Marta Skulme


Marta Skulme ; was the first professional Latvian woman sculptor. She was a member of the Riga Artists Group.

Biography

Marta Skulme was born in May 13, 1890 in Mālpils Municipality in a family of a farmer.
Skulme studied at Art School in Kazan and at Tavricheskaya Art School in Petrograd under the guidance of sculptor Leonid Sherwood. She worked mainly in small forms of sculpture, although she possessed excellent gift of a monumentalist. The plastic art of Marta Skulme has developed to artistic generalization. Her images possess elements of spiritual balance, inner nobility. The sculptress worked in different materials, however the majority of her sculptures are performed in plaster castings. She participated in exhibitions since 1920. Her works have been presented at the republican, USSR exhibitions and abroad.
Marta Skulme died on January 3, 1962 in Riga. She was buried on January 7, 1962 at the Riga Forest Cemetery.

Selected works

Sculptural portraits:
Figurative compositions: