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View from Birutės Mountain in Palanga

Author: Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876–1966)
Created:1942
Material:canvas
Technique:oil
Dimensions:42 × 51 cm
Signature:

bottom right: A. Žemaitis Žm / 1942 [the author’s chosen pseudonym]

This is an impressive rendering of the painter’s feelings about the Lithuanian seaside and its expressive clouds. Intrigue is the composition of the picture: the odd, yet successfully chosen point of observation and plein-air style make the space look as if we are moving into the depth of the scene.

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album THE WORLD OF LANDSCAPES I (2010). Text authors Nijolė Tumėnienė, Dalia Tarandaitė
Expositions: “Palette and Life”, 27 October 201729 January 2017,  A. Žmuidzinavičius Creations and Collections Museum (V. Putvinskio St. 64, Kaunas). Curator of the exhibition: Jurgita Rimkutė-Vainiuvienė; "A Glance at the History of Lithuanian Art from Užupis", 30 August 20181 June 2019, Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE (Užupio St. 40, Vilnius). Curator of the exhibition Giedrė Jankevičiūtė; "Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876–1966). Retrospective", 2021 June 11 – September 26, A. Žmuidzinavičius Creations and Collections Museum (V. Putvinskio St. 64, Kaunas). Curator of the exhibition: Jurgita Rimkutė; "From Amber To The Stars. Together With M. K. Čiurlionis: Now And Then", 21 March – 12 October 2025, M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art (V. Putvinskio 55, Kaunas). Curators Kathleen Soriano, Greta Katkevičienė, Vaiva Laukaitienė.