1.
Эдуард Метузалс
(1889-1978)
Художник родился 10 марта 1889 года в Риге.
Работал главным образом пастелью, писал пейзажи,
фигуральные композиции и портреты. Учился в
Рижской вечерней школе рисования Общества
поощрения живописцев (1908-1910), после её окончания
стал специалистом по художественной интерьерной
росписи. Одновременно с 1907 года учился на вечерних
курсах живописи Б. Борхерта.
В 1910 году эмигрировал в Западную Европу, работал
грузчиком в порту Брюсселя, зарабатывал на хлеб
малярными работами в Кёльне, в Германии начал
писать заказные портреты.
С 1912 года жил главным образом в Швеции, был знаком с Райнисом и Аспазией, много их
писал. В 1921 году вернулся в Латвию. Получил зарубежную стипендию Фонда культуры и
после этого путешествуя по Италии создал замечательный цикл итальянских пейзажей,
наполненных солнцем и воздухом.
В выставках участвовал с 1912 года. С 1914 года регулярно экспонировал
свои работы на выставках «Kunsthaus» в Цюрихе.
Персональные выставки организованны в Риге ( 1921, 1922, 1925, 1970, 1976),
в Таллине ( 1923), Финляндии ( 1923), Кокнесе ( 1969).

2.
Eduards METUZALS
(1889 - 1978)
Painter. Worked mainly in pastel, painted landscapes, figurative compositions and portraits.
Eduards Metuzals was born on March 10, 1889 in Riga.
Studied at the Riga Evening Drawing School of the Painters Encouragement Society (1908-1910),
after its graduation became the expert on internal decoration. Simultaneously since 1907 studied
on evening courses of painting at B.Borherts. In 1910 Eduards Metuzals emigrated to the Western
Europe, worked as the loader in port of Bruxelles, in Koln – as a painter, where began to paint
custom-made portraits, thus earning purse of existence all the next years. Since 1912 lived mainly
in Sweden, was a familiar with Rainis and Aspazia, painted they much. In 1921 Eduards Metuzals
returned to Latvia. Has received the foreign grant of Cultural Foundation, has gone to Italy.
In exhibitions participated since 1912. Since 1914 Eduards Metuzals on a regular basis exhibited
the works at exhibitions of "Kunsthaus" in Zurich. Personal exhibitions are organized in Riga
(1921, 1922, 1925, 1970, 1976), Tallinn (1923), Finland (1923), Koknese (1969).

3.
Eduards METUZALS
(1889 - 1978)
Painter. Worked mainly in pastel, painted landscapes, figurative compositions and portraits.
Eduards Metuzals was born on March 10, 1889 in Riga.
Studied at the Riga Evening Drawing School of the Painters Encouragement Society (1908-1910), after
its graduation became the expert on internal decoration. Simultaneously since 1907 studied on evening
courses of painting at B.Borherts. In 1910 Eduards Metuzals emigrated to the Western Europe, worked
as the loader in port of Bruxelles, in Koln – as a painter, where began to paint custom-made portraits,
thus earning purse of existence all the next years. Since 1912 lived mainly in Sweden, was a familiar
with Rainis and Aspazia, painted they much. In 1921 Eduards Metuzals returned to Latvia. Has received
the foreign grant of Cultural Foundation, has gone to Italy.
In exhibitions participated since 1912. Since 1914 Eduards Metuzals on a regular basis exhibited the
works at exhibitions of "Kunsthaus" in Zurich. Personal exhibitions are organized in Riga (1921, 1922,
1925, 1970, 1976), Tallinn (1923), Finland (1923), Koknese (1969).