Vilnius

In 1934 Tadeusz Malicki made a mirror-image aquatint of Stiklių Street. The work shows a quiet side street, with harmonious and gracefully curved architectural forms: the eaves of the roof, and the semi-circular arch. The uneven and flaking walls, the roofs covered with old tiles, and the worn-out pavement all express decay, and awaken a certain feeling of nostalgia. This is another romantic elegy to Vilnius, characteristic of Polish interwar art, which conceals one important aspect: there are no signs that it is the Jewish quarter.

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA I (2014). Compiler and author Laima Laučkaitė
Expositions: “Vilnius. Topophilia. Views of Vilnius from the collection of the law firm Ellex Valiunas”, 5 October – 26 November 2017, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius (curator Laima Laučkaitė)

In 1934 Tadeusz Malicki made a mirror-image aquatint of Stiklių Street. The work shows a quiet side street, with harmonious and gracefully curved architectural forms: the eaves of the roof, and the semi-circular arch. The uneven and flaking walls, the roofs covered with old tiles, and the worn-out pavement all express decay, and awaken a certain feeling of nostalgia. This is another romantic elegy to Vilnius, characteristic of Polish interwar art, which conceals one important aspect: there are no signs that it is the Jewish quarter.

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA I (2014). Compiler and author Laima Laučkaitė
Expositions: “Vilnius. Topophilia. Views of Vilnius from the collection of the law firm Ellex Valiunas”, 5 October – 26 November 2017, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius (curator Laima Laučkaitė)