Watercolor painting of a hazy seaside scene showing a pier, water, and figures on the shore.

Romans Suta and Aleksandra Beļcova Museum

Artworks by Aleksandra Beļcova

Aleksandra Beļcova (1892 –1981) was simultaneously a charming and elegant lady, a modern and emancipated woman of her era, and a professional artist whose works from the 1920s and 1930s – cubist landscapes, constructivist still lifes, portraits, and painted “Baltars” porcelain – possess exceptional artistic quality and stylistic singularity.

Decorative ceramic plate with a painted scene of a reclining woman, a seated woman and a white dog by the sea.

An abstract geometric composition on a round plate, with red, black, white and brown shapes.

Painted fragment of a woman’s portrait with a blue conical headdress and a yellow-brown collar against a gray abstract background.

Abstract composition with three stylized female figures amid flat geometric color fields.

Abstract oil painting of a geometric cityscape with buildings and power lines in green, gray and yellow tones.

Painted figure of a small child in a pink outfit holding a red and blue ball, standing on a table or box against a colorful interior background.

Painted hilly cityscape with closely packed pale buildings, a tower, trees in the foreground, and a winding path.

Painted half-length portrait of a blonde woman in a light green dress, seated on a chair against a gray background.

Oil painting of a city rooftop view with a church tower under a cloudy sky.

Watercolor and pencil portrait of a child holding cats in their lap.

A circular watercolor composition with four dark-skinned standing figures at the center, surrounded by decorative birds and mask-like ornaments.

Abstract painting with geometrized building forms, dark tree trunks, and bold color fields.

Watercolor of a stylized woman’s portrait at a table, with dishes and geometric interior elements around her.

Pastel depicting a man in a suit bent over a desk, writing or drawing, with abstract vertical background elements.

The collection of artworks by Aleksandra Beļcova comprises more than 2 000 museum objects, including the artist’s oil paintings, decorated porcelain, Indian ink drawings, pastels, watercolours, as well as book illustrations and tableware sketches. The museum’s display provides a comprehensive overview of Beļcova’s oeuvre, showcasing her achievements across each medium and illustrating all periods of her creative evolution.

The largest group of works within the collection consists of the artist’s original graphic art – specifically her drawings and pastels. Of particular significance is the drawing series Riga Ghetto, executed during the Second World War, in which the artist documented her personal experiences and impressions of what she witnessed on the city streets and within this horrific place of confinement while delivering food packages to her acquaintances. Among the most valuable items in the collection are Beļcova’s cubist works from the 1920s and the fabric wall hanging Mother and Daughter, the sole surviving textile appliqué created by the “Baltars” workshop.

Artworks by Aleksandra Beļcova

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