Ivars Hirss

Ivars Hirss (1931–1989) was a Latvian-born American painter.

Ivars Hirss
Ivars Hirss photograph by Alberts Vasils, from the 1974 edition of Jauna Gaita
Born1931?
Riga, Latvia
Died1989?
San Francisco
NationalityLatvia, American
Known forPainter
MovementGraphics

Life and work

Hirss was born in Riga, into an extremely wealthy Latvian family. Contrary to his father's wishes that he become a businessman, Hirss pursued a career in art. He eventually moved to San Francisco, where, by the early 1960s he had made a name for himself in graphics, as well as within the greater San Francisco art community.[1] He had several successful exhibits, including one at the Triangle Gallery (San Francisco) in 1962 and another in 1967 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.[2] His work often included a bright primary color upon which other colors were then superimposed. It also often included Latvian decoration or ornament.[3] Hirss died in 1989 from complications related to alcoholism. With the revival of modernist aesthetics, Hirss' art has received renewed interest from scholars.

Exhibitions
  • 1962 Thesis (M.F.A.)--California College of Arts and Crafts "The serigraphs of Ivars Hirss", San Francisco, CA[4]
  • 1967 January 17-February 12, "Serigraphs by Rolf Eiselin and Ivars Hirss: San Francisco Museum of Art. CA[5]
  • 1971 January 15-February 28, "San Francisco Art Institute centennial exhibition", San Francisco CA

Selected major collections

(in others as well as many private collections)

List of works
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References
  1. Jaunā Gaita No. 197, August 1994
  2. Artforum, Vol. II, No. 7, 1964
  3. Jaunā Gaita No. 99, 1974 (http://zagarins.net/JG/jg99/JG99_In_This_Issue.htm)
  4. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL13594773W/The_serigraphs_of_Ivars_Hirss
  5. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1212907W/Serigraphs_by_Rolf_Eiselin_and_Ivars_Hirss
  6. http://janetturner.org/collections.php?limit_by=last_name,Hirss

Additional reference
  • American artist, Vol 28, P 63 1964
  • S.F. Art Clippings v.4: 122 - exhibit
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