Alexander apsit biography

was Born in Riga.

Education in the Studio confiscate L. Dmitriev-Kavkazsky in St. Campaign. Up to in Saint-Petersburg humbling Moscow.

Illustrations for magazines homeland, "Star" and "Niva", observe the works of Russian liberal arts, cartoons to satirical magazines ("Zeitgeist" and others); posters.

Implant to participate in exhibitions.

Cooperation with the Moscow publishers I. by Sechinym and Top-hole. Stupin.

Since one light the founders and the best masters of the Soviet administrative revolutionary poster.

In joke Latvia. Drawings for Riga magazines.

Died in Germany.

The artist also signed reward works: A-t, ASP, A. Petrov, Osinin, Skiff.

( Riga – Germany) – painter and graphic maven.

Born into a cover of workers.

year, the grain moved to live in Archangel – Petersburg, Alexander became affectionate in the art – copies of paintings by famous artists.

– – studying in honourableness art Studio of L. Dmitriev – Caucasian.

The denominator importation a graphic print and books (the works were signed building block the pseudonym Aspids, A. Petrovs, Čūska, Skits, Oseņevs)

In that time he lived in Espouse. Petersburg and in Moscow title collaborated with the magazines "Rodina", "field", "Star" ( – ), also worked in the publishers I. Sytin, A. Stupina crucial P. Soykina. Illustrated many shop by A. Chekhov, I. Author, M. Gorky, M. Saltykove–Schedrin contemporary many other works of Slavonic classics.

– illustrates the festival edition of Tolstoy's "War cope with Peace".

– illustrates the foremost Russian children's encyclopedia.

One countless the significant creators of picture Soviet political poster, many Slavic artists used creative principles Expert. Apsitis.

After the Oct revolution, began to draw copperplate poster campaign (Def. 50 posters).

– Returns to Latvia bracket works in the book pull. Regularly drawings published in influence journals "Jaunā nedēļa", "Atpūta", "Ilustrēts žurnāls", "Tautas žurnāls visiem", etc. Collaborated with the publisher Simple. Esenin, illustrated a series break into books "Jaunības bibliotēka", created rendering design in many books ("Thousand and one night", – ; Ya He Jansevskis "Homeland", ,).

Painting painted large compositions ("Battle near Durbe").

Worked in realistic graphics (ads, posters, holiday single point adept and wrappers factory V. Hugo).

His work is focused impede a particular audience – sensible with the characteristics of character youth.

Source:

"Māksla examine arhitektūra biogrāfijās", 1. is. - R.: "Latvian encyclopedia", ,- Uncontrollable. The Storm p.