Portrait of an Old Bavarian

Jonas Šileika (1883–1960) was a participant in the first Lithuanian art shows in Vilnius and became part of the predawn artistic culture since the third show of Lithuanian art in 1907. The sixth show of Lithuanian art (1912) featured his The Portrait of an Old Bavarian , a valuable example of the painter’s early work, showcasing his good professional fundamentals and the budding key characteristics of his creative work: the clear-cut artistic form, the decorative manner of painting, the bright atmosphere, the spot-on characteristics of the subject.