AUCTION Julijs Feders, Ludolfs Liberts, Janis Ferdinands Tidemanis, jewellery, porcelain, bronze, in total 300 art and antiquary items. “Artembassy” invite you to participate in an auction of artworks and antiquities which will take place in the “Rietumu Banka”, Vesetas str. 7, on April 29th at 12:00 p.m. The auction exhibition will be on view from 18th April till 29th April. Bidding shall be enabled at presence, absence and by phone, the auction shall be broadcasted in online video stream.
| Author | Janis Cielavs |
| Time period | Beginning of 20th century |
| Genre | Still life |
| Technique | Canvas, oil |
| Size | 94.5x80.5 cm |
| Item location | 7 Vesetas str., Riga, Latvia |
| Price | Sold! |
| Article | 27_A15696 |
| Status | Lot sold |
Cielavs was born at the family of contractor.
1909 – Graduating of Gymnasium of Aleksandra in Riga
1909 – 1911 – Study to law at St. Petersburg University
1911 – 1915 – Study of painting at the Riga City Art School
At the time of 1 World war time he continue the studies at Penza and Tashkent
1922 – 1924 – Worked as a caricaturist at the magazine „HO – HO”,
„Rugtas Drapes” (1922-1923) and was a teacher at Art Academy of Latvia (1940-1941)
Cielavs took part at exhibitions since 1920.
1923 – The member of Riga Artists group
His pictures are exhibited at all exhibitions of Latvian Cultural Found organized exhibitions and at the State representation exhibitions at foreign states (graduating of Cultural Foundation 1931, 1935.
1930-Solo exhibition in Riga
1944-Emigration to Germany and than to Austria, where he improved at Art Institute.
1946-Became a lifelong member of society „Societe Nationale des Beaux – Arts” in Paris. Artist took part at all exhibitions of that organization.
1949-Live at New York
1957-Organization of solo exhibition at art salon of R. Kalnins „Francu mākslas centrs”
At the exile time he subsisted from professional painter work.
He painted genre compositions, sights of café, market sights, portraits (representative and commission).
