Konrad Mägi
Konrad Mägi (born November 1, 1878 Hellenurme mõis near Tartu ; † August 15, 1925 in Tartu) was an Estonian landscape painter and art teacher.
Life
From 1899 to 1902 Mägi received his first art education in drawing courses from the German artist society of Tartu . At the same time he was intensively involved in the theater , playing the violin and various sports. He continued his artistic training from 1903 to 1905 as a guest student in Saint Petersburg . In the autumn of 1907 he went to Paris , where he studied at an independent art academy .
Konrad Mägi was one of the most sensual Estonian painters of the first decades of the 20th century. In Åland he painted delicate Art Nouveau - vignettes of plants: Kahekesi ( togetherness ; 1908; Chinese ink drawing). In Paris Mägi had contact with Impressionism and Fauvism . This influenced his choice of colors: Lilleline väli majakesega (field of flowers with a small house ; 1908–1909), Norra maastik manniga ( Norwegian landscape with pine ; 1910), landscape with red cloud (1913/1914). Mägi's works on motifs from the Saaremaa island are the first modern Estonian natural paintings.
From 1918 on, the influence of Expressionism was decisive, nourished by Mägi's particular sensitivity and as an emotional response to troubled times: Pühajärv ( Der See Pühajärv ; 1918–1920), Otepää maastik ( Landscape near Otepää ; 1918–1920). His large figure compositions Pietà (1919), Kolgata ( Golgatha ; 1921) are also influenced by Expressionism . A new artistic phase that began with a trip to Italy brought softer moods: Varemed Capril ( ruins in Capri ; 1922–1923). In addition to nature pictures, Mägi also painted flowers and portraits . His beautiful female paintings express the ideal of beauty in Art Nouveau: Holsti (1916). In his later portraits after 1920 he shows a more serious being: Madonna (1923–1924).
Web links
- Pictures by Konrad Mägi (Art Museum Tartu)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mägi, Konrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian landscape painter and art educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hellenurme mõis near Tartu |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 1925 |
| Place of death | Tartu |