About the Dead Landlord and the Clever Ansis

1989-1990, tempera, aquarelle on paper, 27,5x19,5 cm /// Kārlis Dobrājs (1943) is one of the classics of Latvian painting. The series of drawings have been commissioned for the book “Windy Accipiter” (“Vēja vanadziņš”, 1993). It compiles a selection of artistic designs of Latvian legends and tales with a visually represented narrative of the story itself. The coloured, hand-drawn illustrations are original artwork in one copy. In traditional Latvian folktales, death is often mentioned, and the reader is always taught a lesson. The artist has managed to depict the presence of death in this illustration.