The University observatory in Vilnius

The most popular interwar artist who used motifs of Vilnius in his work, Adam Międzybłocki (1883–1956), studied at the Vilnius Drawing School and the Kraków Academy of Art, lived in the Caucasus for a while, and returned to Vilnius in 1922. Cityscapes became the main genre of his work. Panoramic views, the buildings of Stephen Báthory University, memorial places of Adam Mickiewicz appealed to the residents of Vilnius, thus Międzybłocki represented them not once. His light, summery and cheerful paintings won the audience’s sympathy.

Text author Laima Laučkaitė

Expositions: ‘Vilnius Forever. A Dialogue of Artworks and Guides to the City’, 25 May 2022 – 30 April 2023 Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE (Užupio St. 40, Vilnius). Curator Laima Laučkaitė.

The most popular interwar artist who used motifs of Vilnius in his work, Adam Międzybłocki (1883–1956), studied at the Vilnius Drawing School and the Kraków Academy of Art, lived in the Caucasus for a while, and returned to Vilnius in 1922. Cityscapes became the main genre of his work. Panoramic views, the buildings of Stephen Báthory University, memorial places of Adam Mickiewicz appealed to the residents of Vilnius, thus Międzybłocki represented them not once. His light, summery and cheerful paintings won the audience’s sympathy.

Text author Laima Laučkaitė

Expositions: ‘Vilnius Forever. A Dialogue of Artworks and Guides to the City’, 25 May 2022 – 30 April 2023 Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE (Užupio St. 40, Vilnius). Curator Laima Laučkaitė.