Lydia Mei

1896–1965 · Estonian artist (1896-1965)
Allee galerii; E-Kunstisalong; Eesti Kunstimuuseum; Eesti Meremuuseum; Eesti Teatri- ja Muusikamuuseum; Haus Galerii

In 1915 she graduated with a silver medal from the Tallinn Girls' Crown Gymnasium, then studied in 1915–1916 at J. Bagayev's architecture courses in Petersburg and in 1916–1918 architecture at the Petrograd Women's Polytechnic Institute. In 1918–1919 she worked as an assistant architect at the Tallinn City Government. In 1919 she first appeared at an art exhibition of the Pallas art society in Tartu and furthered her training in painting under Nikolai Triik. In 1920–1921 she worked as a drawing teacher at the Tartu Teachers' Seminary. In 1922–1923 she stayed repeatedly in sanatoriums in Germany. From 1925 she took part in exhibitions in Estonia, as well as in Helsinki, Riga, Berlin, Amsterdam and elsewhere. From 1925 she was a member of the Central Union of Estonian Fine Artists, in 1931–1935 a member of the Estonian Artists' Group, in 1936 a member of the Applied Artists' Union, and from 1946 a member of the ESSR Artists' Union. (machine translation of the holder's Estonian text, unedited)

30 auction lots · 22 sold · 2000–2026 · €447 – €40,000 — as the auction houses published them; not a valuation

Coming up at auction: 13.11.2026 Allee galerii: Kompositsioon valgete õitega, starting price €1,200 · 13.11.2026 Allee galerii: Vaade koduaiast. Pääsküla, starting price €1,200 — all coming sales

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2 works at Haus Galerii, Vernissage, €2,700–€4,100. Prices as the galleries state them.

Pojengid klaaskannus
€2,700 · Vernissage ↗Kompositsioon lillede ja peegliga. 1940ndad
€4,100 · Haus Galerii ↗

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Teachers, pupils, circle

Teachers: Nikolai Triik

Circle: Group of Estonian Artists

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Kompositsioon lillede ja peegliga. 1940ndad
Haus GaleriiPojengid klaaskannus
1962 · Vernissage

2 works with a picture; the first 2 here, all in the catalogue. Pictures for public-domain works, live gallery listings and the works galleries and artists show on their own pages, from those servers.

Similar artists — same period, media and subjects: Karl junior Burman · Karin Luts · Karl (jun.) Burman · Eduard Ole · Karl (sen.) Burman · Richard Sagrits

Contemporaries in Eesti Kunstimuuseum: Günther Reindorff · Anatoli Jar-Kravtšenko · Valentin Viktorov · Arnold Edesi · Jeguda Leiba

By decade: 1910s · 1920s · 1930s · 1940s · 1950s · 1960s
By medium: Watercolour · Painting · Print · Bookplate · Other · Drawing · Mixed media
Where the works are: Art Museum of Estonia · Tartu Art Museum · Hiiumaa Museums · Virumaa Museums · Narva Museum · Estonian Maritime Museum · Estonian Theatre and Music Museum

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