Alfred Hirv
Alfred Hirv (26 March 1880 – 26 May 1918) was an Estonian painter, known especially for his still lifes. For a time he studied with Julius von Klever in Saint Petersburg; further studies took him to Rome and Munich, where he studied at the school of Anton Ažbe. His paintings are reminiscent of the style of the Dutch Golden Age.
Alfred Hirv
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- Name
- Alfred Hirv
- Birthplace
- Pechory, Russia
- Place of death
- Pskov, Russia
- Born
- 1880 · Pechory.
- Died
- 1918 · Pskov.
- Nationality
- Russian Empire · Estonia
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- still life
- Education
- Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design
- Languages
- Estonian
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Alfred Hirv (26 March 1880 – 26 May 1918) was an Estonian painter, known especially for his still lifes. For a time he studied with Julius von Klever in Saint Petersburg; further studies took him to Rome and Munich, where he studied at the school of Anton Ažbe. His paintings are reminiscent of the style of the Dutch Golden Age.
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Alfred Hirv studied at Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design. The recorded working language is Estonian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are still life. Work by Alfred Hirv is recorded in the collections of Art Museum of Estonia.
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Card-players (Salary), 1910. Painted by Alfred Hirv (1880 - 1918). Photographed in the Kumu museum in Tallinn, Estonia.
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• Name — Alfred Hirv • Birthplace — Pechory, Russia • Place of death — Pskov, Russia
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• Illustration — Still life (1910s) • Illustration — Still life with crayfish (1910s) • Illustration — Nude with a rose (1900s) • Illustration — Card-players (Salary) (1910)
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