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Newspaper Reader
Oskar Hoffmann1902
Art Museum of Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia
Hoffmann presented Estonians as no longer mere decorative figures in brightly coloured costumes but as representatives of certain social types characteristic of the time, such as the farmer reading Postimees, a newspaper that played an important role in the Estonian national awakening.
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Details
- Title: Newspaper Reader
- Creator: Oskar Hoffmann
- Creator Lifespan: 1851/1912
- Creator Nationality: Baltic German
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: St Petersburg, Russia
- Creator Birth Place: Tartu
- Date Created: 1902
- Physical Location: Kumu Art Museum
- Physical Dimensions: 53.2 x 45
- External Link: Estonian Museums Public Portal
- Medium: Oil paint
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