Arrak in 1996

Jüri Arrak (24 October 1936 – 16 October 2022) was an Estonian painter, whose works with distinguished and recognizable style have won acclaim around the world.[1]

Arrak was born in Tallinn on 24 October 1936,[2] and graduated from the Estonian State Art Institute. He was a member of the Estonian Artists' Association and a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.[3]

Arrak's works are represented in Estonian Museum of Art, Tallinn, Estonia; Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA; New Orleans Museum of Art, USA; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia, and the Ludwig Art Museum, Cologne, Germany.[3]

Arrak died on 16 October 2022, eight days before his 86th birthday.[4]

Awards

Arrak was awarded the II Class of Order of the White Star by the President of Estonia in 2000.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Frucht, Richard (2005). Eastern Europe. ABC-CLIO. p. 93. ISBN 1-57607-800-0.
  2. ↑ "Jüri Arrak". KUMU (museum) digital collection. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  3. 1 2 "International Artists - Arrak, Jüri". University of Western Sydney. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  4. ↑ "Suri kunstnik Jüri Arrak" (in Estonian). Eesti Rahvusringhääling. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "President of the Republic awards decorations to 168 people". The President of Estonia Press Releases. 9 February 2000. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2008.


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