Eesti kunsti oksjonid
Alfred Kongo “Võhma motiiv” (Saaremaa)
Sügisoksjon 2025
Oil on cardboard. 1961.
Signature: Vöhma motiiv / Saaremaa / 61 õli Alfred Kongo
| Measurements | 50 x 71 cm |
|---|---|
| Starting price | 1 700 € |
| Number of bids | 11 |
| Hammer price | 5 000 € |
Alfred Kongo (1906-1990), who graduated from the legendary Pallas class of 1940, became one of Estonia’s most renowned landscape and flower painters. His distinct style took shape in the early 1960s when, after a break imposed by the authorities, he began to actively exhibit again. Kongo was able to combine impressionist expressiveness with Fauvist decorativeness, taking from Pallas a love of classic coloristic values.
The above is most prominently expressed in this painting where picturesque integrity is achieved with few colors: grays, whites, browns, green, but the result is nevertheless positively bright. Kongo romanticizes the archaic beauty of Saaremaa and charmingly convinces the viewer of this, too.
Text: Harry Liivrand