Kārlis Zāle
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Kārlis Zāle, c. 1940
Kārlis Zāle (28 October 1888 – 19 February 1942) was a Latvian sculptor.
Zāle was born in Mažeikiai, Lithuania. After training in Russia at the Kazan Art School under Alexander Matveyev and in Germany, he returned to Riga in 1923, where he both worked in sculpture and taught it. He is best known for his monumental sculptures, including the massive main gates at Brothers' Cemetery and the Freedom Monument in Riga.
Gallery
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Freedom Monument, Riga
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detail, Monument to the Soldiers of the 6th Infantry Regiment, Sudrabkalninsh (Silver Hill), Riga
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Main gate, Brothers' Cemetery (Riga)
References
- Apsitis, V., 1982 (3ed edn, 1993). Latvian Art in 1915 - 1940 (comp. I. Burane). Stockholm: Latvian State Academy of Arts.
External links
- Classic.Culture.lv: Short Biography
- "Brīvības Piemineklis" (Freedom Monument), published by the Freedom Monument Committee, 1935 (in Latvian, partially translated)
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