Aino Bach

Aino Bach (1 December 1901 – 6 August 1980) was an Estonian artist known for her engravings and her portrayals of Soviet-era femininity.

Biography Aino Bach was born in Koeru, Estonia in 1901. She studied painting at the Pallas Art School She worked as a lecturer at her former art school (now renamed after Konrad Mägi) from 1940 to 1941.

In 1941, during the German occupation of Estonia, Bach was exiled in Yaroslav in the Soviet Union.

After the war, Bach settled in Tallinn. While some of Bach's art has been characterized as a product of Soviet propaganda, art critic has argued that Bach, a genuine political leftist, used Soviet iconography as a means to portray women's participation in public life. Later in her career, Bach painted portraits of public figures including Debora Vaarandi.