Last year I bought two paintings at auction by Arnolds Mazitis. They take centre stage in my lounge and I love them.
A couple of months ago I was contacted by a couple from London who came across the images on my website. It turns out that they also own a couple of these wonderful still-life paintings.
Arnolds Mazitis still life 76x65cm
An interesting story has started to unfold about this refugee from Latvia who, with his wife, made a home in London, he painting and she teaching music. Arnolds died in 1992. He used to paint all night because his wife taught singing during the day which goes some way to explain the dark backgrounds to his paintings.
Arnolds Mazitis still life 82x68cm
There is much to learn about the man and his work so I will be visiting his studio later in the year with a view to presenting an exhibition of his work in 2011.
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