Alfred Kongo

(1906 - 1990)

Vaikelu lillekorviga. 1987

Tempera on plywood. 76 x 65 cm
Starting price 1 854


Alfred Kongo "Vaikelu lillekorviga"

The fate of Alfred Kongo is undoubtedly remarkable. He took up studies, when majority of others already started to work at the chosen profession: at the age of 23. Still, it took Kongo 11 more years until the graduation of “Pallas”, but his results were eye-catching: he was the one who repeatedly received the scholarship of the Cultural Capital. While graduating from the school, he was already a mature artist, who presented as graduation work landscapes and still-lives, which started “to form the basis of his creation” (Tiina Nurk). But from here on everything did not continue so very smoothly: first the difficult war years, thereafter already the 1940ies and 1950ies, when Kongo just refused to work. “We still secretly kept on painting, but Kongo couldn’t, he was so sensitive, ” said his friend Valve Janov. Only in the 1960ies the artist was able to start working more freely and at the end of the 1980ies he was is spite of his old age at his creative peak. The Konrad Mägi medal from the year 1985 and state purchases, incl. In the year 1987, are vivid examples of this. “Vaikelu lillekorviga”, originating from this period, shows us clearly the best traits of Kongo: powerful, even careless brush strike, but in the first range Kongo is here “the bearer of the unfaltering Pallas-style high colour culture” (Indrek Hirv).

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Landscape
Alfred Kongo
Landscape
1987. Tempera, paper Vm 28 x 41.8 cm (framed)
ESTONIAN ART AUCTION - 1966 TO PRESENT Haus Gallery 07.05.2023
2 900
Final price: 4 400
Willows
Alfred Kongo
Willows
1986. Tempera, cardboard 50 x 70.5 cm (framed)
ESTONIAN EARLIER ART CLASSICS AUCTION - FALL 2021 Haus Gallery 06.11.2021
2 400
Final price: 2 400
(sold)"> (sold)Landscape With Houses
Alfred Kongo
Landscape With Houses
1968. Oil, canvas 81.5 x 65.8 cm (framed)
ESTONIAN EARLIER ART CLASSICS AUCTION - FALL 2021 Haus Gallery 06.11.2021
2 800
Final price:
Still-life With Onions
Alfred Kongo
Still-life With Onions
1986. Tempera, canvas 97 x 84 cm (framed)
EESTI VANEMA KUNSTI KLASSIKA OKSJON Haus Gallery 07.05.2021
1 900
Final price: 2 900
Muhumaa Motif
Alfred Kongo
Muhumaa Motif
1961. Oil, paper Km 50 x 71 cm (framed)
AUTUMN 2020 Haus Gallery 30.10.2020
2 500
Final price: 2 500
Twilight
Alfred Kongo
Twilight
1972. tempera Vm 45 x 69.9 cm (framed)
AUTUMN 2020 Haus Gallery 30.10.2020
2 300
Final price:
(sold)"> (sold)Nartsissid
Alfred Kongo
Nartsissid
1975. Tempera, cardboard 67.5 x 49 cm (framed)
SPRING 2020 Haus Gallery 15.05.2020
1 200
Final price: 1 700
(sold)"> (sold)Natüürmort malelauaga
Alfred Kongo
Natüürmort malelauaga
1988. 1 50 x 42.5 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XLI AUCTION. SPRING 2017 Haus Gallery 04.04.2017-30.11.1999
900
Final price:
(sold)"> (sold)Lilled
Alfred Kongo
Lilled
1968. gouache, tempera on canvas 52.5 x 47.5 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXXIX AUCTION 2016 spring Haus Gallery 30.03.2016
1 100
Final price:
(sold)"> (sold)Gladioolid
Alfred Kongo
Gladioolid
1980. tempera on cardboard 57.5 x 42.5 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXXV ART AUCTION Haus Gallery 25.04.2014
1 100
Final price: 1 100
(sold)"> (sold)Natüürmort vaasiga
Alfred Kongo
Natüürmort vaasiga
1960-1965. mixed media 44 x 56.5 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 26.10.2012
1 100
Final price: 1 100
Maastik
Alfred Kongo
Maastik
1973. tempera on cardboard 70.8 x 52 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXIV ART AUCTION 2009 spring Haus Gallery 28.04.2009
1 342
Final price:
Gladiool vaasis
Alfred Kongo
Gladiool vaasis
1985. tempera, cardboard 50.6 x 41.7 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXIII ART AUCTION 2008 autumn. Old Masters Paintings Haus Gallery 01.10.2008
1 470
Final price:
(sold)"> (sold)Pajud
Alfred Kongo
Pajud
1962. 76 x 91 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXIII ART AUCTION 2008 autumn. Old Masters Paintings Haus Gallery 01.10.2008
3 323
Final price: 3 323
(sold)"> (sold)Lupiinid
Alfred Kongo
Lupiinid
1978. tempera, cardboard vm 67.4 x 51.4 cm
HAUS GALLERY XXI ART AUCTION 2007 autumn Old Masters Paintings Haus Gallery 23.10.2007
1 981
Final price: 1 981
(sold)"> (sold)Maastik
Alfred Kongo
Maastik
1976. Oil, cardboard 54 x 66 cm (not framed)
HAUS GALLERY XVIII ART AUCTION, 2006 spring. Old Masters Painting Haus Gallery 20.04.2006
2 556
Final price:
Vaikelu lillekorviga
Alfred Kongo
Vaikelu lillekorviga
1987. Tempera on plywood 76 x 65 cm
HAUS GALLERY XVIIth ART AUCTION, 2005 autumn Haus Gallery 20.10.2005
1 853
Final price:
Maastik
Alfred Kongo
Maastik
undated. 68 x 92 cm
HAUS / X AUCTION, 2002 spring Haus Gallery 09.05.2002
1 023
Final price:
(sold)"> (sold)Kaljune maastik
Alfred Kongo
Kaljune maastik
1979. 72 x 60 cm
HAUS / IX AUCTION, 2001 autumn Haus Gallery 20.10.2001
959
Final price: 959
(sold)"> (sold)Jorjenid
Alfred Kongo
Jorjenid
undated. Tempera, cardboard 68 x 50 cm
HAUS / VI AUCTION, 2000 spring Haus Gallery 27.04.2000
1 150
Final price: 1 470
Alpikannid
Alfred Kongo
Alpikannid
1979. 57 x 46 cm
HAUS / V AUCTION, 1999 autumn Haus Gallery 12.10.1999
1 023
Final price:
(sold)"> (sold)Tulbid
Alfred Kongo
Tulbid
1960. Mixed media 41 x 30 cm
HAUS / IV AUCTION, 1999 spring Haus Gallery 26.04.1999-24.04.1999
767
Final price: 767

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