Series ‘Old Vilnius’, 1942–1948.
The Lithuanian graphic artist Jonas Kuzminskis (1906–1985) arrived in Vilnius in 1941 after completing his studies in graphic art at Kaunas School of Art. He taught at Vilnius School of Art, Vilnius Academy of Art, and later at the Lithuanian SSR Institute of Art. Like other artists who came from Kaunas to Vilnius, which had just been recovered by the Lithuanians, he fell in love with the city and its old architecture. He produced the series ‘Old Vilnius’ during the period 1942 to 1948. During the Second World War, he made woodcuts and linocuts of broad townscapes, with fascinating multi-dimensional compositions, epic and wavy rhythms, and decorative stylisation. His views of Vilnius from the war years are the most valuable works by Kuzminskis.
Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album
VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA II (2015). Compiler and author Laima Laučkaitė
Expositions: ‘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.
