Eduard Kutsar 1902–1970 Landscape with Winding Road. 1943

Bottom right: E. Kutsar 1943.

Little of Eduard Kutsar's early work has been preserved, because in August of 1944, his studio burned down along with his works, and the farm in Tartu County, where he had taken some of his work, also burned down. His landscape paintings were probably from areas close to home in South Estonia. During the war, he painted on plywood – apparently there was not much canvas available – but he uses the brown substrate of the plywood skillfully, leaving it to shine. The brush has moved easily, free from the worries of the era, applying thinner and thicker layers of paint to the plywood. Similar to the teaching of Pallas, where Kutsar studied for many years, he adheres to the general color scheme of the painting, covering the entire base material with mainly yellow and green tones. However, he adds a reddish roof as a counterpoint – an enlivening detail that at the same time further emphasizes the unity and harmony of the surroundings.