Vytautas Kasiulis

Background

Vytautas Kasiulis was born on April 23, 1918 in Simnas, Lithuania. He was the son of Matas Kasiulis, an artist-decorator.

Education

In 1937 Vytautas studied at Kaunas Art School. Four years later, in 1941, he graduated from University of Applied Sciences in Kaunas.

Career

Vytautas Kasiulis organized his personal creative exhibition at the Vytautas Magnus Museum of Culture in 1943. The following year, he arrived in Germany, where he served as a lecturer at the Fine Arts School in Fribourg-en-Brisgau, and had several solo expositions.

In 1948 the painter arrived in Paris. His first exposition there took place at Raymond Duncan's gallery the following year.

Gradually, Kasiulis became one of the few Lithuanian artists, who achieved recognition in the world of art. His works are kept in the museums of contemporary art in Paris and New York, in the art galleries and private collections of France, United States, Canada, Great Britain, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Argentina, Australia and other countries.

In his works, the painter tried to reinforce his realistic outlook by his use of color. The symphonies of color, that some artists favored, were alien to him. Kasiulis disliked playing with nuances of warm and cold colors — he used warm, pure colors almost exclusively, differing in this respect from many French artists with their refined color combinations.

Achievements

• "The Artist and the Model", "The Artist Thinking" and "Suzanne" are the most famous works of the artist.

Works

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  • Little Street of Montmartre, Paris

  • The Artist and the Model

  • The Couple

  • Suzanne

  • Moulin Rouge

  • The Accordionist

  • The Pink Cottage

  • Linocut

  • The Artist Thinking

  • Untitled (Still Life)

  • The Artist

  • Flower Vendor

  • Man with flower bouquets

  • Sitting elderly man

  • Dancing woman with a guitar

  • King playing the harp

  • In the circus ring

  • Bird dealer

  • Man fishing

  • Street performer

  • Castle and its surrounding park

Connections

Father:

Matas Kasiulis