Konrad Ubans
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Konrad Ubans was born on December 31, 1893 in Riga, Latvia. He studied at the Riga Art School and was a member of the Riga Artists' Group before becoming a professor at the Art Academy of Latvia. He is noted for his landscape paintings and the poetic realism within them. They are rich, harmonious works celebrating the wonder of nature. Real maturity in his work can be seen as early as his paintings from the 1920s. He lived a long life, dying at the age of 88 on August 30, 1981.
