Allsalu, Efraim. (1929 – 2006). Akt. (1997)

Oil on cardboard

84 x 48

Lower right – E.Allsalu 97

Efraim Allsalu was an Estonian artist who spent most of his life in Tartu, Estonia. Allsalu began his artist training in 1948 at the Tartu State Art Institute. In 1951, he continued his studies in Tallinn at the Estonian Academy of Arts. After completing his studies he returned to Tartu, where he became a teacher. Allsalu exhibited throughout the 1950s and 1960s, solidifying his reputation as one of Estonia’s great painters.