Möldroo, Aleksander (1902 – 1991). Eduard Wiiralt House in the Street

Linocut, paper

Lm 41 x 48 cm

Lower right – Aleks Möldroo 1923

Lower left – “Eduard Wiiralt elukoht Aleksandri tänav” Linool

Theater artist and graphic artist, born in 1902 in Narva. He died in Tallinn in 1991. In 1920-22, Möldroo studied decorative painting at the Tallinn School of Art and Design and in Pallas in 1922-23, continuing his studies in Paris in 1923. Worked in the theaters of Endla, Tallinn Drama Studio, Belgrade, Ugala and other theaters. Started with expressive designs for A. Bachmann’s productions. Later creation is more situational and realistic. The graphics cultivated linoleum and monotype. He has also created oil paintings (landscape and city views) and watercolors.