Felicita Pauļuka

Felicita Pauļuka (May 8, 1925 – December 8, 2014) was a Latvian painter of Baltic German origin noted for her portraits, nudes, and book illustrations. In the second half of the 20th century, Pauļuka was attributed to the development of Latvian pastel painting traditions.

Biography Pauļuka was born Felicita Jānke on May 8, 1925 in Riga, Latvia, to a family of German origin.

At age 15, Pauļuka was the youngest student enrolled in the Art Academy of Latvia. After quitting her studies for four years due to World War II, she resumed her education in 1944 and worked as an illustrator and cartoonist in the newspaper Cīņa.

From 1961 to 1980, her spouse was the Ukrainian graphic artist Sergejs Adamovičs.

In the 1950s and 1960s, she gained recognition in graphics and book art, developing her own style for the illustration of children's literature. Pauļuka also collaborated with the magazines Draugs and Zīlīte.

In the 1960s, Pauļuka worked on a series of portraits of Latvian cultural workers. She also interpreted the external forms, characters and peculiarities of popular artists, writers, and actors.