https://lnmm.gov.lv/en/latvian-national-museum-of-art/collections/collection-of-latvian-visual-artThu, 07 May 2026 16:36:27 +0300enhttps://lnmm.gov.lv/en/latvian-national-museum-of-art/collections/collection-of-latvian-visual-art/the-memorial-collection-of-teodors-zalkalns-9The basic collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art includes a memorial collection dedicated to one of the founders of professional Latvian sculpture, Teodors Zaļkalns (1876-1972). The collection, which contains 3,909 items, came to the museum when the Teodors Zaļkalns Memorial Museum was shut down in 1993.8361416599Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:19:00 +0200https://lnmm.gov.lv/en/latvian-national-museum-of-art/collections/collection-of-latvian-visual-art/the-sculpture-collection-10The collection of sculptures at the museum is the smallest one in numerical terms – fewer than 2,000 artworks, covering the development of Latvian sculpture from the origins in the late 19th and early 20th century and continuing on to works created in recent years. Several Latvian sculptors have worked largely in the field of monumental sculpture, and their works are too large for museum collections. That is why the museum cannot offer an historically complete and objective look at Latvian sculpture. Some artists who worked in the field of monumental sculpture – Kārlis Zāle and Kārlis Jansons, for example – are represented in the collection very fragmentarily.323027247110Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:24:00 +0200https://lnmm.gov.lv/en/latvian-national-museum-of-art/collections/collection-of-latvian-visual-art/the-memorial-collection-of-jazeps-grosvalds-12The memorial collection dedicated to the great artist Jāzeps Grosvalds (1891-1920) was established in 2005 on the basis of a bequest from Gerda Bokaldere and a purchase of many artworks from the artist’s relatives. The collection contains 2,483 items, including drawings produced by the artist in childhood and adolescence, periodicals which he produced for his family, as well as sketchbooks which he had with him no matter where he was. The collection includes drawings which Grosvalds produced while studying in Paris and then travelling through France, Spain and other European countries. There are drawings which illustrate the Latvian Red Riflemen and Latvian refugees of World War I. Grosvalds didn’t even stop drawing while part of the military himself. He drew scenes from absolutely every place that he ever lived – Jūrmala, Rīga, Paris, Munich, etc.78043007512Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:39:00 +0200https://lnmm.gov.lv/en/latvian-national-museum-of-art/collections/collection-of-latvian-visual-art/the-memorial-collection-of-gustavs-skilters-13The basic collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art includes a massive collection of items related to one of the founders of professional sculpture in Latvia, Gustavs Šķilters (1874-1954). The collection, which contains 4,757 artworks, came into the hands of the museum in 2002, when the Gustavs Šķilters Memorial Museum was closed down.150178058913Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:49:00 +0200https://lnmm.gov.lv/en/latvian-national-museum-of-art/collections/collection-of-latvian-visual-art/graphics-collection-from-the-2nd-half-of-the-20th-century-to-today-14The graphics collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art is one of the largest and most varied collections – it includes more than 11000 artworks made in different graphic techniques and represents the different possibilities of expression, development trends, styles, and directions of this art genre from the post-war period until today.335385799814Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:13:00 +0200https://lnmm.gov.lv/en/latvian-national-museum-of-art/collections/collection-of-latvian-visual-art/the-graphic-art-collection-15The Latvian National Museum of Art’s collection of graphic art is the largest collection in numerical terms, with more than 18,000 artworks in all. The most extensive collections feature the work of Ādams Alksnis, Arturs Baumanis, Pēteris Krastiņš, Voldemārs Irbe, Jānis Plēpis, Kārlis Padegs, Sigismunds Vidbergs, Gustavs Klucis, Kurts Fridrihsons, Pēteris Upītis, and others. The collection is divided up by technique – drawings, water-colours, pastels, engravings and lithographs. Works from the latter half of the 20th century, when the range of techniques was more extensive, are divided up into even greater detail, including posters and set designs. Over the last few years, the collection of graphic art has been supplemented with artwork created with some of the latest technologies that have been available in the world – digital printing, for instance.296753544815Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:15:00 +0200https://lnmm.gov.lv/en/latvian-national-museum-of-art/collections/collection-of-latvian-visual-art/painting-collection-2nd-half-of-the-20th-century-today-16The painting collection that encompasses the period between the 2nd half of the 20th century and today mainly consists of works made in Latvia or painted by Latvian-born artists in the post-war period abroad. The collection is a unique and professional representation of the period.70318051416Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:19:00 +0200https://lnmm.gov.lv/en/latvian-national-museum-of-art/collections/collection-of-latvian-visual-art/painting-collection-17The museum’s collection of paintings is the most popular and traditionally most beloved part of the overall collection. The museum has nearly 7,000 paintings from more than 630 artists. Among them are enormously distinguished artists such as Jūlijs Feders, Janis Rozentāls, Vilhelms Purvītis, Ludolfs Liberts, Voldemārs Matvejs, Konrāds Ubāns, Jānis Liepiņš, Jānis Pauļuks, Boriss Bērziņš, Biruta Baumane, and others. The collection presents the work of many artists very completely, beginning with works created when the artists were students, continuing with diploma paintings, and ending with paintings from the latter years of their lives. Most artists, however, are represented with only a few major works of art.159269643617Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:22:00 +0300https://lnmm.gov.lv/en/latvian-national-museum-of-art/collections/collection-of-latvian-visual-art/the-memorial-collection-of-boriss-berzins-18In 2002, the artist Boriss Bērziņš (1930-2002) bequeathed his entire creative estate to the Latvian National Museum of Art. This included paintings, graphic art and drawings. The artist recorded the everyday events of life, work, the surrounding environment and his household in many different ways, and these were endless sources of inspiration in his creativity. The centre of the collection consists of several thousand drawings, including completely finished ones and ones that are just basic sketches.346144867718Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:25:00 +0200