Hando Mugasto mälestusnäitus : 21. nov. - 5. dets. 1937 Tartus, K. K. "Pallase" ruumes (Hando Mugasto Memorial Exhibition : Nov. 21 - Dec. 5, 1937 in Art School "Pallas", Tartu) [Exhibition Catalog Limited Edition Numbered Copy no. 23]

LIMITED EDITION print; unique number of the print "no. 23" of 150 numbered luxury copies. Printed on coated fine paper with original color artist woodcut print plate on the first page.

Near Fine condition; wrappers are slightly soiled and stained, fingerprints on the fly-leaves, otherwise very fine.

Present memorial exhibition was organized by Art Society Pallas members and dedicated to one of the extremely talented students of Pallas Art School and great artist Hando Mugasto half year after his untimely death. This extremely scarce exhibition catalog is richly decorated by Hando Mugasto graphical vignettes and illustrated by his terrific modernist graphical artworks - linocuts, woodcuts, monotypes, lithographies, etchings - totally 20 full-paged reproductions. Catalog contains informative articles about Hango Mugasto life and creation, essay about artist on French, list of presented works amounted to 194 units.

Graphic artist and calligrapher Hango Mugasto (1907–1937) was one of the most talented and precocious Ado Vabbe’s students. During the years 1924–1933 he studied at Pallas, and in 1935–1937 worked as a graphic art tutor there. His first works (linocuts) of the early period were of cubism and impressionist style. Later he gained recognition for xylographs, book-plates, posters, still life's. During the last years of his life and work Mugasto had stood in an outstanding position as a graphic artist and wood engraver. Having enrolled in Pallas, Mugasto immediately felt an interest in graphic art. At the time Wiiralt was head of the graphic art workshop at Pallas. Thus the influence of Wiiralt on shaping theartistic style of Hando Mugasto is even more decisive than the influence of Ado Vabbe. Mugasto’s creative work with a unique expression developed largely thanks to Wiiralt’s far-reaching example. Being extremely prolific in graphic book art, Mugasto designed numerous vignettes and decorations for print materials. With this he created a strong tradition for the direct introduction of original graphic creative work to broader circles. Mugasto works were Exhibited in Tartu (1925, 1930), Cologne and Copenhagen (1930), Moscow (1935), Riga and Kaunas (1937), Koshitse (1933), Warsaw (1936 – prize and diploma), Chicago (1936 and 1937). Together with Kristian Raud Hando Mugasto was awarded the "Grand Prix" of the Paris World Fair in 1937. Mugasto’ sudden death on June 11, 1937 shocked the general public, leading to numerous obituaries in newspapers and journals, with notes providing an overview of his creative work. Hando Mugasto was in spite of his early death able to become a very remarkable artist, whose works were noticed and marked by every art exhibition critic.