Lepo Mikko

(1911-1978)

Muhu maastik. 1964

Oil on cardboard. 49 x 69 cm (not framed)
price 1 534 (sold)


Lepo Mikko "Muhu maastik"

Mikko of the 1950ies is remembered by his students as a teacher, who was not afraid to give up standards that were enacted by forces outside art circles and he continued to forward everything that he had learnt under the supervision of Nikolai Triik. Placing of three Mikko's works side-by-side shows us well that the artist was never quite satisfied with what had been already achieved. From the extremely elegant and fragile depiction of the kiss of the land and sea from the beginning of the 1950ies Mikko moves in the beginning of the 1960ies towards a vigorous, but a very sophisticated colour handling that covers cubist-style form experiments. Exactly at this period Mikko makes several views of Saaremaa, where according to the opinions of art historians is expressed his "sharpened sense of form". In the creation of Mikko, having emerged together with Elmar Kits and Endel Kõks at the end of 1930ies as the member of the "golden triplet", can be detected at the end of 1940ies certain tiredness and stolidity that in mid-1950ies was replaced by a new era. His canvas "started to glow in an optimistic manner" and suddenly the landscape was full of colours.
Ten years later we see a totally different Lepo Mikko, who still is Lepo Mikko - an artist with a perfect sense of form and colour. His angular landscapes of that period have been compared with Kristjan Raud's archaic style (let us remember - Raud was for the Pallas students a great model). Line handling of the artist is in its turn compared with joining places of stained glass, colour handling even with that of Konrad Mägi. Comparison, which all are appropriate in case of just one artist. In case of Lepo Mikko.

