Julius Gentalen (1903-1966) was a self-taught artist and watercolorist, born in Viljandimaa. He received guidance from renowned artists Villem Ormisson and Ants Murakin. Gentalen also embarked on study trips to Austria, Germany, and Hungary. In the autumn of 1944, he emigrated from Estonia and from 1949 lived in the USA, where he taught art in his studio in Catskill, New York. He was known as a reputable cityscape and landscape painter. The artwork "Järvemaastik" (1930s) is a watercolor painting on paper, measuring 32 x 41. The signature "Gentalen" is located at the bottom right of the piece.

Artist: Anatoli Strahhov, born in 1946, is a renowned artist who studied at the Tshinvali Art School from 1963 to 1967 and at the Estonian SSR State Art Institute from 1971 to 1976. He currently lives and works in Tallinn. Strahhov is a member of the Estonian Artists' Union and the Estonian Russian Artists' Association. He has been participating in national and international exhibitions since 1975. His annual solo exhibitions have been held in galleries and exhibition halls in Estonia and abroad. His works are part of private collections in the USA, Finland, Italy, France, Japan, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, and Estonia. Strahhov's works, which skillfully create the impression of different materials and textures, balance between conservatism and experiment, tradition and exoticism, expressive materiality and ephemeral border, contain elusive textures and meanings, never fully revealing themselves. He has participated in more than 30 solo and group exhibitions. The artwork "Mirage" is an oil and tempera on cardboard, measuring 30 x 50 cm, and is signed by the artist.

Oil on canvas 60 x 90 cm Lower right - A.Rihkrand 13.