Antanas Samuolis

Antanas Samuolis (born Antanas Samulevičius; 3 June 1899 – 9 February 1942) was a prominent Lithuanian interwar expressionist painter. Considered one of the most capable students of , Samuolis's paintings have had a significant impact on Lithuanian art of the first half of the 20th century.

Biography Antanas Samuolis was born on 9 June 1899 in the village of of the Kovno Governorate of the Russian Empire. From 1919 to 1921 he served in the Lithuanian Army. From 1922 to 1923 Samuolis attended drawing courses in Kaunas. and stayed as one of its members until 1933. Influenced by the likes of Paul Cézanne and Rembrandt, Samuolis painted around 60 paintings, the most famous of which are Baltoji obelis (The White Apple Tree, 1932) and Geltona moteris (Yellow Woman, 1934). He also painted still life paintings. the Lithuanian National Museum of Art, and his temporary residence in .

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Remembrance In 1964, a commemorative plaque was built near his former home in Žaliakalnis. A second plaque was uncovered in 2005. In 1991, the Samulevičiai Memorial Museum opened near his hometown of Puišiai. Since 1994, Kaunas has hosted international artists' symposia dedicated to the memory of Samuolis.