1898 - 1929

Kluczowe informacje

  • Art period: Modern
  • Nationality: Estonia
  • Works on this site: 1
  • Also known as:
    • Κούνο Βέεμπερ
    • 쿠노 베베르
  • Copyright status: Public domain

The Life and Artistic Journey of Kuno Veeber

Kuno Veeber was an Estonian painter and graphic artist whose career began in the late 1910s. Born Kuno Bernard Weber at Adila manor, he later Estonianized his surname from Weber to Veeber. His early artistic training commenced at the Ants Laikmaa Studio School in Tallinn in 1916. Following his studies at the Tallinn Nikolai I Gymnasium in 1917, he briefly studied medical science at the University of Tartu. During the Estonian War of Independence from 1919 to 1920, Veeber served as a cyclist in the Estonian Army. He also worked as a laborer on the construction of the new Estonian Parliament building on Toompea Hill in Tallinn.

Artistic Studies and Travels

Veeber studied with Nikolai Triik and sculptor Jaan Koort, and later entered the Higher Art School Pallas in Tartu, where he studied painting in Konrad Mägi's studio and graphic art techniques with Magnus Zeller. In 1923, he traveled to Germany with Zeller. Between 1924 and 1926, Veeber lived in Paris, becoming part of the School of Paris and studying under André Lhote and Demetrios Galanis. In 1927, supported by a grant from the Estonian Cultural Endowment Fine Arts Foundation, he traveled to Italy with his wife, Agaate. In Venice, he copied Tintoretto's Mercury and the Three Graces.

Veeber's works were exhibited in several locations, including:

  • Paris
  • Riga
  • Kaunas
  • Helsinki
  • Cologne
  • Copenhagen
  • Moscow
  • Rome
  • Budapest

Pytania i odpowiedzi

Gdzie można znaleźć dzieła Kuno Veeber pogrupowane według tematów?

Strona Atlas tematów prezentuje dzieła Kuno Veeber pogrupowane według tematów.

Gdzie mogę zobaczyć dzieła Kuno Veeber w porządku chronologicznym?

Strona Chronologia dzieł prezentuje dzieła Kuno Veeber uporządkowane chronologicznie, rok po roku.

W jakim mieście i kraju urodził(a) się Kuno Veeber?

Kuno Veeber urodził się w Adila w Estonia.

Gdzie i w którym roku urodził(a) się Kuno Veeber?

Kuno Veeber urodził się w Adila w 1898 roku.

Sprawdź swój wzrok

Do każdego pytania dotyczy tylko jedna poprawna odpowiedź.

Pytanie 1:
In which city did Kuno Veeber study painting in Konrad Mägi's studio?
Pytanie 2:
Which artist's work did Veeber copy while visiting Venice in 1927?
Pytanie 3:
What was Kuno Veeber's role during the Estonian War of Independence?
Pytanie 4:
Which art movement influenced Veeber's earlier works?
Pytanie 5:
Who created Kuno Veeber's granite headstone?