Jaan Vahtra

Jaan Vahtra
Jaan Vahtra
Born(1882-05-23)May 23, 1882
Kaaru, Mooste Parish, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 27, 1947(1947-01-27) (aged 64)
Võru, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipEstonian
EducationRiga City Art School; School of the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts; Petrograd Academy of Arts
Known forPainting, printmaking, book illustration, caricature
Notable workBlanc et Noir (portfolio, 1921); Konstruktiivsed rütmid (portfolio, 1924); Harbor (Sadam, 1923)
MovementModernism; Cubism; Constructivism

Jaan Vahtra (23 May 1882 – 27 January 1947) was an Estonian modernist artist, printmaker, writer and educator. He was among the core members (and early leaders) of the Group of Estonian Artists (Eesti Kunstnikkude Rühm), founded in 1923 and often described as Estonia’s first avant-garde art group.

He worked in multiple media, including painting and woodcut, and is associated with Estonian Cubist and Constructivist experimentation of the 1920s.

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