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Also known as Peldētāji zēni

painting by Johann Walter-Kurau

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It sits within the topics 1900 paintings and Latvian paintings.

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Peldētāji zēni | LNB Digitālā bibliotēka - DOM PIEEJA

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Pievēršanās bērnības un agras jaunības tēmai kā dzīves pavasara atspoguļotājām un interese par bioloģiskajiem augšanas procesiem kā cilvēkā, tā dabā, bija raksturīga tendence 19. gadsimta nogales un 20. gadsimta sākuma mākslā. Kopā ar impresionistisko pieeju gaismas un atmosfēras attēlošanā Johana Valtera studija „Peldētāji zēni” demonstrē intuitīvi izmantotu laikmeta aktuālo stilistisko tendenču apvienojumu. Ikdienišķo sižetu - trīs zēnu peldi - mākslinieks pārvērtis poētiskā pārdzīvojumā, kurā saule, ūdens un cilvēks saplūdis vienā veselumā. Turning to the themes of childhood and early adolescence as reflections of the spring of life and interest in the biological growing processes in both man and nature was a characteristic tendency in art at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. The impressionistic approach to the depiction of light and atmosphere in Johans Valters’ study “Bathing Boys” demonstrates an intuitively used combination of the current stylistic tendencies of the age. The artist has transformed and everyday subject – three boys swimming – into a poetic experience in which sun, water and man have merged into a single whole.

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Instance of
painting
Country
Latvia
Depicts
water
Material used
wood
Image
Johans Valters - Boys Bathing - Google Art Project.jpg
Height
36
Width
45
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inventory number
VMM GL-115
inception
1900-01-01
title
Peldētāji zēni
copyright status
public domain
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