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Appearance in auctions

Three Women
Lepo Mikko
Three Women
1930-1940s. Oil, canvas 40 x 50 cm (framed)
ESTONIAN ART CLASSICS AUCTION: TIMELESS VISIONS Haus Gallery 04.11.2023
3 400
Final price: 5 600
Autumn Motif
Lepo Mikko
Autumn Motif
1950-1951. Oil, cardboard 49.5 x 72 cm (framed)
ESTONIAN ART AUCTION - MID-19TH CENTURY TO 1965 Haus Gallery 06.05.2023
4 100
Final price: 6 300
Builders
Lepo Mikko
Builders
1963. Oil, tempera, canvas 122 x 80 cm (framed)
EARLIER ART CLASSICS Haus Gallery 29.10.2022
13 000
Final price: 25 500
Kaarnajärv
Lepo Mikko
Kaarnajärv
1972. Oil, cardboard 49.5 x 69.8 cm (framed)
EESTI VANEMA KUNSTI KLASSIKA OKSJON Haus Gallery 07.05.2021
3 200
Final price: 5 300
Natüürmort korviga
Lepo Mikko
Natüürmort korviga
1962. Oil, canvas 60.5 x 93 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery's spring auction Haus Gallery 27.04.2018
5 300
Final price:
(sold)"> (sold)Tuvid
Lepo Mikko
Tuvid
1960. oil, canvas 73 x 50 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery's anniversary auction Haus Gallery 03.11.2017
2 200
Final price: 3 800
(sold)"> (sold)Rukis
Lepo Mikko
Rukis
1947. oil on plywood 73 x 83 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XVIII AUCTION autumn Haus Gallery 08.10.2015-30.11.1999
4 200
Final price: 4 200
(sold)"> (sold)Kalasadam
Lepo Mikko
Kalasadam
1957. oil on canvas 61 x 92.5 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 25.10.2013
2 500
Final price: 2 500
(sold)"> (sold)Saaremaa maastik
Lepo Mikko
Saaremaa maastik
1957. oil on canvas 60 x 73 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 26.10.2012
2 100
Final price: 2 100
(sold)"> (sold)Lilled lillelisel foonil
Lepo Mikko
Lilled lillelisel foonil
1958. Oil, canvas 61 x 46 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXV ART AUCTION 2009 autumn Haus Gallery 27.10.2009
1 853
Final price: 2 461
(sold)"> (sold)Natüürmort valge lauaga
Lepo Mikko
Natüürmort valge lauaga
1956. oil on canvas 60 x 73 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXIV ART AUCTION 2009 spring Haus Gallery 28.04.2009
3 579
Final price: 4 282
(sold)"> (sold)Kivi kangutamas
Lepo Mikko
Kivi kangutamas
1939. Oil, canvas 71.5 x 72.5 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XX ART AUCTION, 2007 spring Old Masters Paintings Haus Gallery 15.04.2007-24.04.2007
3 707
Final price: 3 707
(sold)"> (sold)Lilled lillelisel foonil
Lepo Mikko
Lilled lillelisel foonil
1958. Oil, canvas 61 x 46 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLRY XIX ART AUCTION, 2006 autumn. Old Masters Painting Haus Gallery 24.10.2006
1 726
Final price:
Vaade Peipsile
Lepo Mikko
Vaade Peipsile
1968. Oil, canvas 73 x 116 cm
HAUS GALLERY XVIII ART AUCTION, 2006 spring. Old Masters Painting Haus Gallery 20.04.2006
2 876
Final price:
(sold)"> (sold)Naised ja hobused I – II
Lepo Mikko
Naised ja hobused I – II
1943. Oil, paper 39, 28 x 42 cm
HAUS GALLERY XVIII ART AUCTION, 2006 spring. Old Masters Painting Haus Gallery 20.04.2006
2 940
Final price: 2 940
(sold)"> (sold)Naised ja hobused I – II
Lepo Mikko
Naised ja hobused I – II
1943. Oil, paper 39, 28 x 42 cm
HAUS GALLERY XVIII ART AUCTION, 2006 spring. Old Masters Painting Haus Gallery 20.04.2006
2 940
Final price: 2 940
(sold)"> (sold)Natüürmort
Lepo Mikko
Natüürmort
1942. Oil on canvas 61 x 50 cm
HAUS GALLERY XVIIth ART AUCTION, 2005 autumn Haus Gallery 20.10.2005
3 579
Final price: 4 410
(sold)"> (sold)Tütarlapse portree
Lepo Mikko
Tütarlapse portree
1937. Oil on canvas 48 x 59 cm (not framed)
HAUS GALLERY XVIth ART AUCTION, 2005 spring Haus Gallery 25.04.2005
2 173
Final price: 3 196
(sold)"> (sold)Linn
Lepo Mikko
Linn
1971. Oil on canvas 65 x 92 cm (not framed)
HAUS GALLERY XVth ART AUCTION, 2004 autumn Haus Gallery 21.10.2004
1 981
Final price: 3 132
(sold)"> (sold)Suvine maastik
Lepo Mikko
Suvine maastik
1977. Oil on canvas 60 x 81 cm
HAUS GALLERY XIVth ART AUCTION, 2004 spring Haus Gallery 04.04.2004
1 726
Final price: 2 780
Karksi ürgorg
Lepo Mikko
Karksi ürgorg
1975. Oil on canvas 50 x 72 cm
HAUS GALLERY XIIIth ART AUCTION 2003 autumn Haus Gallery 23.10.2003
1 662
Final price:
Rannavaade
Lepo Mikko
Rannavaade
1954. Oil on cardboard 24 x 34 cm (framed)
HAUS / XIIth AUCTION, 2003 spring Haus Gallery 24.04.2003
927
Final price: 1 214
(sold)"> (sold)Muhu maastik
Lepo Mikko
Muhu maastik
1964. Oil on cardboard 49 x 69 cm (not framed)
HAUS / XIIth AUCTION, 2003 spring Haus Gallery 24.04.2003
1 534
Final price: 1 534
(sold)"> (sold)Sõdur rahu kaitsel
Lepo Mikko
Sõdur rahu kaitsel
1968. Oil on canvas 97 x 146 cm
HAUS / XIIth AUCTION, 2003 spring Haus Gallery 24.04.2003
2 045
Final price: 2 908
(sold)"> (sold)Tartu vaade
Lepo Mikko
Tartu vaade
1943. Oil on canvas 73 x 100 cm
HAUS / VII AUCTION, 2000 autumn Haus Gallery 26.10.2000
2 045
Final price: 2 652
(sold)"> (sold)Saaremaa maastik
Lepo Mikko
Saaremaa maastik
1957. Oil on canvas 60 x 73 cm (not framed)
HAUS / V AUCTION, 1999 autumn Haus Gallery 12.10.1999
1 534
Final price: 1 534
(sold)"> (sold)Natüürmort toolil
Lepo Mikko
Natüürmort toolil
1959. Oil, canvas on cardboard 69 x 49 cm
HAUS / IV AUCTION, 1999 spring Haus Gallery 26.04.1999-24.04.1999
1 150
Final price: 1 598
(sold)"> (sold)RANNAMAASTIK
Lepo Mikko
RANNAMAASTIK
1953. 25 x 34 cm (not framed)
HAUS / III AUCTION, 1998 autumn Haus Gallery 26.10.1998
588
Final price: 588

Appearance in exhibitions

Day On The Field
Lepo Mikko
Day On The Field
1943. Oil, cardboard 39 x 57 cm (framed)
WORKS FROM TWO PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Haus Gallery 15.02.2023-13.03.2023

Evening On The Field
Lepo Mikko
Evening On The Field
1946. Oil, plywood 64 x 84 cm (not framed)
WORKS FROM TWO PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Haus Gallery 15.02.2023-13.03.2023

A Town View
Lepo Mikko
A Town View
1943. Oil, plywood 60 x 45 cm (framed)
WORKS FROM TWO PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Haus Gallery 15.02.2023-13.03.2023

Builders
Lepo Mikko
Builders
1963. Oil, tempera, canvas 122 x 80 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY Haus Gallery 10.10.2022-03.11.2022

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