Kārlis Zāle

Kārlis Zāle
Kārlis Zāle, c. 1940
Born	28 October 1888 Mažeikiai, Russian Empire (Now  Lithuania)
Died	19 February 1942 (aged 53) Inčukalns, Reichskomissariat Ostland (Now  Latvia)
Nationality	Latvian
Known for	Sculpture
Notable work	Freedom Monument (Riga)

Kārlis Zāle (28 October 1888 – 19 February 1942) was a Latvian sculptor.

Zāle was born in Mažeikiai, Lithuania, but grew up in Liepāja.^[1] After training in Russia at the Kazan Art School under Alexander Matveyev and in Germany, he returned to Riga in 1923, where he both worked in sculpture and taught it. He is best known for his monumental sculptures, including the massive main gates at Brothers' Cemetery and the Freedom Monument in Riga.

He died in Inčukalns, Latvia.

Gallery

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  Freedom Monument, Riga

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  detail, Monument to the Soldiers of the 6th Infantry Regiment, Sudrabkalniņš (Silver Hill), Riga

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  Main gate, Brothers' Cemetery (Riga)

References

Notes

1. Slava, Laima. "Kārlis Zāle". Latvian Cultural Canon. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

Sources

• Apsitis, V., 1982 (3ed edn, 1993). Latvian Art in 1915 - 1940 (comp. I. Burane). Stockholm: Latvian State Academy of Arts.

External links

• Classic.Culture.lv: Short Biography
• "Brīvības Piemineklis" (Freedom Monument), published by the Freedom Monument Committee, 1935 (in Latvian, partially translated)