Märt Bormeister 1916–1991 Kunda Bridge. 1958

After the 1940s, painting industrial sites became a popular theme, yet Märt Bormeister pushed the obligatory smokestacks into the background and instead placed a bridge and the semi-geometrically arranged houses in the foreground. The blue sky adds a sense of spring, and the people rendered as patches of color bring vitality to the scene. In this way, Bormeister created a work where composition is central, emphasizing the arrangement of various architectural objects. Such paintings are relatively rare in Estonian art history, where the focus is not only on the mysterious atmospheres of cities but also on other constructed elements, such as bridges, integrated into the urban space.

Bormeister painted in Kunda because on July 1, 1958, students moved there for the summer, and Bormeister was one of their instructors.