To mark the 115^th anniversary of J. Pauļuks, Latvijas Pasts releases a two-stamp block dedicated to the artist in the series Outstanding Latvian Artists with a print run of 20,000 copies and a special cover with a print run of 1,000 copies. The face value of each stamp is € 1.00, which corresponds to the postage of letter-post items in the weight class up to 20 grams within Latvia. The philatelic releases have been designed by the artist Lilija Dinere.  

 

In the visual design of the stamp block and the cover the artist has used Zigurds Konstants’ monograph Jānis Pauļuks (2006), reproductions of paintings from the works of J. Pauļuks held in the collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art: Felicita raibā kleitiņā (Felicita in a Colourful Dress) (1943–1944), Felicita ar krellēm (Felicita with Beads) (1944) and the central parts of the triptych Saulkrasti (1976), as well as materials from the Misiņš Library of the Academic Library of the University of Latvia. 

 

J. Pauļuks was a modernist and creative seeker of Latvian painting of the second half of the 20^th century. His works at the initial stage were created over a long process, applying a rich layer of texture of vibrant colour and a dark overall tone on the surface of the painting, whereas in the subsequent years the artist’s paintings were characterised by a bright colour palette and a virtuosic and almost transparent light brush stroke. J. Pauļuks was an outstanding landscape painter, but his interests were mostly related to portraits and self-portraits, trying to prove himself as a figure painter: he often portrayed his wife Felicita Pauļuka (1925–2014) as the ideal of a woman’s figure.

 

The stamp series Outstanding Latvian Artists has been issued since 2016 and five stamp blocks dedicated to different Latvian artists have been released over this time: Janis Rozentāls (2016), Jānis Tīdemanis (2017), Ansis Cīrulis (2018), Johans Valters (2019) and Gustavs Klucis (2020). All philatelic releases in this series can be viewed here. 

 

The stamp block and the cover Jānis Pauļuks – 115 can be seen here.

 

The first day stamp cancellation is not being held at post offices during the spread of the COVID-19 infection, so stamp collectors and those interested in philately are invited to contact the Stamp and Philately Department of Latvijas Pasts regarding stamp cancellation options by writing to the e-mail address: filatelija@pasts.lv.

 

The new stamp and the cover will first be available for purchase at Riga post office No. 10 at 41/43 Elizabetes Street and at the post centre Sakta at 32 Brīvības bulvāris, Riga, as well as in the e-shop of Latvijas Pasts https://veikals.pasts.lv/.  

 

The next philatelic release is scheduled for the 17^th of September.

 

About SJSC Latvijas Pasts
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Additional information:
Vineta Danielsone | Senior Public Relations Project Manager
E-mail: pr@pasts.lv; vineta.danielsone@pasts.lv
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