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Vilis
Valdmanis

Latvia • 1906−1980

Biography and information

(1906.28.XI Cesis - 1980.20.X Stockholm)

Started Wound Valdmanis studying painting at the faculty of Liberti L. and K. Ubans in the Riga people's University Studio drawing and painting. Continued education at the Latvian Academy of Arts, where 1938. year he graduated from the workshop of V. Purvis with thesis "Rural landscape."

Was a friend, "Mukusalas Art Association".

1930. – participated in all exhibitions Mukusalas art Association and the Cultural Foundation of Latvia.

During the Second world war he lived in Poland, where he spoke with local artists and exhibited in Gdansk and in Gdynia.

After the second escape, EMUs are able to stay in Sweden.

1950. and he paints portraits, figures and still lifes.

Circa 1964. he moved in Jakobsberg. There he was actively involved in the local artistic life.