EDUARD WIIRALT (1898-1954)
SAARNAAJA PREDIKANTEN (THE PREACHER), 1932
Lithograph; signed and dated 1932 in the plate upper right; signed, dated 1932 and numbered 9/25 in pencil to margin
Image/Sheet 24.4 x 18.9 in — 62 x 48 cm; 27.8 x 21.3 in — 70.7 x 54 cm
October 04, 2018
Estimate $1,000-$1,500
Realised: $20,400
International Record Price Achieved at Auction
Wiiralt, one of the most loved Estonian artists, was born on a country estate near St. Petersburg in the late 1800s. He moved to Tallinn as World War I broke out, and began his art studies in that period.
According to curator Tiina Abel of the Kumu Museum in Tallinn, Estonia: “The most fantastic drawings and prints belong to the period between 1925 and 1933, when the artist followed the bohemian way of life and was possessed by his work…It was a turning point. After that, Wiiralt radically changed his way of life.”
A print of this rare edition print was exhibited in 1937 in “Edward Wiiralt retrospective exhibition, catalog 1917-1936” at Helsinki Art Hall, January 23 – February 2, 1937 as “Saarnaaja Predikanten,” illustrated, p. 53.
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Estimate $3,000-$5,000
Realised: $13,200
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