Eerik Haamer (17 February 1908 – 4 November 1994) was an Estonian painter.[1]

He was born in Kuressaare. In 1935 he graduated from Pallas Art School. 1941-1944 he taught at Tallinn Applied Art School (Estonian: Tallinna Rakenduskunsti Kool). In 1944 he fled to Sweden. Since 1955 he was a freelance artist.

He is known for his epic paintings depicting the life of people living on the seashore, or relationships between man and nature, or between man and society.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Eerik Haamer - teosed E-kunstisalongis". www.e-kunstisalong.ee. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Eerik Haamer | Private Art". Enn Kunila's art collection. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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