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Kārlis Zāle

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Kārlis Zāle
File:Karl Zale, Sculptor.jpg
Kārlis Zāle, c. 1940
Born28 October 1888
Died19 February 1942(1942-02-19) (aged 53)
NationalityLatvian
Known forSculpture
Notable workFreedom Monument (Riga)

Kārlis Zāle (28 October 1888 – 19 February 1942) was a Latvian sculptor.

Zāle was born in Mažeikiai, Lithuania, but grew up in Liepāja.[1] 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.

He died in Inčukalns, Latvia.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Slava, Laima. "Kārlis Zāle". Latvian Cultural Canon. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

Sources

  • Apsitis, V., 1982 (3ed edn, 1993). Latvian Art in 1915 - 1940 (comp. I. Burane). Stockholm: Latvian State Academy of Arts.