At first glance, the Guard seems frightening and noisy. Yet, on a deeper level that reveals with time it has a clear guardian mission – to create a barrier not passed even by the most adamant ill-wisher. This face is expressive and alive, symbolic of changes, growth and abundance. Building in Riga, Elizabetes Str. 10b (architect M. Eisenstein, 1903) 
  
Plaster ornament hand-made in Latvia 
Size: H 30 cm/W 22 cm 
Color: white
For indoor display only.

Watercolor “Lady with a fan” (1896) by J. Rozentals.

Janis Rozentals (1866-1919) is one of the most important Latvian artists  with an everlasting impact on the formation of the national art in Latvia. An innovator and an artist of striking individuality, Rozentals was among those who brought Latvian art to the level of other European nations. Always hard working, Janis Rozentāls spent most of his time in his studio. He is known to have painted with a cigarette in one hand, chain-smoking. Rozentals was a celebrity, popular and loved. His home created together with his wife, Finnish opera singer, Elli Forssell, was a favorite meeting place of Latvian intellectuals who regularly gathered there for literary and musical evenings.

Limited edition quality art print from Latvia. Original property of the LNMA.