1908–1989
Eesti Teatri- ja Muusikamuuseum; Tartu Kunstimuuseum; Virumaa Muuseumid
Estonian actor, studied 1918–24 at the Tallinn Municipal Boys' Secondary School and 1924–25 at the State School of Arts and Crafts (in Günther Reindorff’s graphic art class). Studied singing under Armanda degli Abbati and Helmi Einer. Was admitted in 1925 to the Estonia study group, worked 1925–41 (also performed in operetta) and 1947–49 at Estonia, in 1947 at Rakvere Theatre, 1949–65 at the Drama Theatre and 1966–83 at the Youth Theatre; from 1941–46 was deported to Solikamsk. Performed in radio plays (Tolstoy’s The Living Corpse, 1956; Cronin’s The Citadel, 1956; Büchner’s Danton’s Death, 1963), television productions (Hauser’s White Blood, 1959; Gruszecki’s Big Bobby, 1962; Dürrenmatt’s The Meteor, 1969; Bunin’s On the Night Sea, 1977) and in more than 30 films (Children of the Sun, 1932, Theodor Luts’s studio; Pöördel, 1957, The New Devil of Hell's Bottom, 1964, Indrek, 1975, The Master of Kõrboja, 1979, all Tallinnfilm; Traces in the Snow, 1955, The Quiet Season, 1968, both Lenfilm; Ambassador of the Soviet Union, 1969, Mosfilm; Between Three Plagues, 1970, Eesti Telefilm). Was also known as a painter and, before World War II, as a mood singer. Memoir book Näitleja on ajastu lühikroonika (1986). Films have been made about him: Ants Eskola (1968, Eesti Telefilm) and Ants Eskola: olla või mitte olla (2008, director Kristjan Paul Virve). His prison letters have been published in the book Härra Ants. Ants Eskola kirjad Hugo Laurile Solikamski vangilaagrist (2005, compiled by Irja Vaher). (machine translation of the holder's Estonian text, unedited)
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Similar artists — same period, media and subjects: Woldemar Tank · Viktor Karrus · Evert Kraavik · Valdemar Väli · Viktor Turp · Lepo Mikko
Contemporaries in Eesti Teatri- ja Muusikamuuseum: Enno Lehis · Evald Piho · Evald Reier · Roman Ohlau · Jaan Remmel
By decade: 1930s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s
By medium: Painting · Bookplate
Where the works are: Estonian Theatre and Music Museum · Virumaa Museums · Tartu Art Museum
| Year | Title | Technique | Dimensions | Held by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Albert Üksipi eksliibris | klišee | lehe laius: 4.2 cm; lehe kõrgus: 5.4 cm | Tartu Kunstimuuseum |
| 1953 | Loksa rand | oil | laius: 55.0 cm (Raamita 45cm); kõrgus: 30.0 cm (Raamita 20cm) | Virumaa Muuseumid |
| 1958 | A. Eskola. Sunne maastik | painting | laius: 49.0 cm; kõrgus: 34.5 cm | Virumaa Muuseumid |
| 1960 | Kolga-Aabla sadam | kõrgus: 66.2 cm; laius: 0.9 cm; kõrgus: 0.9 cm; laius: 85.4 cm | Eesti Teatri- ja Muusikamuuseum | |
| 1967 | Ants Eskola Hamletina. 1967 | maalimistehnikad | kõrgus: 113.0 cm; laius: 84.0 cm; kõrgus: 124.0 cm; laius: 95.0 cm | Eesti Teatri- ja Muusikamuuseum |
| 1976 | Lilleaas. 1976 | oil | pikkus: 70.0 cm; laius: 77.0 cm | Eesti Teatri- ja Muusikamuuseum |
| — | Ants Eskola | maalimistehnikad | laius: 24.7 cm; kõrgus: 35.0 cm; laius: 27.4 cm; kõrgus: 38.0 cm | Eesti Teatri- ja Muusikamuuseum |
| — | Olev Eskola, papa Kiir | maalimistehnikad | pikkus: 33.5 cm; pikkus: 21.0 cm | Eesti Teatri- ja Muusikamuuseum |
| — | William Shakespeare | maalimistehnikad; tempera | pikkus: 16.0 cm; laius: 12.4 cm | Eesti Teatri- ja Muusikamuuseum |
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