis and other prominent Lithuanians organized the First Exhibition of Lithuanian Art at Petras Vileišis house.

Antanas Žmuidzinavičius

In December 1907, he established the Vilnius Art Society with Bolesław Bałzukiewicz (1879–1935), Stanisław Filibert Fleury (1858–1915), Sofija Gimbutaitė (1869–1911), Lev Antokolski (1872–1942), Ivan Rybakov, and Hjalmar Ganson (1864–?). Between 1926 and 1940 he taught drawing in Kaunas, and in 1947 Žmuidzinavičius became a professor. Among his most famous paintings are Gavo laišką (Received a Letter, 1904), Paskutiniai spinduliai (Last Rays, 1908), Estijos peizažas (Landscape of Estonia, 1929).

Antanas Žmuidzinavičius died in Kaunas in 1966 and was buried in Petrašiūnai Cemetery, Kaunas. Žmuidzinavičius Museum was established in his former house.

References

• "Antanas Žmuidzinavičius" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos dailės institutas. Archived from the original on 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2007-09-22.

External links

Media related to Antanas Žmuidzinavičius at Wikimedia Commons

• A. Žmuidzinavičius Creations and Collections Museum