{"id":14375,"date":"2024-07-28T18:13:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T22:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiqueref.com\/?page_id=14375"},"modified":"2026-04-26T14:07:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T18:07:38","slug":"baltars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/antiqueref.com\/index.php\/soviet-porcelain\/baltars\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 1920s production of \u201cBaltars\u201d porcelain and faience painting studio is an outstanding realization of Art D\u00e9co in Latvian applied arts. It left its indelible mark on the development of art porcelain and Latvian decorative arts and formed an important part of Latvian Classical Modernism of the 1920s. The limited editions of its products became well regarded and popular among the public and critics alike and also received international acclaim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workshop was established by Romans Suta<\/mark><\/a> in 1924 and existed until 1929, but was most productive between 1925\u22121927 when about 300 unique pieces were created: mostly decorative plates, vases and china sets. It cultivated a creative environment where artists were able to combine the ethnic tradition with modern art. He found several like-minded colleagues and together they established \u201cBaltars\u201d (a play on the Latin phrase ars Baltica<\/em> \u2013 Baltic art). In addition to Suta, the other two leading artists at \u201cBaltars\u201d were graphic artist Sigismunds Vidbergs (1890\u20131970) and the talented painter Aleksandra Be\u013ccova<\/mark><\/a> (1892\u20131981). Important for the development of \u201cBaltars\u201d unique style were also the painters Erasts \u0160veics (1895\u20131992) and L\u016bcija Kur\u0161inska (1894\u20131976) as well as Dmitry Abrosimov, the experienced technologist who was responsible for transferring the artists\u2019 designs onto the actual objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBaltars\u201d aimed at finding an innovative artistic solution to painting porcelain and realize Suta\u2019s idea of combining the Latvian folk tradition with cubism, constructivism, Art D\u00e9co, and other modernist visual styles. Each of the leading artists expressed him\/herself in their characteristic way, but they shared the ability to vary abstract motifs in different forms and relationships between line and colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Romans Suta brought to \u201cBaltars\u201d the motifs and themes in which he was interested in easel-painting: country life, the hustle and bustle of the big city, theatre and carnival motifs, as well as historical subject matter; he also made many designs that centred on the theme of wedding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aleksandra Be\u013ccova\u2019s choices in motifs and composition were similar to Suta\u2019s, but her special touch was bright, saturated colours and work in the Suprematist style, which in time was replaced by a return to realistic forms and precision in drawing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third \u201cBaltars\u201d star designer Sigismunds Vidbergs was a graphic artist with a penchant for laconic, black-and-white compositions in style, but not in subject matter, somewhat akin to Aubrey Beardsley. His work exhibited influences from futurism, Art D\u00e9co and, on occasion, Art Nouveau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Suta – Kurzeme<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Romans Suta – 1905<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Bermonti\u0101de<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Rally<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Sailors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Fairwell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sailors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Vidbergs – Airplane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Festive Table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Love<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Construction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Girl with Bird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Venice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Havest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Fishermen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Inuit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Refugees<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Refugees<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Wedding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Wedding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Dance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Power of Land<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Wedding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Dance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Dance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Godam Sveiki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Two Horsemen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Oriental<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – At Rest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suta – Firebird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Zem koka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Under the tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Carnival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hunter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chinese Theater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – The Masks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Girl by window<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Women<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – African<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Sumatra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Adieu Vertu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Hair Solon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Mother<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – By the Crib<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Singers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Girl with peacock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Girl with fan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Aviator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Bathers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Toreador<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – ABC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Russian Orthodox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – In Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Vase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Compote<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Belcova – Adam and Eve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Vidbergs – Music notes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Udre – Skiers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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As leading experts on antique European porcelain, we provide FREE online appraisals<\/a><\/strong> of Baltars porcelain. If you happen to own one the plates or vases listed above, and would like to find out its current market value, CONTACT US<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>. We\u2019ll be glad to assist.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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