Eesti kunsti oksjonid
Nigul Espe “Tartu. Tähtvere park”
Sügisoksjon 2025
Oil on cardboard. 1942.
Signature: Nigul Espe 1942 / Tartu Tähtvere Park 1942 Nigul Espe
| Measurements | 21,2 x 25,7 cm |
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| Starting price | 1 500 € |
| Number of bids | 3 |
| Hammer price | 1 700 € |
This 1942 painting depicts Tähtvere Park in Tartu. The interesting piece is painted on a clay-brown base and at times, its warmth shines through the entire painting, creating a sense of unity with the earth and the sky – “as in heaven, so on earth,” as the saying goes.
Nigul Espe’s (1907-1970) expressive brushwork allows us to perceive the lushness of nature. The church stands at the center of the painting as a symbol of hope and continuity. The willows bending in the wind by the shape of which Espe can always be recognized unmistakably, seem to be a hint at the flexible nature of man, which the turbulent times of that time demanded.
Text: Eneli Luiga