Eerik Haamer Explained

Eerik Haamer (17 February 1908 – 4 November 1994) was an Estonian painter.[1]

He was born in Kuressaare. In 1935 he graduated from Pallas Art School. From 1941 to 1944, he taught at the Tallinn Applied Art School . In 1944 he fled to Sweden. From 1955 onward, he was a freelance artist.

He is known for his epic paintings depicting the life of people living on the seashore, or relationships between man and nature, or between man and society.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eerik Haamer - teosed E-kunstisalongis . www.e-kunstisalong.ee . 19 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Eerik Haamer Private Art . Enn Kunila's art collection . 19 March 2022.