DOI Artikel:
Konstantynów, Dariusz: Wystawa Sztuki Estońskiej (Warszawa - Kraków 1939). Kontekst i recepcja
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.43445#0208
art did not incite as much interest among Polish art critics as the art of another Baltic
State, namely Latvia, shown three years before (also in Warsaw and Cracow). In strict
artistic terms, the art of the Estonians may not have been as thrilling. It did, however,
appeal to emotions as an artistic manifestation of the existence and activity of a smali
nation of a very complicated history, which was slowly, but effectively, establishing its
identity in different spheres of culture, this also including fine arts. As much as the works
of Estonian painters, sculptors, graphic designers may have been differently assessed,
it remains an unąuestionable fact that the “ambitious artistic output of a one-million
peoples nation” impressed Polish public opinion.
State, namely Latvia, shown three years before (also in Warsaw and Cracow). In strict
artistic terms, the art of the Estonians may not have been as thrilling. It did, however,
appeal to emotions as an artistic manifestation of the existence and activity of a smali
nation of a very complicated history, which was slowly, but effectively, establishing its
identity in different spheres of culture, this also including fine arts. As much as the works
of Estonian painters, sculptors, graphic designers may have been differently assessed,
it remains an unąuestionable fact that the “ambitious artistic output of a one-million
peoples nation” impressed Polish public opinion.