The view up to Bokšto St

Series ‘Vilnius in Ignacy Pinkas’ Colour Autolithographs’, 1929. 

Pinkas’ book consists of views seen from Gediminas and Bekešas hills, famous places such as the Gates of Dawn, the Cathedral, the Bernardine Church and St Anne’s Church, and the picturesque lanes of the Old Town. The subject matter, basking in bright sunlight, is merry, full of summer colours, bursting with yellow, orange and blue. The book differs from other works about Vilnius by its cheerful mood: it is a salutation to the Old Town.
Pinkas chose to depict the Safjaniki quarter near Bokšto St and the Missionaries’ Church on a bright summer’s day, when even the shadows are light and do not darken the view. As in his other lithographs, he used his favourite form of composition: a part of an old and monumental building in the foreground, contrasting with and at the same time underlining the tall shapes of a distant piece of architecture, usually a Baroque church, and the playful spatial structure of the city.

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA II (2015). Compiler and author Laima Laučkaitė
Expositions: “Vilnius. Topophilia. Views of Vilnius from the collection of the law firm Ellex Valiunas”, 5 October – 26 November 2017, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius (curator Laima Laučkaitė). ‘Vilnius Forever. A Dialogue of Artworks and Guides to the City’, 25 May 2022 – 30 April 2023 Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE (Užupio St. 40, Vilnius). Curator Laima Laučkaitė.

Series ‘Vilnius in Ignacy Pinkas’ Colour Autolithographs’, 1929. 

Pinkas’ book consists of views seen from Gediminas and Bekešas hills, famous places such as the Gates of Dawn, the Cathedral, the Bernardine Church and St Anne’s Church, and the picturesque lanes of the Old Town. The subject matter, basking in bright sunlight, is merry, full of summer colours, bursting with yellow, orange and blue. The book differs from other works about Vilnius by its cheerful mood: it is a salutation to the Old Town.
Pinkas chose to depict the Safjaniki quarter near Bokšto St and the Missionaries’ Church on a bright summer’s day, when even the shadows are light and do not darken the view. As in his other lithographs, he used his favourite form of composition: a part of an old and monumental building in the foreground, contrasting with and at the same time underlining the tall shapes of a distant piece of architecture, usually a Baroque church, and the playful spatial structure of the city.

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA II (2015). Compiler and author Laima Laučkaitė
Expositions: “Vilnius. Topophilia. Views of Vilnius from the collection of the law firm Ellex Valiunas”, 5 October – 26 November 2017, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius (curator Laima Laučkaitė). ‘Vilnius Forever. A Dialogue of Artworks and Guides to the City’, 25 May 2022 – 30 April 2023 Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE (Užupio St. 40, Vilnius). Curator Laima Laučkaitė.