Lydia Mei
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Lydia Mei was an Estonian
artist who specialized in watercolors and still lifes.
Born on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa
, Lydia Mei was the middle child of the three daughters of a ship's captain. All three sisters would become artists, with Lydia Mei and Natalie Mei
achieving public prominence during the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) period of Estonian art of the 1920s.
Mei studied architecture at the Petrograd Women’s Polytechnic Institute until 1918. But she became famous as a watercolorist in late 1920’s. She later married sculptor Anton Starkopf and is occasionally credited with the name Lydia Mei-Starkopf.
Estonians
Estonians are a Finnic people closely related to the Finns and inhabiting, primarily, the country of Estonia. They speak a Finnic language known as Estonian...
artist who specialized in watercolors and still lifes.
Born on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa
Hiiumaa
Hiiumaa is the second largest island belonging to Estonia. It is located in the Baltic Sea, north of the island of Saaremaa, a part of the West Estonian archipelago. Its largest town is Kärdla.-Name:...
, Lydia Mei was the middle child of the three daughters of a ship's captain. All three sisters would become artists, with Lydia Mei and Natalie Mei
Natalie Mei
Natalie Mei was an Estonian painter and graphic artist.Born on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa, Natalie Mei was one of three daughters of a ship's captain...
achieving public prominence during the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) period of Estonian art of the 1920s.
Mei studied architecture at the Petrograd Women’s Polytechnic Institute until 1918. But she became famous as a watercolorist in late 1920’s. She later married sculptor Anton Starkopf and is occasionally credited with the name Lydia Mei-Starkopf.
External links
- Self Portrait (1931) retrieved May 3, 2007
- Mai Lewin : Neue Sachlichkeit in Estonian Art retrieved May 3, 2007