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Hugo Lepik (1905 – 2001). Courtyard with a basement. (1950s-)
€600
Watercolor, paper
35.5 x 45.5 cm
Bottom left – H.Leppik
Painter and graphic artist Hugo Lepik successfully graduated from the State School of Art and Design in 1929, majoring in graphic design and lithography. He was also a student of G. Reindorff. In 1935, H. Lepik furthered his studies at the Higher School of Graphic Design in Berlin.18 In 1929, he began working as a lecturer at the State School of Art and Design, where he remained until 1940. From 1929, Hugo Lepik worked intensively in the field of book graphics and contributed to magazines (e.g. cover designs and drawings for the magazine Sõdur (1929 and 1933) and cover designs for the magazines Kaitse Kodu! (1929) and Taluperenaine (1939)). He drew beautiful vignettes for the magazine Varamu (1938), which were repeated from issue to issue. Hugo Lepik’s style is graphically correct and graphically subtle. The vignettes mostly depict nature motifs. The title design for the 2nd issue of the magazine Eesti Noorus in 1938 consists of a regular antique script and an ethnographic floral ornament, which is resolved in a manner typical of the era and school.
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Description
Watercolor, paper
35.5 x 45.5 cm
Bottom left – H.Leppik
Painter and graphic artist Hugo Lepik successfully graduated from the State School of Art and Design in 1929, majoring in graphic design and lithography. He was also a student of G. Reindorff. In 1935, H. Lepik furthered his studies at the Higher School of Graphic Design in Berlin.18 In 1929, he began working as a lecturer at the State School of Art and Design, where he remained until 1940. From 1929, Hugo Lepik worked intensively in the field of book graphics and contributed to magazines (e.g. cover designs and drawings for the magazine Sõdur (1929 and 1933) and cover designs for the magazines Kaitse Kodu! (1929) and Taluperenaine (1939)). He drew beautiful vignettes for the magazine Varamu (1938), which were repeated from issue to issue. Hugo Lepik’s style is graphically correct and graphically subtle. The vignettes mostly depict nature motifs. The title design for the 2nd issue of the magazine Eesti Noorus in 1938 consists of a regular antique script and an ethnographic floral ornament, which is resolved in a manner typical of the era and school.
