Nežinomi Prano Domšaičio paveikslai

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ENIn 2001, at Klaipėda Picture Gallery (it was named the Pranas Domšaitis Gallery in 2004) – a division of the Lithuanian Art Museum (LAM) – was opened a permanent exposition of Pranas Domšaitis’ paintings and founded a Centre of Culture named after the artist. The Centre began to collect information about his life, the periods of creation, and his unknown works. The article discussed the results of the searches for P. Domšaitis’ works in the course of the recent four years. Germany, Austria and the Republic of South Africa (RSA) – three main countries with which P. Domšaitis’ life and work were associated. Today, the most extensive collection of the artist’ works is kept in Lithuania, LAM (528 pieces). The second – largest collection of paintings is at the Lithuanian Art Museum in Lemont (the State of Illinois, USA, about 120 pieces). The National M. K. âiurlionis Art Museum in Kaunas boasts twelve paintings. P. Domšaitis’ works have spread throughout various countries of the world: USA, Canada, Australia, Israel, RSA, Germany, and Austria. The greatest number of them is in private collections, however, the state museums in the RSA, the Republic of Zimbabwe and Germany also possess them. The P. Domšaitis Centre of Culture has specified and documented the artist’s works kept in the museums of Germany: the National Gallery in Berlin, the East Prussia Museum in Lüneburg and the Gallery of East Germans in Regensburg.The first great success in the search for unknown works in private collections was the contacts with the artist’s two nephews living in Germany. After the documentation of their uncle’s work in their possession, the inventory of P. Domšaitis’ works was complemented with fifteen unknown works up to now. In Germany two more P. Domšaitis’ works were found in a private collection. Most of P. Domšaitis’ paintings were discovered in Austria where P. Domšaitis found shelter at the end of World War II. The Centre has received information about twenty nine works in various location of Vorarlberg land in Austria. The article also briefly discusses the sale of P. Domšaitis’ works at auctions and galleries. The greatest number of P. Domšaitis’ works created after World War II is offered at the auctions in the Republic of South Africa. Though P. Domšaitis’ works at the auctions in Europe appear rather seldom, they are in most cases highly valuable, prewar paintings. The searches for P. Domšaitis’ works are in their initial stage, but the possessed data greatly complement the inventory of the artist’s works and present some comparative material, confirming the dating of other works. [From the publication]