Lietuvas makslas izstade Riga : 1937. gada no 20. III lidz 4. IV : Rigas pilsetas makslas muzeja (Lithuanian Art Exhibition in Riga : Mar. 20 - Apr. 4, 1937 : Riga City Museum of Art) [Exhibition Catalog]

Very good condition; white coated wrappers show slight soiling and extensive foxing, spine is rubbed and slightly damaged at the edges, several stress lines across the spine, creases across outer corners of the front wrapper, vertical creaser in the center to the bottom side of the front wrapper; internally occasional light foxing and fingerprints.

Exhibition catalog consists of foreword written by Lithuanian famous artist Adolfas Valeška overviewing Lithuanian art features and analyzing history and domestic politics, which largely influenced art, list of presented works and 14 full-paged artworks reproductions printed on coated fine paper. Exhibition was opened 20th of March, 1937 in Riga City Museum of Art (at present time Latvian National Museum of Art) and organized by Lithuanian state. Such large exhibition holding was the first experience, so it became a significant event for Lithuanian culture. Were presented 217 art works of 55 artists in the fields of painting, graphics and sculpture. The exhibition was devoted mostly to Modernist age artists works, but also were showed creations of artists, who belonged to older Realist age. Older generation artists mostly educated abroad, so foreign art models were more important for them. Their works even in that time were influenced by art movements of the end of XIX century. They formed organization named Lihtuanian Art Society. Main representatives of older generation, who participated in exhibition were: J. Vienožinskis, A. Varnas, P. Kalpokas, J. Šileika, A. Žmuidzinavicius, V. Didžiokas, J. Mackevicius and others. Younger generation artists graduated from the Lithuanian Art School. After that some of them trained and completed education abroad, especially in Paris. They organized in 1928 Lithuanian Society of Independent Artists with more than 70 members, which aim was not only to unite Lithuanian young artists, but also to bring together artists of neighbor nations for cooperation. Here are some younger generation names, whose works were presented: L. Kazokas, P. Kaufmanas, R. Kalpokas, Ad. Smetona, sculptor P. Aleksandravicius, V. Vizgirda, A. Sumuolis, A. Galdikas, J. Steponavicius, M. Bulaka, V. K. Jonynas, T. Kulauskas, V. Rataiskis and others.