Ado Vabbe
Ado Vabbe (19 March 1892 – 20 April 1961) was an Estonian painter, printmaker, and teacher. Known for bringing abstraction back home to Estonia after being educated at Anton Ažbe's art school in Munich from 1911 to 1913. Ado Vabbe was active as an artist, he became better known as an art teacher and was a strong influence on many modern Estonian artists.
Ado Vabbe
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- Name
- Ado Vabbe
- Born
- 19 March 1892
- Birthplace
- Tapa, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
- Died
- 20 April 1961
- Place of death
- Tartu, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
- Occupation
- * Painter
- Nationality
- Russian Empire · Estonia · Soviet Union
- Education
- Anton Ažbe art school
- Languages
- Estonian
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Ado Vabbe (19 March 1892 – 20 April 1961) was an Estonian painter, printmaker, and teacher. Known for bringing abstraction back home to Estonia after being educated at Anton Ažbe's art school in Munich from 1911 to 1913. Ado Vabbe was active as an artist, he became better known as an art teacher and was a strong influence on many modern Estonian artists.
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His Paraphrases are considered an important turning point in the history of Estonian art. Vabbe died in Tartu. To remember the artist, Ado Vabbe Art Fellowship (Ado Vabbe nimeline stipendium) is given out by Tartu city and Tartu Cultural Endowment (Tartu Kultuurkapital).
Monsieur Vabbe. 1920
Aleksander Mülber · EKM G 19420. Aleksander Mülber. Monsieur Vabbe. 1920. Tint.
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• Name — Ado Vabbe • Born — 19 March 1892 • Birthplace — Tapa, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire • Died — 20 April 1961 • Place of death — Tartu, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union • Occupation — * Painter • printmaker • teacher
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Ado Vabbe is recorded as painter, printmaker, teacher, graphic artist and illustrator.
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1892
Ado Vabbe born at Tapa.
1961
Ado Vabbe died at Tartu.
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Ado Vabbe was born in Tapa.
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Ado Vabbe died in Tartu.
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Tapa.
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Tartu.
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