Aviation Show in Vilnius
Signed Original Gelatin Silver
Print by Viktoras Kapočius
Up for auction is
this original gelatin silver print photograph of children at an aviation show in Vilnius, Lithuania. The photograph is by the legendary Lithuanian art and press photographer
Viktoras Kapočius (1943-2007). The photograph is signed and titled by the
author in Lithuanian on the reverse. The photograph was taken most
likely in the 1990s. Glossy finish. Printed on heavier stock.
Size of image: 7-1/2" x 5-1/2"
Condition: Slight wear at the corners. Some weaving of the paper, particularly at the edges. Notations on the back, in addition to the title and signature. No margins. Otherwise in good condition.
Viktoras
Kapočius (1943-2007)
was a renowned Lithuanian art and press photographer, and recipient of several
awards for his work. He was a long-time photographer of Gimtasis
Krastas and other newspapers published in Soviet occupied Lithuania
prior to 1991. Gimtasis Krastas was a Soviet propaganda
newspaper published for those Lithuanians living abroad. After the breakup pf
the Soviet Union and the restoration of Lithuanian independence, Kapčcius went
to work for Lietuvos Rytas, a leading Lithuanian newspaper
published in Vilnius. He was a member of the Press Photography Club of
Lithuania.
Kapočius'
photographs made prior to his joining Lietuvos Rytas are very
much in demand. He used a professional press camera and black and white film
because at that time newspapers in Lithuania were all printed in black and
white. After he joined Lietuvos Rytas, he used a digital camera and
his photographs were all in color.
On the night of
December 6, 2007, three individuals broke into his apartment in the Uzupis
section of Vilnius for the purpose of robbing him. During the robbery, the
64-year Kapočius was beaten, knocked to the floor and and kicked. He died as a
result of the attack. The three individuals were apprehended and sentenced.
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