The Gauja Valley
| The Gauja Valley | |
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| Gaujas leja (Latvian) | |
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| Year | 1891 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 101 cm × 173 cm (40 in × 68 in) |
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The Gauja Valley (Latvian Gaujas leja) is a painting by Latvian painter Jūlijs Feders from 1891.[1][2]
Description
Gaujas leja is one of the best known of the artist's works; the painting became one of the symbols of Latvian landscape.[1] It is an oil painting on canvas and measures 101 x 173 cm.[3]
It is located in the Latvian National Museum of Art.
Provenance
The painting was first exhibited at the Art Academy exhibition in St. Petersburg. After twenty years it was owned by a private collector. In 1921, the Riga City Art Museum purchased it.[1]