Vytautas Kasiulis (1918-1995). He was born in Lithuania in 1918 and before 1943, he taught drawing at the Fine Arts School in Kaunas, the Lithuanian capital. Captured by the Nazis, he was taken to... Read full biography
Vytautas Kasiulis (1918-1995). He was born in Lithuania in 1918 and before 1943, he taught drawing at the Fine Arts School in Kaunas, the Lithuanian capital. Captured by the Nazis, he was taken to East Prussia where he worked as a slave laborer on a farm. There, Kasiulis milked cows and painted... Read full biography
Vytautas Kasiulis (1918-1995). He was born in Lithuania in 1918 and before 1943, he taught drawing at the Fine Arts School in Kaunas, the Lithuanian capital. Captured by the Nazis, he was taken to East Prussia where he worked as a slave laborer on a farm. There, Kasiulis milked cows and painted portraits of local German officials, a service for which he was rewarded with extra food rations. With the help of Allied officers, he made his way to Paris when the war ended, and got as job as a night... Read full biography
Vytautas Kasiulis (1918-1995). He was born in Lithuania in 1918 and before 1943, he taught drawing at the Fine Arts School in Kaunas, the Lithuanian capital. Captured by the Nazis, he was taken to East Prussia where he worked as a slave laborer on a farm. There, Kasiulis milked cows and painted portraits of local German officials, a service for which he was rewarded with extra food rations. With the help of Allied officers, he made his way to Paris when the war ended, and got as job as a night watchman. By night he patrolled a radio shop with a revolver; by day he visited the galleries, marveled at the works of the French impressionists. Kasiulis had his first one-man show in 1949, and immediately sold all 23 paintings in the exhibition.... Read full biography
Vytautas Kasiulis (1918-1995). He was born in Lithuania in 1918 and before 1943, he taught drawing at the Fine Arts School in Kaunas, the Lithuanian capital. Captured by the Nazis, he was taken to East Prussia where he worked as a slave laborer on a farm. There, Kasiulis milked cows and painted portraits of local German officials, a service for which he was rewarded with extra food rations. With the help of Allied officers, he made his way to Paris when the war ended, and got as job as a night watchman. By night he patrolled a radio shop with a revolver; by day he visited the galleries, marveled at the works of the French impressionists. Kasiulis had his first one-man show in 1949, and immediately sold all 23 paintings in the exhibition. Described as gentle and unpretentious, he is quoted as saying: "People are worrying too much. After all, w... Read full biography
Vytautas Kasiulis - Art for Sale (1 available)
Untitled
Type:Drawing
Year:1950
Size:25.00" x 19.00"
Medium:Pastel
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
H 25 x W 19 in. (sight size)
Signed and dated lower right