Jēkabs Bīne
Jēkabs Bīne | |
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Born | |
Died | 24 October 1955 | (aged 60)
Nationality | Latvian |
Education | Art Academy of Latvia |
Occupation | Artist |
Jēkabs Bīne (11 April 1895 – 24 October 1955) was a Latvian painter, stained glass artist, teacher and art critic.
Biography
Jēkabs Bīne was born in Riga in 1895 in merchant family. He studied at the Riga City Art School (1913–1915), Kharkov Art School (1915–1918) and the Art Academy of Latvia (1921–1926).[1] His graduation work from Jānis Tilbergs' figurative painting class at the Art Academy was the painting Resurrection. He held teaching positions throughout his life: at the Art Studio of the Latvian People University (1928–1940), Riga People University, Institute of Housekeeping in Kaucminde (1932–1939), at the Riga State Art of Craft School (1933–1944), at the School of the Riga society of painters (1936-1939), at the Art Academy of Latvia (1942–1944), at the Kuldiga Secondary Art School (1944–1951), and at combine "Art" (1951–1955).[2]
His first solo exhibition was held in 1917. In the 1920s he painted Christian subjects, including the altarpieces for the churches in
From 1940 and throughout the
Bīne was the father of the actress Iza Bīne (1928–2006).[4] He died in Riga on 24 October 1955.[5]
Legacy
Bīne's 1931 painting Dievs, Māra, Laima, depicting three gods from Latvian mythology, remains one of the most prominent examples of Dievturi iconography.[6] A book about Bīne by the art historian Agita Gritāne was published in 2020. The same year, an exhibition of his works was held in Kuldīga to commemorate the 125th anniversary of his birth.[7]
References
- ^ "Jekabs Bine Biography". Artnet. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Jekabs Bine". Galerija Jēkabs. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ ISSN 2300-6579.
- ^ "Iza Beatrise Bīne". literatura.lv (in Latvian). Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Jēkabs Bīne". literatura.lv (in Latvian). Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Stasulane, Anita (25 April 2020). "Dievturi". World Religions and Spirituality Project. Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "A book about Jēkabs Bīni has been published in the series 'Latvian Art Classics'". Baltic News. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
Further reading
- Gritāne, Agita (2020). Jēkabs Bīne. Latvijas mākslas klasika (in English and Latvian). Riga: ISBN 978-9934-565-97-7.