Saldavs Olgerts, Threshing, 1940, Oil on Canvas

Threshing 1940. Canvas, oil. 54.5x73.5 cm Artist painted scene of every day life of countryside people in working atmosphere - threshing and haying. There is captured two haystacks, tractor, barn, and people in working process. Information about artist: Olgerts Saldavs (1907.29.VII – 1960.1.IV) Painter, art scientist. Artist attended U. Skulmes, K. Miesnieks and L. Liberts art studies. He graduated Latvian Art academy under V. Purvitis Landscapes master class, with diploma work “A threshing”. Artist wrote art critics, monograph about V. Purvitis (1958), written introduction to reproduction’s album of Leo Svemps at 1957, album about painter K. Ubans, too. 1944 – At Germany, 1945 he returned to Latvia. He worked as a restaurateur, as a teacher at Art school of J. Rozentala in Riga (1945 – 1949) 1948 – 1950 – Rigas applied Art school, as a decorator at corporation “Art ‘’ (1958 – 1960). Since 1957 he took part in exhibitions. Since 1957 he became a member of Artist’s Union. He painted Vidzemes, Kokneses landscape’s, worked at oil technique, colored at green – grey and brown- yellow.