Landscape with human figures

A mystical atmosphere was also characteristic of Neoclassical works, which often depicted a rather utopian environment rather than real life. These paintings resemble mythological or historical scenes in their composition. For example, Landscape with human figures by Jerzy Hoppen (1891–1969), with a city visible in the distance in the background, depicts figures from ancient Greece or Rome. The provincial idyll in the graduation work Composition by Koźma Czuryło (1908–1951) bears a clear resemblance to the fete galante feast of love that was popular in 18th-century French Rococo art. However, the music and the festive clothing are replaced here by rustic characters and their work, and the details of the clothes make it clear that the action is taking place in the 20th century.

Text authors Dovilė Barcytė and Ieva Burbaitė

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album THE WORLD OF LANDSCAPES I (2010). Text authors Nijolė Tumėnienė, Dalia Tarandaitė, KAUNAS–VILNIUS / 1918–1945 (2021). Compilers and text authors Dovilė Barcytė and Ieva Burbaitė
Expositions: "1918-1945 / Kaunas-Vilnius", 27 August 2020 – 21 August 2021, Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE (Užupio St. 40, Vilnius). Curators Dovilė Barcytė and Ieva Burbaitė.

A mystical atmosphere was also characteristic of Neoclassical works, which often depicted a rather utopian environment rather than real life. These paintings resemble mythological or historical scenes in their composition. For example, Landscape with human figures by Jerzy Hoppen (1891–1969), with a city visible in the distance in the background, depicts figures from ancient Greece or Rome. The provincial idyll in the graduation work Composition by Koźma Czuryło (1908–1951) bears a clear resemblance to the fete galante feast of love that was popular in 18th-century French Rococo art. However, the music and the festive clothing are replaced here by rustic characters and their work, and the details of the clothes make it clear that the action is taking place in the 20th century.

Text authors Dovilė Barcytė and Ieva Burbaitė

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album THE WORLD OF LANDSCAPES I (2010). Text authors Nijolė Tumėnienė, Dalia Tarandaitė, KAUNAS–VILNIUS / 1918–1945 (2021). Compilers and text authors Dovilė Barcytė and Ieva Burbaitė
Expositions: "1918-1945 / Kaunas-Vilnius", 27 August 2020 – 21 August 2021, Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE (Užupio St. 40, Vilnius). Curators Dovilė Barcytė and Ieva Burbaitė.