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Place of Birth: Livonia Governorate
About Juhan Muks
- Juhan Jaagu Muks (7 July 1899 - 23 November 1983) was an Estonian artist and painter. Juhan Muks was born in Tuhalaane, Viljandi County, Estonia.
- He acquired a higher education abroad before returning to his native Estonia and following his fellow countrymen Adamson-Eric, Eduard Wiiralt, Lydia Mei, Kristjan Teder, Eduard Ole, and Felix Randel in popularizing the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) art movement throughout Estonia in the 1920s.
- The group also initiated the tradition of art exhibitions throughout the country.
- Muks is best known for his paintings of rural Estonian landscapes. Muks is a previous winner of The Estonian Artists' Association Konrad Mägi Award; A medal and a cash award that are given yearly to an artist whose art piece, series of pieces or exhibition has "enriched Estonian painting".
- Muks died on November 23, 1983 in Viljandi and was buried in the Viljandi Metsakalmistu cemetery.
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