About author
Antanas Gudaitis was born in Šiauliai City on 29 (16) July 1904.
1924 - his first exhibition of paintings at Šiauliai Teacher Training College.
1926-1928 - studies at Kaunas School of Art.
1929-1933 - studies monumental painting at Paris Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, attends the private studios of Andre Lhote, Alexandra Exter, also the academies of Colarossi and Julian.
1930 - takes part at the International Exhibition of Technology and Art in Liege, exhibits two frescos on the subject "A Woman with a Child".
1932-1935 - a member of "Ars", a group of Lithuanian artists, participant of their exhibitions (1932, 1934).
1933-1939 - teaches fundamentals of painting at the course of decorators in Kaunas.
1937 - one-man exhibition of drawings in Kaunas.
1938-1940 - a lecturer at the courses of teachers for vocational schools.
1940-1941 - heads the painting studio at the Vilnius School of Art.
1941-1943 - lecturer at Vilnius Academy of Art, Head of the Department of Drawing.
1944-1985 - teaches painting at the State Institute of Art.
1947 - becomes professor, 1961 - is conferred the honorary title of the Emeritus Art Figure.
1964 - the first one-man show.
1965 - one-man exhibitions in Kaunas, Tallinn, 1969 - Moscow, 1974 - Vilnius, Kaunas, 1975 - Riga, 1980 - Vilnius, Kaunas, Lvov, 1984 - Vilnius, Kaunas. "A true disciple of his epoch". This is how Justinas Vienožinskis, a famous painter, subtle connoisseur of art, a teacher and a discriminating critic, described Antanas Gudaitis in 1932. Now these words have become highly meaningful and can offer a clue to the understanding of the artist's achievement. The style of Antanas Gudaitis has been constantly subject to change and renewal. |
