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Leonhard Lapin

Leonhard Lapin

Artist's country of origin: Estonia

Leonhard Lapin (1947-2022 born in Räpina) is a versatile Estonian artist who has been active in fine art, art theory and architecture as well as in literature. He is considered one of Estonia’s leading avant-garde artists.


Within his comprehensive oeuvre, Lapin has created broad thematic series. His themes include relationship between nature, machine and man, void, visual processes and the language of signs.


Works in collections:
Art Museum of Estonia, Estonian Museum of Architecture, Estonian Bank, Helsinki City Art Museum, Alvar Aalto Museum (Jyväskylä, Finland), Contemporary Art Museum of Armenia (Jerevan), Bridgestone’ Art Museum (Japan), Cooremans’ Institute (Brussels, Belgium), Cremona Foundation (Minneapolis, USA), Ćiurlionis Art Museum (Kaunas, Lithuania), Frankfurdt Museum of Architecture (Germany), Zimmerli Art Museum (New Jersey, USA), Kaleva Art Collection (Oulu, Finland), Kiasma (Helsinki), New York Library, Niemisto Foundation (Helsinki, Finland), Oulu Art Museum (Finland), Pori Art Museum (Finland), National Gallery of Sweden (Stockholm, Sweden), Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art (Australia), Skopje Art Museum (Slovenia), Bank of Finland, Tallinn Art Hall, Tartu Art Museum, Tretjakov Gallery (Moscow), Vaasa University, Art Collection of the White House (Washington, USA), Russian Museum (St. Petersbourg), Walker Art Centre (Minneapolis, USA),Villany Art Collection (Brandenburg, Germany), Viinistu Art Museum and numerous private collections.


Prizes:
2003 Estonian Graphic Association prize of Year
2001 The Estonian State´s Order of the White Star of IV Class
1997 The Baltic Watercolor Triennial prize
1997 The Estonian State’s Cultural prize
1989 The Kristjan Raud Prize for painting, Estonia
1989 Tallinn City Art prize
1987 Soviet architectural prize
1974 Tokyo Print Biennial prize
1973 Ljubljana Print Biennial prize


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Source


Printmaking

Kägar I väike by Leonhard Lapin
Kägar I väike  
30 x 30 cm
€500
Kägar II small by Leonhard Lapin
Kägar II small  
30 x 30 cm
€500
Kägar III small by Leonhard Lapin
Kägar III small  
30 x 30 cm
€500
Linda in flames by Leonhard Lapin
Linda in flames  
40 x 40 cm
€1500
Finger to the sun  by Leonhard Lapin
Finger to the sun  
34 x 34 cm
€1500
Horney Machine I by Leonhard Lapin
Horney Machine I  
40 x 40 cm
€1500
Self-Portrait as Venus II by Leonhard Lapin
Self-Portrait as Venus II  
26 x 40 cm
€1000
 Alliance with Stars Ib- IIIb by Leonhard Lapin
Alliance with Stars Ib- IIIb  
23 x 23 cm
€1500
Emased IV by Leonhard Lapin
Emased IV  
35 x 92 cm
€1500
Woman-Machine XIII-D by Leonhard Lapin
Woman-Machine XIII-D  
40 x 40 cm
€1500
MAN-MACHINE V A by Leonhard Lapin
MAN-MACHINE V A  
60 x 62 cm
€1500
Cross XII B by Leonhard Lapin
Cross XII B  
52 x 56 cm
€1500
Cross XIA by Leonhard Lapin
Cross XIA  
52 x 56 cm
€1500
Fauna Masin VI by Leonhard Lapin
Fauna Masin VI  
75.5 x 70 cm
€1500
Fauna-machine V A by Leonhard Lapin
Fauna-machine V A  
32 x 32 cm
€600
A blown away heart I - IX by Leonhard Lapin
A blown away heart I - IX  
18 x 18 cm
€3500
Joie de Vivre, the Views and Pointless Death of Benno Bladrikorn at Café Pelagria by Leonhard Lapin
Joie de Vivre, the Views and Pointless Death of Benno Bladrikorn at Café Pelagria  
20 x 20 cm
€4000
Machine 1 C by Leonhard Lapin
Machine 1 C  
18 x 19 cm
€500
Machine 2 C by Leonhard Lapin
Machine 2 C  
18 x 19 cm
€500
Machine 3 C by Leonhard Lapin
Machine 3 C  
13 x 14 cm
€500
Machine 4 C by Leonhard Lapin
Machine 4 C  
18 x 19 cm
€500
Machine 5 C by Leonhard Lapin
Machine 5 C  
13 x 14 cm
€500
Machine 6 C by Leonhard Lapin
Machine 6 C  
18 x 19 cm
€500
Machine 7 C by Leonhard Lapin
Machine 7 C  
13 x 14 cm
€500
Hierarhia VB by Leonhard Lapin
Hierarhia VB  
30 x 30 cm
€500
Bleeding finger III A by Leonhard Lapin
Bleeding finger III A  
68 x 70 cm
€1500
Translatsioon by Leonhard Lapin
Translatsioon  
68 x 70 cm
€1500
Fontaan by Leonhard Lapin
Fontaan  
68 x 70 cm
€1500
Cool bloody precise machine of the spring II by Leonhard Lapin
Cool bloody precise machine of the spring II  
61 x 59 cm
€1500
Cool bloody precise machine of the space I by Leonhard Lapin
Cool bloody precise machine of the space I  
62 x 60 cm
€1500

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Permanent exhibition of the Viinistu Art Museum

13.08.2021 - 20.08.2025

Opening hours: Tue 11:00 - 18:00 Thu-Sun 11:00 - 18:00