25x18inches, oil on masonite
Published work
Arthur Mihkelsoo was born on March 27, 1902 in St. Petersburg, Russia. He arrived in Estonia in 1910, and graduated from the Art Academy Pallas in Tartu, Estonia, studied further at Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers in Paris, France. A member of EKKT since 1961, he exhibited in Estonia, England and Canada. Mihkelsoo won awards for his sculptures and advertisement designs and his works are in many permanent displays such as Petseri cloister caves, St. Mary de Castro Church in Leicester, England, St. Andrews Church in Toronto and the Estonian House in Toronto. He was a set designer for the Estonian National Theatre in Toronto for several years. Mihkelsoo died in Toronto in 1988. A book of his works was published by EKKT in 2000.
