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August Albo’s exhibit at Allee gallery from 5.09-3.10

August Albo Pojengid

August Albo “Pink peonies”

From the 5th of October, Allee gallery’s Vana-Viru 11A space will open with “Estonian artist August Albo – a seeker of beauty from New York”. Born in Suurupi, Albo found great success in the United States and this exhibit will celebrate the 130th anniversary of his birth.

The exhibit’s curators Harry Liivrand and Katre Palm have chosen 40 pieces that have made their way back to Albo’s homeland in recent years through Vienna and America into the hands of local collectors.

Albo’s works are only being re-discovered and introduced to the Estonian public now, creating a valuable addition to our art history.

In addition to painting, Albo was proficient in classical dance as well as music, which led him to paint excellent ballet and ball scenes. and still-life pieces depicting musical instruments.

August Albo

August Albo “Strauss’ waltz”

Albo studied in St. Petersburg at Stieglitz from 1912-1916 and returned to Estonia in 1918, finding work as a teacher in various Estonian art schools. Wanting to improve his station in life, he made his way to Berlin in 1922 and traveled all over Europe in his youth before finally making his way to the US in 1951.

This is where he found his greatest success and was so productive that he had to use multiple pseudonyms, including Rod Palmer and A. Curtis. Two of his dance scenes were used as cover art for very popular LPs of classical music.

The exhibit will be open from the 6th of September to the 3rd of October at our Vana-Viru 11A gallery (T-F 12.30-18, Sat 12-16). On the 15th of September at 17.00, there will also be a live conversation between the curators and Albo collector Robert Alexander Reiter.

In the media:

Aktuaalne kaamera: https://kultuur.err.ee/media/video/08201e4f358126b345a5d620c69b2938

ERR: https://kultuur.err.ee/1609090379/tallinnas-naeb-valikut-new-yorgis-elanud-eesti-kunstniku-august-albo-loomingust

EPL Delfi: https://epl.delfi.ee/artikkel/120229594/fotod-allee-galeriis-avati-valiseesti-kunstniku-august-albo-esiknaitus?fbclid=IwAR3UvZTCuygTmOJ4QaX-GD7YPE86HHHWWQMX560f8qNKaMx3J_2dbHedcQc