PRANAS DOMŠAITIS (1880, Kropiens, Eastern Prussia, present-day Gajev, Kaliningrad district, Russia–1965, Cape Town, South Africa) – a Lithuanian Expressionist painter, originating from Lithuania Minor [Prussian Lithuania]. He gained renown in Germany as Franz Domscheit, and after World War II he became recognised in South Africa as Pranas Domšaitis. The Lithuanian Foundation (Chicago,USA) acquired 665 of the painter’s works from his widow and donated them to the Lithuanian Art Museum in 1989–2006 – the collection includes oil paintings, pastel works, watercolours, drawings, etchings and lithographs, as well as embroidered miniature compositions, in other words, a large portion of the complete works by P. Domšaitis. The painter’s works are exhibited in the Lithuanian National Museum’s of Art Klaipėda branch. The gallery was named in honour of Pranas Domšaitis in 2004.
Cropiens Landscape (East Prussia), Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1905, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Lithuanian Landscape with Hill, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1919, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Lithuanian Village Landscape, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1918, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Flight into Egypt, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1918, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Lithuanian Landscape, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1919, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Snowlandscape Mittenwald (Germany), Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1919, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Somali Woman, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1924, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Birches, 1928 - 1928, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Boats, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1927, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Woman Peeling Potatoes, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), Ca. 1927, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Farmers, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1928, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Cows by the Stable, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1929, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Horses, 1928 - 1928, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Gypsies, 1928 - 1928, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Portrait of Adelheid Armhold, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1933, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Self-portrait, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1930, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Fishermen’s Boats in the Curonian Lagoon, 1935 - 1935, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Austrian Landscape, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1936, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Two Women with the Jugs, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1953, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Karoo with Pointed Mountain, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), Ca. 1960, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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The Crucifixion, 1959 - 1959, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Annunciation, 1962 - 1962, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Flight to Egypt, 1958 - 1958, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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The Adoration, 1963 - 1963, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Flowers, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1960, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Washerwoman in Red and Blue, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1959, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Great Karoo Landscape, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1963, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Four figures, 1951 - 1951, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Rider, Pranas Domšaitis (1880 – 1965), 1959, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Goldmines in Johannesburg, 1961 - 1961, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Karoo with Gold, 1953/1953, From the collection of: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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