Lepo Mikko
(1911-1978)
Sõdur rahu kaitsel. 1968
Oil on canvas. 97 x 146 cm
price 2 908 (sold)
Lepo Mikko belongs into the generation, whose works found great recognition both before and after the World War II, but whose creation is in spite of this in continuous changing, undergoing permanent variations. Differently from the Endel Kõks - style of flirting with the pop art or Elmar Kits - style abstractionism, the third member of "The Tartu Triplet" - Mikko - started cubistic stylization in the 1970ies. From his creation are the best known and reproduced just the monumental works of that period, in which he handles the theme of "man and the outer space" that was immensely popular at that time.
The current work is valuable both from the perspectives of art history and history itself. Work, being of the renewed form, but still executed technically perfectly, shows the artist's excellent sense of composition and the skill to conduct every smallest moment to the point of its hearing. A red star on the soldier's uniform and a machine gun on his chest refer to the following of certain obligatory canons, being so the evidence of rules that designed the general view of the Estonian art for decades. Mikko's amazing ability to talk about the unavoidable outer space topic by using an innovative form language puts the work into one line with the legendary works "Man and the outer space" and "The time machine". For these mentioned works he won the prize of the Soviet Estonia, but the same works enable to talk about Mikko also now as of one of the most outstanding artists of the 1960ies.
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Appearance in auctions

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
1963. Oil, tempera, canvas 122 x 80 cm (framed)
EARLIER ART CLASSICS Haus Gallery 29.10.2022
13 000
Final price: 25 500

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
1962. Oil, canvas 60.5 x 93 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery's spring auction Haus Gallery 27.04.2018
5 300
Final price:

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

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

Kalasadam
1957. oil on canvas 61 x 92.5 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 25.10.2013
2 500
Final price: 2 500

Saaremaa maastik
1957. oil on canvas 60 x 73 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 26.10.2012
2 100
Final price: 2 100

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

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

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

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
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:

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

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

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

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

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

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
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
1954. Oil on cardboard 24 x 34 cm (framed)
HAUS / XIIth AUCTION, 2003 spring Haus Gallery 24.04.2003
927
Final price: 1 214

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

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

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

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

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

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

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